SEVENTH  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 


ITINERARY 

of  the 

Seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry 

1861-1864 

With   Roster,  Portraits  and   Biographies 


Edited  and  Compiled  by 

LAWRENCE  WILSON 

First  Sergeant  Company  D 
Assisted  by 

THE  HISTORICAL  COMMITTEE 

of  the 

REGIMENTAL  ASSOCIATION 


New  York  and  Washington 
THE  NEALE  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
1907 


0. 


Copyright,   1907,  by 
LAWRENCE  WILSON 


CONTENTS 

Pages. 

INTRODUCTORY,    13 

I.    The  Opening  Gun,    17 

II.    The  First  Call  for  Troops,   23 

III.  Camp  Taylor,    26 

IV.  Camp    Dennison,    32 

V.     From  Camp  Dennison  to  Weston,   38 

VI.    Army   Correspondence,    41 

VII.     Going  to   Glenville,  Bulltown,   Button  and   Sum- 

merville,    50 

VIII.     Cross  Lanes,    60 

IX.     Report  of  the  Battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  70 

X.     More  About  Cross  Lanes,   90 

XL    At   Charleston,    102 

XII.    The  Cotton  Hill  and  Loop  Creek  Campaign, 107 

XIII.  Romney  and  Blue's  Gap,  114 

XIV.  Leaving    Romney,    1 18 

XV.     From  Pawpaw  to  Winchester,   124 

XVI.     The  Battle  of  Kernstown,  or  Winchester,  128 

XVII.     From  Kernstown  and  New  Market  to  Fredericks- 
burg  and  Back  to  Front  Royal,  144 

XVIII.     From  Front  Royal  to  Port  Republic, 156 

XIX.     The  Battle  of  Port  Republic,   164 

XX.     From  Luray  to  Alexandria  and  Around  to  Cul- 

peper  Court  House,    172 

XXI.    The  Battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  177 

XXII.     The  Second  Bull  Run  Campaign, 195 

XXIII.  Antietam,    202 

XXIV.  On  Loudoun  and  Bolivar  Heights  and  the  Fight 

at  Dumfries,    215 

XXV.     From  Dumfries  to   Chancellorsville,    228 

XXVI.     The  Battle  of  Chancellorsville,  231 

XXVII.    The  Gettysburg  Campaign,    248 

XXVIII.     The  Return  from  Gettysburg,    259 

XXIX.     The  Sea  Voyage  to  New  York  City  and  Back, ...  261 

XXX.     From  the  Rapidan  to  Wauhatchie  Valley,  265 

XXXI.     The  Battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  269 

XXXII.     Missionary  Ridge,  and  Ringgold,   281 

XXXIII.     Back  to  Wauhatchie  and  Bridgeport,  290 

XXXIV.    The  Atlanta  Campaign,  Dug  Gap,  and  Resaca,  . .  295 
XXXV.     Pumpkin    Vine    Creek,    Dallas,    and    New    Hope 

Church,    300 

XXXVI.     Going  Home  to  be  Mustered  Out,   311 

XXXVII.     "A  Year  With  the  Rebels,"    316 

XXXVIII.     Prison  Life,   330 

XXXIX.     Sketch  of  Prison  Life  and  the  Bone-Dust  Trade,  344 

XL.     An  Episode  of  the  Battle  of  Cross  Lanes, 347 


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Pages. 

GENERAL  GRANT  TO  GENERAL  LEE,    359 

TRIBUTE  OF  COLONEL  WILLIAM  F.  FOX  TO  THE  SEVENTH  OHIO,    360 

BIOGRAPHIES. 

Field  and  Staff- 
Tyler,  Erastus  B.,  Colonel,   365 

Creighton,  William  R.,  Colonel,  366 

Asper,  Joel  F.,  Lieut-Colonel,  368 

Crane,  Orrin  J.,  Lieut-Colonel,   370 

McClelland,  Samuel  M.,  Lieut-Colonel,   371 

Casement,  John  S.,  Major,  372 

DeForest,  Louis  Germain,  Adjutant,  374 

Brown,  Frederick  Thomas,  Chaplain,  376 

Morris,  John,  Quartermaster,   377 

Hubbard,  Newton  K.,  Sergeant-Major,  379 

Coe,  H.  H.,  Leader  Band, 381 

Clark,  Martin  VanBuren,  Musician,   383 

Company  A — 

Molyneaux,  Joseph  B.,   Captain,    384 

Howe,  William  A.,  Captain,  387 

McKay,  George  A.,  Captain,   389 

Claflin,  Jeremiah  Getchel,  First  Sergeant,  39i 

Austin,    Lewis,    Corporal,    393 

Sweet,  Samuel,  Corporal,   394 

Rockefeller,   Frank,  Private,    395 

Smith,   Charles  H.,  Private,    396 

Company  B — 

Clark,   Mervin,   Captain,    '. 398 

Bohm,  E.  H.,  First  Lieutenant,  4°° 

Bauder,  Levi  F.,  First  Sergeant,   4°3 

Schmidt,  Gustav,   Sergeant,    4°5 

Gasser,  Joseph  M.,  Private,  4°6 

Walker,  Thomas,  Private,    4°8 

Company  C — 

Shurtleff,  Giles  W.,   Captain,    41° 

Davis,  Llewellyn  R.,  Captain,   412 

Andrews,  Martin  M.,  First  Sergeant,   4J4 

Day,  Selden  Allen,  Sergeant  and  Colonel,  410 

Bowler,  Charles  Pendleton,  Sergeant,   420 

Orton,  Robert  G.,  Sergeant,   4^3 

Condit,  Edgar  Mantelbert,  Sergeant,  4^5 

Buxton,    Charles   Hall,    Sergeant,    4^8 

Death  of  Sergeant  O.  C.  Trembley,  43O 

Guinn,  James   Miller,  Corporal,    431 

Raymond,  James  Warner,  Corporal,  432 

Cheney,  James  Wilson,  Private,  433 

Cleverdon,  Joseph  S.,  Private,  435 


CONTENTS  7 

Pages. 

Grigsby,  Philip,  Private,   436 

Kingsbury,  Selden  Bingham,  Private,  438 

Stone,  Marvin  C.,   Private,    440 

Ward,  David  A.,  Private,  442 

Company  D — 

Wood,  George  L.,  Captain,  443 

Williams,  A.  J.,  Second  Lieutenant,   444 

Tisdel,  Willard  P.,  First  Sergeant,  . . . 446 

Wilson,  Lawrence,  First  Sergeant,   448 

Force,  Emory  Warren,  Sergeant,    450 

Cain,  William,  Sergeant,   452 

Colwell,  Albert,  Private,   453 

Rhodes,  Henry  H.,  Private,  454 

Company  E — 

Sprague,  John  Wilson,  Captain,  455 

Weed,   Charles   A.,   Captain,    457 

Wilcox,  Arthur  T.,  Captain,   458 

Clarke,  Joseph  S.,  Private,  460 

Wickham,  John  Wanton,  Private,   462 

Company  F — 

Spencer,   Harlow  Nathaniel,  Captain,    463 

Davis,  George  H.,  Private,  465 

Morley,  Alfred  Watson,   Private,    466 

Company  G — 

Braden,  William  D.,  Captain,   467 

Dean,  Harry  M.,  First  Lieutenant,  468 

Hartzell,  James  N.,  Corporal,  469 

Owen,  Humphrey  B.,  Corporal,  470 

Horner,  Anthony  Wayne,  Private,    471 

Company  H — 

Nesper,  Christian  W.,  Captain,  472 

Cavannah,  Arthur  Albion,   Private,    474 

Garrard,  Charles  T.,  Private,   475 

Murray,  Robert  Drake,  Private,    477 

Oliver,  George  W.,  Private,    479 

White,  Addison,  Private,    480 

White,    Riley,    Private,    482 

Company  K — 

Krieger,  Ernst  J.,  Captain,    483 

MONUMENTS. 

Seventh  Regiment  Monument  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  485 

The  Monument  at  Antietam,  Maryland, 487 

The  Regimental  Monument  at  Gettysburg,   488 

Candy's    Brigade    Marker,    494 


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Pages. 

HISTORY  OF  THE  WHITE  BANNER,    496 

OUR   FIRST  REUNION,    503 

POEMS. 

Antietam,    512 

The  Days  of  Sixty-three,  513 

The   Phantom  Regiment,    514 

Dirge  for  One  Who  Bell  in  Battle,  516 

Somebody's    Darling,    517 

The  Bivouac  of  the  Dead,  518 

REGIMENTAI,   ROSTER,    5^1 

CASUALTY    LIST,     629 


ILLUSTRATIONS. 

Facing  page 

Adams,  T.  E.  W.,   429 

Andrews,  M.  M.,   4T4 

Antietam  Monumentj    487 

Asper,  Joel  F.,   368 

Austin,  Lewis,  393 

Bauder,  Levi  F.,    4°3 

Baxter,  Morris,  37^ 

Bellows,  Curtis  J., 373 

Bohm,   Edward   H.,    4°° 

Bowler,  Charles   P.,    420 

Braden,  William  D.,   467 

Brand,  Frederick,  W.,  397 

Brigade  Marker  near  Little  Round  Top,  404 

Brooks,  Charles  A.,  376 

Brown,   Frederick  T.,    376 

Brown,  Dwight  H.,    39° 

Buxton,  Charles  H.,   428 

Cain,   William,    452 

Camp  Dennison,    Frontispiece 

Casement,  John  S.,   372 

Cavannah,  Arthur  T.,    474 

Cedar  Mountain  Map,   180 

Chancellorsville  Map,  231 

Cheney,   James   W.,    433 

Claflin,  Jere  G.,   391 

Clark,  Mervin,   398 

Clark,  M.  V.,   383 

Clarke,  Joseph    S.,    460 

Cleverdon,  Joseph   S.,    435 

Coe,  Henry  H.,  381 

Colwell,   Albert,    453 

Condit,  Edgar  M.,  425 

Crane,  Orrin  J.,   370 

Creighton,  W.  R.,   366 

Cross  Lanes  Map,  80 

Cryne,  Joseph,    482 

Davis,  Llewellyn  R.,  412 

Davis,  George  H.,   465 

Day,  Selden  A.,    416 

Day,  Colonel  Selden  A 419 

Dean,  Harry  M.,   468 

DeForest,  Louis  G.,   -. 374 

Dickson,  Thomas  P.,   434 

Dyer,  John  N., 444 

Eaton,  Henry  Z.,  473 


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Facing  page 

Fisher,    S.    $.,    -..  472 

Force,  Emory  W.,  450 

Garrard,  Charles  T.,  475 

Gasser,  James  M.,   406 

Geanr's  Division  Flag,  275 

Gettysburg   Monument,    490 

Green,    Edwin,    454 

Green,  Isaiah  B.,   472 

Grigsby,    Philip,    436 

Guinn,  J.   M.,    431 

Hartzel,  James  N.,   469 

Hicks,  Owen,   437 

Hime,  Jacob  E.,  407 

Hine,   Reuben   R.,    476 

Hopkins,  Marcus  S.,  464 

Homer,  Anthony  W.,  471 

Howe,  William  A.,   387 

Hubbard,   Newton  K.,    379 

Hughes,   Morris  R.,    380 

Jones,  Isaac  C.,    414 

Jones,  John   D.,    409 

Keller,  Charles  A., 398 

Kingsbury,  Selden  B.,   438 

Krieger,   E.   J.,    483 

Lawrence,  D.  B.,   398 

Lockwood,   George   D.,    445 

Loomis,    Stephen   T.,    378 

McClelland,    Samuel,    371 

McKay,   George  A.,    389 

Miller,   E.   C,    451 

Molyneaux,  J.   B.,    384 

Morey,  E.  W.,    427 

Morley,   A.   W.,    466 

Morris,    John,     377 

Murray,  Robert  D.,  477 

Nesper,    Christian    W.,    472 

Off  for  Dixie,  38 

Oliver,  Geo.  W.,    479 

Orton,   Hobart   G.,    423 

Owen,  D.   D.,    380 

Owen,    Humphrey    B.,    470 

Paine,   Frank,  Jr.,    413 

Pelton,  S.  S.,  478 

Port    Republic    Map,    164 

Quayle,    George    L.,    410 

Raymond,  James   M.,    432 

Regimental  Monument  at  Cleveland,    485 

Rhodes,  Henry  H.,    454 

Rockefeller,  Frank,    395 

Ross,  Joseph  H.,    414 

Schmidt,  Gustav,  405 


ILLUSTRATIONS  1 1 

Facing  page 

Schmidt,  Fred  H.,  4&4- 

Schutte,  John  F.,   484 

Shepherd,  William  D.3   375 

Shurtleff,  Giles  W.,  4™ 

Smith,  Carlos  A 392 

Smith,  Charles  H., 396 

Smith,  Ephraim  J., 461 

Spencer,  Harlon  N.,   463 

Sprague,  John  W.,    455 

Stebbms,    Edward    E.,    4™ 

Stone,  M.  C.,  44^ 

Sweet,  Samuel,   394 

The  End,  

Tisdel,  Willard    P.,  446 

Trembley,  O.   C.,    430 

Trotier,   Joseph,    4°4 

Tyler,  Erastus  B.,   365 

Walker,  Thomas 408 

Walworth,  Warren  F.,    441 

Ward,  David  A.,    442 

Weed,  Charles  A.,  457 

White,    Addison,    480 

White,    Riley,    482 

White  Banner,    496 

White  Star  Badge,   230 

Wickham,  John  W.,   462 

Wilcox,  Arthur  T.,   458 

Williams,  Andrew  J.,  444 

Wilson,  Lawrence,  448 

Winchester    (Kernstown)    Map,    129 

Winzenried,    Rudolph,    466 

Wood,  George  L.,   443 

Woodward,  Joshua  S-,  382 


"IN  FRATERNITY,  CHARITY  AND  LOYALTY" 

THE  REGIMENTAL  HISTORIAN 


INTRODUCTORY 

If  any  explanation  as  to  how  the  undersigned  became  in 
terested  in  the  preparation  of  this  itinerary  be  necessary,  it 
can  be  found  in  an  earnest  desire  to  have  a  more  extended 
and  correct  account  of  our  marches,  campaigns,  and  battles 
written  than  that  contained  in  Major  Wood's  "Record," 
and  in  the  following  communication : 

"CLEVELAND,  O.,  July  9,  1904. 
"DR.  LAWRENCE  WILSON, 

"Med.  Div.  Pension  Office, 

"Washington,  D.  C. 

"DEAR  SIR  AND  COMRADE:  We  the  undersigned  com 
rades  of  the  Seventh  Reg.  Association,  realizing  your 
ability,  and  the  fact  that  you  have  opportunity  to  obtain 
official  information  from  the  records  now  on  file  in  Wash 
ington,  as  well  as  your  personal  knowledge  and  familiarity 
with  all  the  engagements,  marches,  and  experiences  of  the 
regiment,  make  this  request,  that  you  permit  us  to  present 
your  name  at  our  reunion  to  be  held  in  Cleveland,  O.,  Sep 
tember  8,  1904,  as  the  Regimental  Historian,  and  pledge 
ourselves  to  furnish  you  with  all  the  material  in  our  power 
to  help  you  give  us  as  satisfactory  an  account  of  the  ser 
vice  of  our  regiment,  as  is  possible. 

"WM.  A.  HOWE. 
"E.  H.  BOHM. 
"M.  R.  HUGHES. 

"J.    B.    MoivYNEAUX. 

"LEvi  F.  BAUDER. 
"J.  G.  CLAFIJN. 

"GEORGE  A.  MCKAY." 

Having  been  notified  of  my  election  as  Historian  the 

collection  of  data  from  every  available  source  at  once  began. 

To  assist  in  the  preparation  of  this  book  a  committee 


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consisting  of  Captains  E.  H.  Bohm,  George  A.  McKay,  J. 
B.  Molyneaux,  and  Levi  F.  Bauder  was  appointed  by  the 
Regimental  Association  in  August,  1905,  to  which  Captain 
W.  A.  Howe  was  added  and  then  elected  Treasurer. 

The  first  great  shock  and  irreparable  loss  was  expe 
rienced  in  the  sudden  and  unexpected  death  of  Captain 
Bohm,  who  had  with  his  usual  force  and  zeal  taken  hold  of 
this  project  with  a  zest  and  will  presaging  certain  success. 
His  strength  of  character,  physical  and  mental  force,  zeal 
and  enthusiasm  were  sadly  missed  by  his  associates  and  his 
untimely  death  deeply  mourned. 

With  a  view  to  creating  a  general  interest  in  this  work 
and  of  obtaining  specific  and  general  information  from 
comrades  generally,  some  hundreds  of  postal  cards  were 
prepared  and  sent  out  inviting  written  articles  about  the 
various  marches  and  campaigns,  as  well  as  incidents,  both 
humorous  and  pathetic,  connected  with  our  service,  but  I 
regret  to  say  that  these  brought  very  few  responses,  as  not 
many  of  our  number  now  seem  inclined  to  engage  in  such 
work. 

There  were  comrades,  however,  who  appreciating  the  im 
portance  of  the  occasion,  gave  cordial  assistance  and  co 
operation  from  beginning  to  end,  whose  names  a  strong 
sense  of  appreciation  and  gratitude  bids  me  mention.  First 
upon  this  list  is  Capt.  J.  B.  Molyneaux,  who  not  only 
promptly  volunteered  to  prepare  the  splendid  Roster  found 
upon  these  pages,  but  has  also,  during  the  more  than  two 
years  devoted  to  this  work,  searched  and  found  and  copied 
invaluable  data  and  information  from  the  retained  files  of 
the  Cleveland  papers,  and  in  addition  thereto  contracted  for 
and  carefully  superintended  the  preparation  and  printing  of 
all  the  portraits,  cuts  and  maps  for  the  entire  regiment,  and 
his  efficiency  in  this  line  is  clearly  indicated  by  the  character 
of  the  work  so  well  illustrated  herein.  In  fact,  the  days 
have  neither  been  too  long,  nor  the  nights  too  tedious  to 
deter  him  from  doing  something  for  the  success  of  this 
cause — for  all  of  which  most  cordial  and  grateful  acknowl 
edgment  is  hereby  made. 


INTRODUCTORY  1$ 

The  next  comrade  in  this  class  is  Capt.  George  A.  Mc 
Kay,  who  with  his  marked  ability  as  a  military  critic  and 
writer  is  peculiarly  well  qualified  to  write  of  the  days 
when  we  marched  and  fought  and  successfully  bore  the 
Stars  and  Stripes  through  many  States,  as  witness  his 
highly  interesting  articles  covering  Pope's  retreat  from 
Culpeper,  Second  Bull  Run,  and  Antietam,  as  well  as  the 
transfer  of  the  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Corps  from  the  Rapi- 
dan  to  Chattanooga,  and  the  eminently  successful  battles  of 
Lookout  Mountain,  Missionary  Ridge,  and  Ringgold,  where 
this  gallant  officer  was  torn  and  mangled  upon  the  field  of 
battle  and  made  a  cripple  for  life.  He  also  compiled  many 
of  the  personal  sketches  of  officers  and  men  found  herein, 
and  has  shown  himself  to  be  as  efficient  and  helpful  in  time 
of  peace,  as  he  was  faithful,  brave  and  true  in  time  of  war. 

That  the  services  of  Capt.  Levi  F.  Bauder  as  secretary, 
and  of  Capt.  W.  A.  Howe  as  treasurer,  have  been  cheer 
fully  given  and  every  duty  well  performed,  goes  without 
saying,  yet  are  hereby  noted  and  gratefully  acknowledged. 

As  a  company,  Company  C  has,  under  the  thoughtful  and 
skilful  management  of  Capt.  M.  M.  Andrews,  given  much 
literary  and  financial  assistance,  for  all  of  which  it  is  sin 
cerely  hoped  that  they  will  find  herein  some  measure  of 
reward. 

Finally,  to  all  who  have  contributed  of  their  means  or 
talent  to  the  success  of  this  undertaking,  I  beg  to  subscribe 
myself,  most  gratefully  yours, 

LAWRENCE  WILSON, 
Regimental  Historian. 


CHAPTER  I. 
THE  OPENING  GUN. 

The  first  hostile  gun  in  the  great  war  for  the  preserva 
tion  of  the  Union  was  fired  at  the  steamer  Star  of  the  West 
on  the  9th  day  of  January,  1861,  while  it  was  seeking  to 
extend  relief  to  the  garrison  at  Fort  Sumter,  in  Charleston 
Harbor,  and  the  following  correspondence  indicates  what 
occurred  there  later  on : 

"HEADQUARTERS  PROVISIONAL  ARMY,   C.   S.  A., 

"CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  April  n,  1861. 
"SiR:  The  Government  of  the  Confederate  States  has 
hitherto  forborne  from  any  hostile  demonstration  against 
Fort  Sumter,  in  the  hope  that  the  Government  of  the 
United  States,  with  a  view  to  the  amicable  adjustment  of 
all  questions  between  the  two  Governments,  and  to  avert 
the  calamities  of  war,  would  voluntarily  evacuate  it.  There 
was  reason  at  one  time  to  believe  that  such  would  be  the 
course  pursued  by  the  Government  of  the  United  States, 
and  under  that  impression  my  Government  has  refrained 
from  making  any  demand  for  the  surrender  of  the  fort. 
But  the  Confederate  States  can  no  longer  delay  assuming 
actual  possession  of  a  fortification  commanding  the  entrance 
to  one  of  their  harbors  and  necessary  to  its  defense  and 
security.  I  am  ordered  by  the  Government  of  the  Confed 
erate  States  to  demand  the  evacuation  of  Fort  Sumter.  My 
aides,  Colonel  Chestnut  and  Captain  Lee,  are  authorized  to 
make  such  demand  of  you.  All  proper  facilities  will  be 
afforded  for  the  removal  of  yourself  and  command,  to 
gether  with  the  company  arms  and  property,  and  all  private 
property,  to  any  post  in  the  United  States  which  you  may 
select.  The  flag  which  you  have  upheld  so  long  and  with 


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so  much  fortitude,  under  the  most  trying  circumstances, 
may  be  saluted  by  you  on  taking  it  down.  Colonel  Chest 
nut  and  Captain  Lee  will,  for  a  reasonable  time,  await  your 
answer. 

"I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"G.  T.  BEAUREGARD, 
"Brigadier-General  Commanding. 
"Major  ROBERT  ANDERSON, 

"Commanding  at  Fort  Sumter,  Charleston  Harbor,  S.  C." 

"FoRT  SUMTER,  S.  C.,  April  n,  1861. 
"GENERA^:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  your  communication  demanding  the  evacuation  of  this 
fort,  and  to  say,  in  reply  thereto,  that  it  is  a  demand  with 
which  I  regret  that  my  sense  of  honor,  and  of  my  obliga 
tions  to  my  Government,  prevent  my  compliance. 

"Thanking  you  for  the  fair,  manly,  and  courteous  terms 
proposed,  and  for  the  high  compliment  paid  me, 

"I  am,  general,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"ROBERT  ANDERSON, 
"Major,  First  Artillery,  Commanding. 
"Brig.-Gen.  BEAUREGARD, 

"Commanding  Provisional  Army." 

"HEADQUARTERS  PROVISIONAL  ARMY,  C.  S.  A., 

"CHARLESTON,  S.  C.,  April  n,  1861. 
"MAJOR  :  In  consequence  of  the  verbal  observations 
made  by  you  to  my  aides,  Messrs.  Chestnut  and  Lee,  in  re 
lation  to  the  condition  of  your  supplies,  and  that  you  would 
in  a  few  days  be  starved  out  if  our  guns  did  not  batter  you 
to  pieces,  or  words  to  that  effect,  and  desiring  no  useless  ef 
fusion  of  blood,  I  communicated  both  the  verbal  observa 
tions,  and  your  written  answer  to  my  communications,  to 
my  Government.  If  you  will  state  the  time  at  which  you 
will  evacuate  Fort  Sumter,  and  agree  that  in  the  meantime 
you  will  not  use  your  guns  against  us  unless  ours  shall  be 
employed  against  Fort  Sumter,  we  will  abstain  from  open- 


THE   OPENING   GUN  19 

ing  fire  upon  you.  Colonel  Chestnut  and  Captain  Lee  are 
authorized  by  me  to  enter  into  such  an  agreement  with  you. 
You  are,  therefore,  requested  to  communicate  to  them  an 
open  answer. 

"I  remain,  major,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  ser 
vant, 

"G.  T.  BEAUREGARD, 
"Brigadier-General,  Commanding. 
"Major  ROBERT  ANDERSON, 

"Commanding  Fort  Sumter,  Charleston  Harbor,  S.  C." 

"FoRT  SUMTER,  S.  C.,  April  12,  1861. 

"GENERAL  :  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
by  Colonel  Chestnut  of  your  second  communication  of  the 
nth  instant,  and  to  state  in  reply  that,  cordially  uniting 
with  you  in  the  desire  to  avoid  the  useless  effusion  of  blood, 
I  will,  if  provided  with  the  proper  and  necessary  means  of 
transportation,  evacuate  Fort  Sumter  by  noon  on  the  I5th 
instant,  and  that  I  will  not  in  the  mean  time  open  my  fires 
upon  your  forces  unless  compelled  to  do  so  by  some  hostile 
act  against  this  fort  or  flag  of  my  Government  by  the 
forces  under  your  command,  or  by  some  portion  of  them, 
or  by  the  perpetration  of  some  act  showing  a  hostile  inten 
tion  on  your  part  against  this  fort  or  the  flag  it  bears, 
should  I  not  receive  prior  to  that  time  controlling  instruc 
tions  from  my  Government  or  additional  supplies. 

"I  am,  general,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"ROBERT  ANDERSON, 
"Major,  First  Artillery,  Commanding. 
"Brig.-Gen.  BEAUREGARD,  Commanding." 

"FoRT  SUMTER,  S.  C.,  April  12,  1861. — 3.20  A.  M. 
"SiR:  By  authority  of  Brigadier-General  Beauregard, 
Commanding  the  Provisional  Forces  of  the  Confederate 
States,  we  have  the  honor  to  notify  you  that  he  will  open 
the  fire  of  his  batteries  on  Fort  Sumter  in  one  hour  from 
this  time. 


20     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"We  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedi 
ent  servants, 

"JAMES  CHESTNUT,  Jr., 

"Aide-de-Camp, 
"STEPHEN  D.  LEE, 
"Captain,  C.  S.  Army,  Aide-de-Camp. 
"Major  ROBERT  ANDERSON, 

"U.  S.  Army,  Commanding  Fort  Sumter." 

General  Beauregard  said  in  his  official  report : 

"In  consequence  of  some  circumstance  of  delay  the  bom 
bardment  was  not  begun  precisely  at  the  appointed  moment, 
but  at  4.30  o'clock  the  signal  gun  was  fired  and  within 
twenty  minutes  all  our  batteries  were  in  full  play.  There 
was  no  response  from  Fort  Sumter  until  about  7  o'clock, 
when  the  first  shot  from  the  enemy  was  discharged  against 
our  batteries  on  Cummings  Point. 

"By  8  o'clock  the  action  became  general,  and  throughout 
the  day  was  maintained  with  spirit  on  both  sides.  Our 
guns  were  served  with  skill  and  energy.  The  effect  was 
visible  in  the  impressions  made  on  the  walls  of  Fort  Sumter. 
From  our  mortar  batteries  shells  were  thrown  with  such 
precision  and  rapidity  that  it  soon  became  impossible  for 
the  enemy  to  employ  his  guns  en  barbette,  of  which  several 
were  dismounted.  The  engagement  was  continued  without 
any  circumstance  of  special  note  until  nightfall,  before 
which  time  the  fire  from  Sumter  had  evidently  slackened. 
Operations  on  our  side  were  sustained  throughout  the  night, 
provoking,  however,  only  feeble  response. 

"On  the  morning  of  the  I3th  the  action  was  prosecuted 
with  renewed  vigor,  and  about  7^  o'clock  it  was  discovered 
our  shells  had  set  fire  to  the  barracks  in  the  fort.  Speedily 
volumes  of  smoke  indicated  an  extensive  conflagration, 
and  apprehending  some  terrible  calamity  to  the  garrison  I 
immediately  dispatched  an  offer  of  assistance  to  Major  An 
derson,  which,  however,  with  grateful  acknowledgments, 


THE;  OPENING  GUN  21 

he  declined.  Meanwhile,  being  informed  about  2  o'clock 
that  a  white  flag  was  displayed  from  Sumter,  I  dispatched 
two  of  my  aides  to  Major  Anderson  with  terms  of  evacua 
tion.  In  recognition  of  the  gallantry  exhibited  by  the  gar 
rison  I  cheerfully  agreed  that  on  surrendering  the  fort  the 
commanding  officer  might  salute  his  flag. 

By  8  o'clock  the  terms  of  evacuation  were  definitely  ac 
cepted.  Major  Anderson  having  expressed  a  desire  to  com 
municate  with  the  United  States  vessels  lying  off  the  har 
bor,  with  a  view  to  arrange  for  the  transportation  of  his 
command  to  some  port  in  the  United  States,  one  of  his 
officers,  accompanied  by  Captain  Hartstene  and  three  of  my 
aides,  was  permitted  to  visit  the  officer  in  command  of  the 
squadron  to  make  provision  for  that  object.  Because  of 
unavoidable  delay  the  formal  transfer  of  the  fort  to  our 
possession  did  not  take  place  until  4  o'clock  in  the  afternoon 
of  the  1 4th  instant.  At  that  hour,  the  place  having  been 
evacuated  by  the  United  States  garrison,  our  troops  occu 
pied  it,  and  the  Confederate  flag  was  hoisted  on  the  ram 
parts  of  Sumter  with  a  salute  from  the  various  batteries." 

The  following  official  report  indicates  briefly  why 
Fort  Sumter  was  evacuated : 

"STEAMSHIP  'BAI/TIC,'  OFF  SANDY  HOOK, 
"April  18,  1861, — 10.30  A.  M. — via  New  York. 
"Having  defended  Fort  Sumter  for  thirty-four  hours, 
until  the  quarters  were  entirely  burned,  the  main  gates  de 
stroyed  by  fire,  the  gorge  walls  seriously  injured,  the  maga 
zine  surrounded  by  flames,  and  its  doors  closed  from  the 
effects  of  heat,  four  barrels  and  three  cartridges  of  powder 
only  being  available,  and  no  provisions  remaining  but  pork, 
I  accepted  terms  of  evacuation  offered  by  General  Beaure- 
gard,  being  the  same  offered  by  him  on  the  nth  instant, 
prior  to  the  commencement  of  hostilities,  and  marched  out 
of  the  fort  on  Sunday  afternoon,  the  I4th  instant,  with 


22        SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

colors  flying  and  drums  beating,  bringing  away  company 
and  private  property,  and  saluting  my  flag  with  fifty  guns. 

"ROBERT  ANDERSON, 
"Major,  First  Artillery,  Commanding. 
"Hon.  S.  CAMERON, 

"Secretary  of  War,  Washington." 

(Series  I,  Vol.  I,  War  of  the  Rebellion  Official  Records 
of  the  Union  and  Confederate  Armies,  pages  13,  14,  et 
seq.) 


CHAPTER  II. 
THE:  FIRST  CALL  FOR  TROOPS. 

Fort  Sumter  having  been  fired  upon  on  April  12,  1861, 
surrendered  on  the  I3th  and  evacuated  on  the  I4th,  and  all 
hope  of  arriving  at  a  peaceable  solution  of  the  great  ques 
tions  then  engaging  the  public  mind  having  by  this  action 
been  submitted  to  the  arbitrament  of  the  sword,  the  follow 
ing  call  for  troops  was  made  : 


PRESIDENT'S  PROCLAMATION. 
"By  the  President  of  the  United  States: 


"A  PROCLAMATION. 


"Whereas,  The  laws  of  the  United  States  have  been  for 
some  time  past  and  now  are  opposed,  and  the  execution 
thereof  obstructed,  in  the  States  of  South  Carolina, 
Georgia,  Alabama,  Florida,  Mississippi,  Louisiana  and 
Texas,  by  combinations  too  powerful  to  be  suppressed  by 
the  ordinary  course  of  judicial  proceedings  or  by  the  pow 
ers  vested  in  the  Marshals  by  law; 

"Now,  therefore,  I,  ABRAHAM  LINCOLN,  President  of 
the  United  States,  in  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  me  by 
the  Constitution  and  the  laws,  have  thought  fit  to  call  forth, 
and  hereby  do  call  forth,  the  militia  of  the  several  States  of 
the  Union,  to  the  aggregate  number  of  75,000,  in  order  to 
suppress  said  combinations,  and  to  cause  the  laws  to  be 
duly  executed.  The  details  for  this  object  will  be  immedi 
ately  communicated  to  the  State  authorities  through  the 
War  Department. 

"I  appeal  to  all  loyal  citizens  to  favor,  facilitate  and  aid 
this  effort  to  maintain  the  honor,  the  integrity,  and  the  ex 
istence  of  our  national  Union  and  the  perpetuity  of  popu 
lar  government,  and  to  redress  wrongs  already  long  enough 
endured. 


24      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"I  deem  it  proper  to  say,  that  the  first  service  assigned 
to  the  force  hereby  called  forth,  will  probably  be  to  repos 
sess  the  forts,  places,  and  property  which  have  been  seized 
from  the  Union,  and  in  every  event  the  utmost  care  will 
be  observed,  consistently  with  the  objects  aforesaid,  to  avoid 
any  devastation,  any  destruction  of,  or  interference  with 
property,  or  any  disturbance  of  peaceful  citizens  in  any 
part  of  the  country;  and  I  hereby  command  the  persons 
composing  the  combinations  aforesaid,  to  disperse  and  re 
tire  peaceably  to  their  respective  abodes  within  twenty  days 
from  this  date. 

"Deeming  that  the  present  condition  of  public  affairs 
presents  an  extraordinary  occasion,  I  do  hereby  in  virtue 
of  the  power  in  me  vested  by  the  Constitution,  convene  both 
Houses  of  Congress.  The  Senators  and  Representatives 
are  therefore  summoned  to  assemble  at  their  respective 
chambers  at  twelve  o'clock,  noon,  on  Thursday,  the  fourth 
day  of  July  next,  then  and  there  to  consider  and  determine 
such  measures  as,  in  their  wisdom,  the  public  safety  and  in 
terest  may  seem  to  demand. 

"In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and 
caused  the  seal  of  the  United  States  to  be  affixed. 

"Done  at  the  city  of  Washington,  this  fifteenth  day  of 
April,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  sixty-one,  and  of  the  independence  of  the  United 
States  the  eighty-fifth. 

"ABRAHAM  LINCOLN. 
"By  the  President. 

"WM.  H.  SEWARD,  Secretary  of  State." 

(Note — Under  this  call  91,816  men  were  accepted.) 

Notwithstanding  all  that  had  been  said  in  reference  to 
secession  and  the  establishing  of  a  Southern  Confederacy, 
many  people  were  loth  to  believe  that  actual  war  would 
ensue,  hence  the  attack  upon  Fort  Sumter  and  President 
Lincoln's  call  for  troops  came  like  an  electric  shock  to  the 
nation.  Both  North  and  South  sprang  up  like  tigers  in 
their  lair.  In  cities,  towns,  and  country  places,  business  of 


FIRST  CAU,  FOR  TROOPS  25 

every  character  was  generally  suspended,  and  public  meet 
ings  were  held  where  volunteers  by  thousands  enrolled  for 
the  conflict.  The  State  of  Ohio  was  called  upon  for  less 
than  13,000  men.  In  less  than  two  weeks  more  than  75,000 
of  her  loyal  sons  tendered  their  services,  when  Governor 
Dennison  persuaded  the  Secretary  of  War  to  accept  twenty- 
one  instead  of  thirteen  regiments  and  informed  the  Presi 
dent  that  if  the  State  of  Kentucky  declined  to  furnish  her 
quota,  the  State  of  Ohio  would  do  it  for  her. 

As  might  have  been  expected,  the  hardy  sons  of  northern 
Ohio,  whose  ancestors  fought  at  Lexington  and  Bunker 
Hill,  encamped  at  Valley  Forge  and  crossed  the  Delaware, 
responded  promptly  and  enthusiastically  to  the  call  and 
were  early  prepared  to  leave  for  camp.  And  what  of  the 
leave  taking  when  these  volunteers  left  their  respective 
home  towns?  Marching  in  a  body  to  the  depot  where  a 
great  throng  had  gathered,  some  well-known  citizen  said  a 
few  words  of  parting,  while  the  favorite  pastor  offered  an 
earnest  prayer  for  the  success  of  the  cause,  their  protection 
and  safe  return;  then  for  a  few  moments  these  warriors, 
in  miniature,  were  left  in  the  hands  of  those  most  dear. 
While  many  were  already  in  tears  at  the  thought  of  perhaps 
a  final  parting,  others  whose  hearts  were  equally  stirred, 
endeavored  to  smile  and  be  cheery,  yet  a  spirit  of  the 
utmost  sadness  prevailed  until  the  cars  came  to  bear  them 
away. 

Then  parents  and  others  embraced  and  kissed  their 
soldier  boys  with  all  the  tenderness  known  to  loving  human 
hearts;  said  a  fond  good-by,  and  amid  cheers,  tears,  and 
the  waving  of  flags,  hats,  hands,  and  handkerchiefs,  the 
train  departed. 


CHAPTER  III. 

CAMP  TAYLOR. 

On  April  18,  1861,  Mr.  A.  A.  Jewett,  of  Cleveland,  presi 
dent  of  the  Cuyahoga  County  Agricultural  Society,  ten 
dered  Governor  Dennison  the  use  of  their  Fair  Grounds  on 
Kinsman  street,  as  a  camp  ground,  whereupon  the  follow 
ing  orders  were  issued : 

"GENERAL  HEADQUARTERS, 
"ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 
"COLUMBUS,  O.,  April  18,  1861. 

"GENERAL  ORDER 
No.  5. 

"Camp  Taylor  will  be  organized  at  Cleveland  forthwith 
and  will  be  the  rendezvous  for  all  troops  raised  in  the 
Fourth,  Ninth,  and  Tenth  Divisions,  as  lately  organized, 
and  also  the  Third  Brigade  of  the  Eighth  Division. 

"Assistant  Commissary-General  George  B.  Senter  is  de 
tailed  to  make  all  necessary  provision  for  the  camp  grounds, 
supplies,  etc.,  and  Brig.-Gen.  J.  W.  Fitch  will  assume  com 
mand  of  Camp  Taylor,  and  will  report  by  telegraph  to 
headquarters  of  troops,  daily,  for  orders  and  also  of  all 
arrivals. 

"The  organization  will  be  by  companies  until  they  report 
to  camp,  when  such  regimental  organization  will  be  effected 
as  may  be  deemed  best  for  the  service. 

"H.  B.  CARRINGTON, 

"Adjutant-General. 
"By  order  of  the 

"Commander-in-chief." 


CAMP  TAYLOR  2? 

"HEADQUARTERS  THIRD  BRIGADE, 
"FOURTH  DIVISION,  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  MILITIA, 

"CLEVELAND,  O.,  April  20,  1861. 
"BRIGADE  ORDER 

No.  i. 

"The  following  organized  companies  will  report  at  Bri 
gade  Headquarters,  Lyman  Block,  Monday,  April  22,  1861, 
at  10  o'clock  A.  M.,  to  receive  orders  to  march  into  Camp 
Taylor : 

Hibernian  Guards,  Captain  Kinney; 

Sprague  Cadets,  Captain  De  Villiers; 

Cleveland  Light  Guards,        Captain  Creighton; 
National  Guards,  Captain  Wiseman. 

"Colonel  Barnett  of  Cleveland  Regiment  of  Light  Artil 
lery,  will  detail  two  companies  of  his  command  for  guard 
duty  and  police  regulation  in  camp. 

"Camp  Taylor  will  be  organized  at  the  Cuyahoga  County 
Fair  Grounds,  corner  of  Kinsman  and  Hudson  streets,  in 
the  city  of  Cleveland,  Monday,  April  22d,  1861,  at  n 
o'clock,  at  which  time  Brigade  Headquarters  at  Lyman's 
Block  will  be  discontinued. 

"All  companies  ordered  into  Camp  Taylor  after  Monday, 
10  o'clock  A.  M.,  will  report  to  Brigade  Headquarters  at 
camp. 

"By  order  of 

"J.  W.  FITCH, 
"Brigadier-General. 
"W.  F.  CAREY, 

"Brigade  Major." 

THE   SEVENTH    REGIMENT   OHIO   VOLUNTEERS. 

While  the  "Sprague  Cadets,"  "Cleveland  Light  Guards," 
and  "National  Guards"  had  all  been  organized  in  the  city 
of  Cleveland  since  the  fall  of  Sumter,  there  had  also  been 
formed  at  Oberlin,  the  "Monroe  Rifles;"  at  Painesville, 
the  "Painesville  Union  Guards;"  at  Huron,  the  "Huron 
Infantry;"  at  Franklin  Mills,  the  "Franklin  Rifles;"  at 


28      S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Ravenna,  the  "Tyler  Guards;"  at  Warren,  "Company  A 
of  Warren,"  and  at  Youngstown,  the  "Union  Guards,"  all 
of  which  came  trooping  into  Camp  Taylor  from  April  22, 
and  having  been  duly  mustered  were  on  the  28th  of  April, 
1 86 1,  designated  as  follows: 

Zouave  Light  Guards,  Capt.  Creighton,  Co.  A 

Sprague  Zouave  Cadets,  "  De  Villiers,  "  B 

Monroe  Rifles,  "  Shurtleff,  "  C 

Painesville  Union  Guards,  "  Dyer,  "  D 

Huron  Infantry,  "  Sprague,  "  E 

Franklin  Rifles,  "  Morris,  "  F 

Tyler  Guards,  "  Seymour,  "  G 

Company  A  of  Warren,  "  Asper,  "  H 

Union  Guards,  "  Sterling,  "  I 

National  Guards,  "  Wiseman,  "  K 

and  denominated  the  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers. 
The  following  extracts  from  the  Cleveland  Leader  it  is 
believed  will  be  of  interest : 

Cleveland  Leader,  April  18,  1861. 

"The  Light  Guards  organization  was  completed  and  of 
ficers  elected  as  follows:  W.  R.  Creighton,  captain;  O.  J. 
Crane,  first  lieutenant;  A.  C.  Burgess,  second  lieutenant; 
Dudley  Kimball,  first  sergeant;  George  A.  McKay,  second 
sergeant;  Frank  Lynch,  third  sergeant;  Dwight  H. 
Brown,  fourth  sergeant;  J.  P.  Mcllrath,  first  corporal; 
William  J.  Morgan,  second  corporal;  Alexander  Ewart, 
third  corporal;  William  A.  Howe,  fourth  corporal;  C.  L. 
Smith,  commissary." 

Cleveland  Leader,  April  22,  1861. 

"The  Sprague  Zouave  Corps  elected  the  following  of 
ficers  :  C.  A.  De  Villiers,  captain ;  James  T.  Sterling,  first 
lieutenant;  T.  T.  Sweeny,  second  lieutenant;  H.  Z.  Eaton, 
ensign;  Louis  G.  De  Forest,  orderly  sergeant;  Joseph  B. 
Molyneaux,  first  sergeant;  George  Whitehead,  second 
sergeant;  Merwin  Clark,  third  sergeant;  Frank  M. 
Thomas,  fourth  sergeant;  E.  B.  Thomas,  first  corporal; 


CAMP  TAYLOR  29 

William  R.  McChesney,  second  corporal ;  Ed.  Gibson,  third 
corporal,  and  William  Walworth,  fourth  corporal." 

Cleveland  Leader,  April  25,  1861. 

"We  learn  that  75,000  troops,  the  full  number  called  for 
by  the  President's  Proclamation,  have  been  tendered  from 
this  State  alone,  and  that  100,000  are  probably  prepared  to 
do  military  duty.  Our  people  are  alive  with  patriotism 
and  honest  bravery." 

Same  date : 

"The  Union  Guards,  a  fine  company  numbering  104  men, 
arrived  at  camp  yesterday  afternoon.  They  are  from 
Painesville  and  were  accompanied  by  the  Painesville  Brass 
Band,  who  discoursed  sweet  music  as  they  marched  through 
the  streets." 

Cleveland  Leader,  April  26,  1861. 

"Shortly  after  12  o'clock  yesterday  a  company  from 
Huron,  numbering  80  men,  came  in,  commanded  by  Cap 
tain  Sprague." 

Same  date: 

"Portage  County  has  sent  71  of  her  noble  sons  from 
Ravenna.  The  Company  is  named  the  'Tyler  Guards'  in 
honor  of  Brigadier-General  E.  B.  Tyler.  The  Company  es 
corted  General  Tyler  to  Camp  Taylor,  and  after  reporting 
themselves  at  headquarters,  returned  to  the  Weddel  House 
for  the  night." 

Same  date : 

"Eighty-four  men  came  in  on  the  C.  &  P.  road  last  night 
from  Franklin  Mills,  commanded  by  Captain  John  Morris." 

April  27,  1861 : 

"Company  A,  Second  Brigade,  Ninth  Division  Ohio 
Volunteer  Militia,  came  to  town  last  night  from  Warren, 
under  command  of  Capt.  Joel  F.  Asper.  They  marched  to 
Camp  Taylor  this  morning,  where  quarters  were  provided 
for  them." 

Before  any  adequate  preparation  and  provision  could  be 
made  for  their  comfort,  some  5,000  volunteers  rendez- 


30      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

voused  at  Camp  Taylor,  and  while  the  accommodations 
there  were  necessarily  scant  and  crude,  by  the  use  of  the 
Agricultural  Society's  buildings  reinforced  by  hastily  con 
structed  barracks,  some  eighty  feet  in  length  and  sixteen 
wide,  with  aisles  through  the  center  and  tiers  of  bunks  on 
either  side,  like  shelves  in  an  apple  bin,  and  packed  to  over 
flowing,  shelter  was  provided  for  the  assembling  patriots. 
As  for  uniforms,  arms,  or  army  rations,  there  were  none. 
Meals  were  supplied  by  contract,  while  even  blankets  were 
scarce,  and  largely  contributed  by  generous  and  loyal 
people. 

Everywhere  the  sound  of  martial  music  filled  the  air,  and 
whenever  a  new  organization  came  into  camp  with  fifes 
screaming,  drums  beating,  and  colors  flying,  it  was  greeted 
with  enthusiastic  cheers  and  given  a  most  cordial  welcome. 

And  what  a  motley  crew ! 

In  the  absence  of  regulation  uniforms  every  sort  of  cos 
tume  prevailed.  Each  volunteer  wore  the  garb  he  donned 
when  he  left  home  for  camp,  yet  this  did  not  detract  from 
his  desire  to  learn  the  evolutions  of  a  soldier  and  qualify 
himself  for  the  proper  discharge  of  his  duties  as  such; 
hence  each  day  was  given  to  drill  with  all  the  zeal  and 
earnestness  of  young  men  preparing  to  do  battle  for  their 
country. 

ONE  OF  THE  FIRST  LETTERS  FROM  CAMP. 

"CAMP  TAYLOR,  CLEVELAND,  O.,  April  27,  1861. 

"We  left  Painesville  at  12.40  Wednesday,  and  arrived 
in  camp  about  3  o'clock.  Headed  by  the  Cornet  Band  we 
were  marched  on  to  the  parade  grounds  and  rested  until 
supper  time,  when  we  were  called  together  and  marched  to 
supper,  which  consisted  of  bread,  coffee  and  cold  meat. 
After  this  we  were  marched  near  headquarters  and  received 
a  good  heavy  blanket,  thence  to  the  barracks,  where  we 
stopped  for  the  night. 

"After  a  night's  rest  on  Uncle  Sam's  feathers  (straw) 
we  were  called  by  the  reveille.  Orderly  Weed  called  the 
roll,  and  we  broke  ranks  to  prepare  for  breakfast,  after 


CAMP  TAYLOR  31 

which  we  were  marched  to  the  parade  grounds,  where  we 
drilled  until  dinner.  Our  dinner  consisted  of  meat  and 
potatoes,  bread  and  beans  and  water.  From  2  until  6 
o'clock  visitors  are  allowed  on  the  grounds.  At  5  o'clock 
we  all  assemble  around  the  center  stand  for  prayer.  The 
boys  are  all  enjoying  themselves  first  rate.  There  are  be 
tween  four  and  five  thousand  men  in  camp  at  present.  Re 
spects  to  all. 

"W.  P.  TISDEI,. 
"To  Painesville  Telegraph." 

On  April  28,  1861,  the  Sprague  Zouave  Cadets  (Co. 
B)  were  presented  with  a  handsome  flag  by  their  lady 
friends,  Mrs.  A.  Stone  making  the  presentation  address. 


CHAPTER   IV. 

CAMP  DENNISON. 

Camp  Dennison,  named  after  the  then  Governor  of  the 
State  of  Ohio,  was  conveniently  located  on  the  Little  Miami 
River  and  railroad,  seventeen  miles  north  of  Cincinnati,  in 
what  had  been  a  huge  corn-field  of  more  than  five  hundred 
acres,  then  seeded  to  wheat,  and  existed  as  a  camp  of  or 
ganization  and  instruction  for  infantry,  cavalry,  and  artil 
lery,  all  through  the  war  of  which  we  write,  as  well  as  a 
vast  hospital  where  thousands  of  sick  and  wounded  and 
convalescent  soldiers  found  shelter  and  medical  treatment. 

In  the  early  days  of  1861  Camp  Dennison  was  under  the 
command  of  Brig.-Gen.  Jacob  D.  Cox.* 

"COLUMBUS,  OHIO,  May  2,  1861. 
"SPECIAL  ORDER 
No.  135. 

"The  Seventh  and  Eighth  Regiments  Infantry,  will  leave 
Camp  Taylor,  May  the  3d,  instant,  en  route  for  Camp 
Dennison,  by  the  C.  C.  &  C.  Railroad,  and  will  be  at  the 
depot  to  leave  at  5  o'clock  in  the  morning  without  fail. 

"They  will  supply  themselves  with  an  army  ration  of 
cooked  provisions.  H.  B.  CARRINGTON, 

"Adjutant-General. 
"By  order  of  Commander-in-Chief: 

"To  Brig.-Gen.  J.  W.  FITCH, 
"Camp  Taylor." 

"SPECIAL  ORDER  "COLUMBUS,  O,  May  3,  1861. 

No.  146. 

"The  Seventh  Regiment  on  arrival  at  Columbus  will 
march  into  Camp  Jackson  until  further  orders. 

"H.  B.  CARRINGTON, 

"Adjutant-General. 
"By  order  of  Commander-in-Chief: 
"To  Brig.-Gen.  J.  W.  FITCH, 

"Camp  Taylor." 

*See  frontispiece. 


CAMP  D^NNISON  33 

On  May  3,  1861,  George  B.  McClellan,  who  had  been 
appointed  major-general  of  the  Ohio  Militia  by  Governor 
Dennison,  visited  Camp  Taylor  and  ordered  that  a  detail  of 
ten  men  from  each  of  the  ten  companies,  destined  to  become 
the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry,  proceed  the  next  day  to  Camp 
Dennison  to  construct  barracks  for  the  regiment.  This 
detail  of  100  men,  under  the  command  of  Lieut.  Orrin  J. 
Crane,  left  the  city  of  Cleveland  on  May  4,  at  6  A.  M., 
reaching  Camp  Dennison  about  5  p.  M.  to  find  that  the  lum 
ber  for  the  construction  of  barracks  had  not  yet  arrived. 

In  the  absence  of  any  provision  of  quarters  for  this  de 
tail,  Lieutenant  Crane  and  his  men  sought  shelter  for  the 
night  in  the  already  crowded  barracks  of  the  Eighth  Ohio 
Infantry  and  in  abandoned  buildings  near  by. 

On  the  morning  of  May  5,  Lieutenant  Crane  and  his 
detail  went  forth  in  the  midst  of  a  severe  rain  storm,  to 
learn  that  while  the  lumber  had  reached  its  destination,  but 
one  mule  and  one  ox  team  had  been  provided  to  haul  it 
from  the  railroad  to  the  building  sites,  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
distant. 

As  some  seventy  barracks  were  to  be  hastily  constructed, 
the  absolute  inadequacy  of  the  transportation  mentioned 
was  at  once  apparent;  but  nothing  daunted,  those  sturdy 
patriots  at  once  began  carrying  the  heavy,  rough,  water- 
soaked  lumber  through  mud  and  mire,  until  energy,  pluck, 
and  endurance  were  well-nigh  vanquished,  and  yet  that 
night  they  rested  well. 

The  next  morning  Lieutenant  Crane  and  his  men  again 
awoke  to  find  the  rain  falling  as  in  the  days  of  Noah,  yet 
they  went  to  work  with  renewed  vigor  and  determination, 
again  carrying  lumber  through  mud  and  mire  now  almost 
knee  deep,  yet  thinner  than  the  day  before  because  of  more 
water  mixed  with  it,  and  by  5  p.  M.  had  succeeded  so  well 
in  the  construction  of.  the  seventy  barracks  as  to  have  many 
of  them  enclosed  so  as  to  afford  partial  shelter  to  the  rest 
of  their  comrades  when  they  arrived. 

These  barracks  were  built  of  rough  boards,  like  railroad 


34       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

shanties,  12  by  18  feet,  six  to  a  company,  three  on  each  side 
of  a  street  25  feet  wide,  facing  each  other,  with  a  cook 
house  of  same  size  in  the  rear. 

LEAVING  CAMP  TAYLOR. 

On  May  5,  1861,  a  beautiful  Sabbath  morning,  the  Sev 
enth  Ohio  Infantry  left  Camp  Taylor,  under  command  of 
Capt.  William  R.  Creighton,  and  marching  to  the  Cleveland, 
Columbus  and  Cincinnati  Railroad,  embarked  in  eighteen 
cars  for  Columbus.  The  following  is  an  extract  from  the 
Cleveland  Leader  of  May  6,  1861 : 

"Both  sides  of  the  street  were  lined  with  people  and  the 
number  grew  larger  momentarily,  a  large  portion  of  them 
women,  and  waving  handkerchiefs  and  tearful  eyes  bore 
witness  to  the  sympathy  which  was  felt  for  those  young 
men  who  were  going  forth  to  do  battle  in  behalf  of  that 
which  is  equally  dear  to  us  all.  Never  did  the  several  com 
panies  march  better  or  look  better. 

"At  the  depot  and  along  the  track  there  were  gathered 
from  5,000  to  8,000  people;  among  them  were  many  of  our 
most  respectable  citizens  and  several  ministers  of  the 
gospel.  Some  of  the  farewells  were  most  affecting,  and 
indeed  there  were  at  any  time  few  dry  eyes  among  those 
who  were  near  the  cars.  The  soldiers  were  cheerful  and 
endeavored  to  console  those  whom  they  were  leaving  with 
promise  of  a  safe  and  speedy  return. 

"At  length  the  train  began  to  move,  and  as  it  rolled  out 
of  the  depot  there  was  silence  for  a  moment  and  then  cheer 
after  cheer  arose,  which  those  on  board  returned,  and  in  the 
midst  of  a  thousand  cries  of  'God  bless  you!'  the  noble 
Seventh,  the  pride  of  Ohio,  departed." 

While  en  route  to  Columbus  the  people  everywhere 
greeted  the  soldiers  with  every  demonstration  of  enthusi 
astic  and  patriotic  approval,  and  at  Grafton  the  ladies 
served  a  liberal  basket  lunch,  which  was  greatly  enjoyed  by 
the  boys  who  had  for  a  few  days  been  deprived  of  "mother's 
cooking."  Comrade  N.  K.  Hubbard  said  in  a  letter: 


CAMP  DENNISON  35 

"Following  this,  about  2  o'clock,  we  had  dinner  while  the 
cars  were  in  motion,  which  consisted  of  cold  meat,  bread 
and  butter,  crackers  and  cheese.  All  were  well  satisfied." 

Columbus  was  reached  about  5  p.  M.,  and  the  regiment 
marched  to  Camp  Jackson  about  one-half  mile  out,  where 
supper  was  at  once  announced. 

After  supper  it  was  found  that  the  entire  regiment  could 
not  be  accommodated  in  the  barracks  at  Camp  Jackson, 
when  the  Sprague  Cadets  and  Monroe  Rifles  marched  to 
the  State-House,  where  the  Cadets  were  quartered  in  the 
basement,  while  the  Rifles  took  possession  of  the  Senate 
Chamber. 

As  early  as  3.30  A.  M.  on  May  6  the  Seventh  was  astir, 
and  embarking  again  on  early  trains,  reached  Camp  Denni- 
son  that  afternoon  in  the  midst  of  heavy  rain  and  a  sea  of 
mud,  making  the  entry  into  this  new  camp  singularly  dreary 
and  forbidding. 

Within  a  few  days,  however,  with  the  completion  of  the 
barracks  and  fair  weather,  which  speedily  eliminated  the 
mud,  Camp  Dennison  became  a  habitable  and  desirable 
place. 

THE  ELECTION  OF  FIELD  OFFICERS. 

"COLUMBUS,  OHIO,  May  6,  1861. 
"SPECIAL  ORDER 

No.  150. 

"The   Seventh    Regiment    Ohio    Volunteers,    called    out 
under  requisition  of  the  President  of  the  United   States, 
will  elect  field  officers,  the  7th  instant,  at  3  o'clock  p.  M. 
"Officers  and  men  all  voting  by  ballot. 
"Return  to  be  made  at  this  office. 

"  H.  B.  CARRINGTON, 

"  Ad  j  utant-Gener  al . 

"By  order  of  the  Commander-in-Chief. 
"To  Brig.-Gen.  J.  D.  Cox, 
"Camp  Dennison." 

The  candidates  for  the  colonelcy  of  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  were  Erastus  B.  Tyler,  of  Ravenna,  a  former  briga- 


36      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

dier-general  of  militia,  and  State  Senator  James  A.  Gar- 
field.  The  former  was  elected,  while  Capt.  William  R. 
Creighton  of  Company  A  was  the  unanimous  choice  for 
lieutenant-colonel,  and  John  S.  Casement,  of  Painesville, 
"Lake  County,  for  major. 

The  regimental  staff  was  completed  by  the  appointment 
of  Dr.  Henry  K.  Gushing,  surgeon;  Dr.  Francis  Salter, 
asst.  surgeon ;  Rev.  Frederick  T.  Brown,  chaplain ;  Louis 
G.  DeForest,  adjutant;  John  Morris,  R.  Q.  M. ;  Leicester 
King,  sergeant  major;  Marcus  S.  Hopkins,  quartermaster 
sergeant;  John  L.  Woodard,  drum  major;  and  Harry 
Wood,  fife  major. 

On  May  3,  1861,  President  Lincoln  issued  his  first  call 
for  volunteers  to  serve  for  a  period  of  three  years,  and  on 
May  24,  Brig.-Gen.  J.  D.  Cox,  then  in  command  of 
Camp  Dennison,  announced  his  desire  to  know  how  many 
of  the  Seventh  Regiment  would  enlist  for  that  period.  The 
officers  were  practically  unanimous  in  favor  of  a  reorgani 
zation  on  the  three-year  basis,  and  the  subject  being 
brought  before  the  men,  about  three- fourths  of  them  en 
listed. 

As  soon  as  possible  these  three-year  volunteers  were  uni 
formed  and  given  a  ten-day  furlough,  while  the  various 
company  officers  went  to  their  respective  homes  in  search 
of  recruits  to  take  the  place  of  the  men  who  did  not  re- 
enlist,  and  by  the  middle  of  June  the  quota  of  the  regiment 
was  full. 

On  June  14  the  members  of  the  regiment  who  did  not 
reenlist  left  Camp  Dennison  on  leave,  until  regularly  mus 
tered  out  of  service,  which  occurred  at  Columbus  on  Au 
gust  1 8,  1 86 1. 

On  June  19,  1861,  the  field  officers  were  reelected,  and 
on  that  day  and  on  the  2Oth,  the  entire  regiment  was  regu 
larly  mustered  into  the  military  service  of  the  United  States 
by  a  Regular  Army  officer,  to  serve  for  the  full  period  of 
three  years. 

On  June  21  at  a  meeting  of  the  officers  the  following 
action  was  taken : 


CAMP  DENNISON  37 

"We  the  undersigned,  commandants  of  the  several  com 
panies  composing  the  Seventh  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volun 
teers  and  field  officers  belonging  thereto,  called  into  service 
of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  being  advised  of  the 
fact  that  our  honored  colonel,  E.  B.  Tyler,  is  about  to  leave 
his  little  daughter,  Mary,  to  the  care  of  strangers  and  go  to 
the  defense  of  his  country,  do  hereby  agree  that  in  case  any 
unforeseen  casualty  should  deprive  our  regiment  of  its  colo 
nel  and  his  child  of  a  protector,  we  will  adopt  the  said  Mary 
A.  Tyler  as  the  'Daughter  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,'  and 
we  further  pledge  ourselves  to  extend  over  her  the  care  and 
protection  of  this  regiment  until  she  shall  arrive  at  the  age 
of  maturity. 

"Given  under  our  hands  at  Camp  Dennison,  O.,  this  2ist 
day  of  June,  A.  D.  1861. 

W.  R.  CREIGHTON,  Lieut.  Col. 

J.  S.  CASEMENT,  Major. 

O.  J.  CRANE),  Captain  of  Co.  A. 

JAMES  T.  STERLING,  Captain  of  Co.  B. 

J.  W.  SHURTLEFF,  Captain  of  Co.  C. 

JOHN  N.  DYER,  Captain  of  Co.  D. 

J.  W.  SPRAGUE,  Captain  of  Co.  E. 

D.  B.  CLAYTON,  Captain  of  Co.  F. 

W.  H.  ROBINSON,  Lieut.  Commanding,  Co.  G. 

J.  F.  ASPER,  Captain  of  Co.  H. 

W.  R.  STERLING,  Captain  of  Co.  I. 

JOHN  J.  WISEMAN,  Captain  of  Co.  K." 

On  June  22  arms,  accouterments,  and  uniforms  were 
drawn  and  issued,  and  the  Seventh  Regiment  of  Ohio  Vol 
unteer  Infantry  was  placed  upon  a  war  footing. 

Our  guns  consisted  of  old  flint  lock  muskets  converted 
into  percussion  locks,  and  destined  t6  carry  "buck  and 
ball,"  which  proved  to  be  very  effective  in  battle  at  short 
range.  For  the  space  of  three  days  the  regiment  drilled 
almost  incessantly  in  the  manual  of  arms,  learning  how  to 
handle  their  pieces  and  "load  in  nine  times." 


CHAPTER  V. 

FROM  CAMP  DENNISON  TO  WKSTON. 

On  June  25,  to  the  great  joy  of  every  member  of  the 
organization,  orders  came  to  cook  rations  and  be  prepared 
to  leave  camp  the  next  day. 

What  glorious  news  was  this !  Whither  going  or  what 
we  were  to  do,  we  cared  not,  so  that  we  left  camp  in  peace 
ful  Ohio  and  were  placed  upon  active  duty  in  the  enemy's 
country. 

At  a  very  early  hour  on  June  26  the  members  of  the 
Seventh  were  astir  and  taking  their  first  lesson  in  packing 
knapsacks.  It  is  needless  to  state  that  the  capacity  of  our 
knapsacks  seemed  disgustingly  small  when  we  attempted  to 
store  therein  our  modest  supply  of  clothing  and  numerous 
keepsakes  which  we  did  not  see  how  we  could  part  with. 
We  experienced  our  first  great  disappointment,  however, 
when  we  had  to  wait  all  day  until  6  P.  M.  before  the  train, 
in  sections,  rolled  away,  but  we  subsequently  learned  that 
it  was  frequently  military  to  fall  in  promptly  and  then  wait 
and  keep  on  waiting,  until  tired  out  and  thoroughly  dis 
gusted,  before  the  column  moved.  Going  by  Columbus, 
camp  equipage  and  ammunition  were  taken  on  board,  and 
with  a  train  of  45  cars,  running  in  sections,  and  accom 
panied  by  extra  locomotives,  the  regiment  reached  Bellaire, 
on  the  Ohio  River,  some  four  miles  below  Wheeling,  on 
June  27,  about  3  P.  M.,  having  been  given  an  ovation  along 
the  entire  route. 

The  command  at  once  crossed  over  to  Benwood  and 
stood  upon  Virginia  soil.  Ammunition  was  issued  and 
muskets  loaded,  so  as  to  be  prepared  for  any  emergency. 

At  dusk  for  the  first  time  the  regiment  bivouacked  in  the 
open,  under  the  starry  canopy. 

Just  after  midnight  we  were  aroused  to  embark  in  box 
cars,  and  about  2  o'clock  A.  M.  of  June  28  left  for  Grafton. 


FROM  CAMP  DENNISON  TO  WESTON  39 

This  branch  of  the  B.  &  O.  R.  R.  passes  through  a  very 
rough  and  hilly  country,  generally  following  along  the 
course  of  streams,  now  and  then  plunging  through  tunnels 
of  less  or  greater  length,  making  our  journey  in  the  dark 
ness,  with  a  prospect  of  a  possible  attack  while  en  route, 
strangely  weird  and  uninviting. 

After  a  brief  pause  at  Grafton  the  trains  proceeded  to 
Clarksburg,  where  about  3  P.  M.  the  entire  command  dis 
embarked,  pitched  tents,  and  established  camp  in  the 
enemy's  country. 

The  next  day  the  Seventh  was  called  out  by  Colonel 
Tyler,  who  delivered  an  address  exhorting  faithfulness, 
steadiness,  and  strict  obedience  to  orders.  A  stand  of 
colors  was  also  presented  on  behalf  of  the  German  Turners 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  when  dismissed  it  was  under  in 
structions  to  be  ready  to  march  at  3  p.  M.  upon  an  impor 
tant  mission. 

At  4  P.  M.  the  regiment,  newly  armed,  uniformed,  and 
equipped,  and  led  by  a  splendid  instrumental  band,  under  a 
German  professor,  marched  out  of  Clarksburg  with  drums 
beating  and  colors  flying  and  took  the  pike  for  Weston,  25 
miles  distant.  At  first  how  jolly  we  all  were,  although 
loaded  down  with  large  and  well-packed  knapsacks,  haver 
sacks,  canteens,  guns,  and  cartridge-boxes. 

The  weight  of  our  entire  equipment  was  not  for  a  time 
noticed,  but  as  the  miles  and  the  hours  wore  on  hilarity 
gradually  ceased,  and  by  dark  we  began  to  feel  somewhat 
fatigued.  An  occasional  brief  halt  was  made,  and  as  the 
night  and  distance  drew  on,  our  fatigue,  thirst  and  hunger, 
and  loss  of  sleep  began  to  be  more  and  more  apparent. 
Tender  and  unused  feet  in  stiff  and  unused  army  shoes 
began  to  chafe  and  blister;  the  straps  on  our  knapsacks 
began  to  cut  into  our  shoulders,  while  those  across  our 
chest  became  irksome  and  confining. 

About  midnight  we  reached  a  little  town  strung  out 
along  the  main  road,  called  Jane  Lew,  which  was  illumi 
nated  with  many  tallow  candles,  and  looked  cheerful  and 
inviting. 


4O       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

At  early  dawn,  after  what  seemed  an  almost  endless  all- 
night  march,  we  were  yet  some  distance  from  Weston, 
when  orders  were  given  to  lengthen  step,  which  caused 
some  to  drop  out  of  ranks,  completely  exhausted.  How 
ever,  as  the  goal  must  be  reached,  our  officers  still  urged  us 
on,  and  finally  gave  the  order  to  double  quick.  At  this 
many  more  fell  out  by  the  wayside,  while  others,  who 
could  not  keep  up  with  their  heavy  load,  threw  off  their 
knapsacks,  struck  out  at  a  lively  trot,  determined  to  be  "in 
at  the  death,"  and  held  on  valiantly  until  the  town  was 
reached. 

Upon  entering  the  town  about  5  A.  M.  on  June  30,  (a 
lovely  Sunday  morning)  the  regiment  divided,  and  deploy 
ing  through  the  streets  had  possession  before  the  citizens 
knew  of  our  presence. 

The  Union  people  gave  us  breakfast,  and  when  the 
baggage  arrived  "Camp  Tyler"  was  established  across  the 
river,  the  west  fork  of  the  Monongahela. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

ARMY  CORRESPONDENCE. 

"WESTON,  VA.,  July  4,  1861. 

"Leaving  Grafton  on  Friday  last,  at  about  8  A.  MV  we 
came  on  the  North  Western  Virginia  R.  R.  to  Clarksburg, 
and  there  encamped.  Saturday  afternoon  Colonel  Tyler 
drew  the  regiment  up  in  the  form  of  a  square,  and  ad 
dressed  us  in  substance  as  follows : 

"  'Soldiers  of  the  Seventh  Regiment — You  are  now  in  the 
midst  of  the  enemy's  country,  surrounded  by  secessionists, 
and  it  becomes  us  to  be  on  the  alert  against  their  move 
ments.  Your  conduct  as  soldiers,  from  the  time  of  your 
arrival  at  Camp  Dennison,  has  been  made  known  to  the 
commander-in-chief,  and  in  return  for  your  uniform  pa 
triotism  and  prompt  obedience,  he  has  assigned  to  you,  in 
preference  to  any  other  regiment,  the  important  position 
you  at  present  occupy. 

"  'In  all  your  actions,  act  as  gentlemen,  and  show  to  the 
people  in  whose  presence  you  are  that  the  Ohio  boys  as 
gentlemen  and  soldiers  are  one.  I  am,  by  your  choice,  to 
lead  you.  I  am  .but  a  machine  in  your  hands.  Gentlemen, 
it  is  in  your  power  to  go  on  to  complete  victory  or  complete 
defeat.  If  you  see  fit  to  place  confidence  in  me,  obey  my 
commands,  and  follow  me  where  I  may  lead,  I  shall  feel 
proud  of  the  command  of  the  Seventh  Regiment.  The 
country  in  which  we  are  situated,  I  am  probably  better  ac 
quainted  with  than  any  other  man  in  the  world — and  with 
my  knowledge  of  the  country,  and  your  obedience  to  com 
mands,  we  can  accomplish  everything.  Will  you  follow 
where  I  will  lead?  [Universal  Yes!  Yes!  Yes!  Hurrah 
for  Colonel  Tyler!]  Soldiers — we  have  received  marching 
orders.  To-morrow  morning  by  3  o'clock  we  wish  to 
reach  a  certain  point;  be  ready;  obey  orders  implicitly, 
and  all  will  be  well/ 


42       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"The  point  which  the  Colonel  wished  to  reach,  I  ascer 
tained  privately,  was  Weston — a  town  23  miles  south  of  us, 
over  the  hills,  and  there  he  wished  to  capture  fifteen  of  the 
most  noted  secessionists  and  take  possession  of  a  secession 
bank.  At  4  p.  M.  on  Saturday  we  packed  up  our  traps,  and 
with  our  knapsacks  on  our  backs,  haversacks  slung  at  our 
sides  with  one  day's  rations,  belts  around  our  waist  with 
cartridge-box  containing  twenty  rounds  of  cartridges,  cap- 
box,  bayonet  and  scabbard,  revolver  and  knife,  and  musket 
on  the  shoulder,  we  started  at  quick  time  from  Clarksburg. 

"The  latter  part  of  the  march,  with  such  a  load  to  carry, 
was  very  fatiguing;  and  when  within  one  mile  and  a  half 
from  the  town  the  order  was  given  for  double  quick,  many 
of  the  men  were  so  fatigued  that  they  fell  out  of  the 
ranks — others  threw  away  their  knapsacks.  Perhaps  there 
were  one  hundred  in  all  who  from  fatigue  did  not  march 
into  town  with  the  regiment.  Entering  and  surrounding 
the  town,  taking  possession  of  the  bank,  was  done  in  good 
order,  in  a  short  time,  without  any  opposition  whatever. 

"I  had  almost  forgotten  to  mention  that  when  within  a 
quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  town,  a  man  was  seen  running  up 
the  hillside  to  the  left  of  us.  He  was  supposed  to  be  a  spy, 
and  accordingly  was  called  on  to  halt!  Failing  to  do  so, 
he  was  fired  on,  but  at  such  a  distance  without  effect.  He 
was  seen  to  fall,  however,  and  hide  in  the  bushes.  Several 
of  the  boys  ran  up,  but  it  was  the  good  luck  of  one  of  Com 
pany  D's  boys  to  capture  him,  more  frightened  than  hurt. 
William  L.  Wurts,  of  our  company,  captured  the  first  of 
the  secessionists  taken  by  the  Seventh  Regiment  in  Vir 
ginia.  Good  for  him !  Several  of  our  boys  arrested  rebels 
in  the  town.  Captain  Dyer  arrested  a  great  many.  Lieu 
tenants  Weed  and  Williams  each  got  one  or  two.  Ser 
geant  French  took  three,  one  of  whom  was  armed  with  a 
'76  musket.  Your  correspondent  had  the  pleasure  of  ar 
resting  three  seccsh — one  of  whom  purported  to  be  a  Meth 
odist  minister,  who  has  one  son  in  the  rebel  army  and 
another  acting  as  scout. 

"The  people  of  the  town  were  taken  by  surprise,   not 


ARMY  CORRESPONDENCE  43 

knowing  at  first  whether  we  were  Union  men  or  secession 
ists  ;  but  finding  out  what  we  were,  for  the  most  part  they 
were  overjoyed  to  see  us.  The  buttery  and  larder  were 
emptied  of  their  contents  for  the  benefit  of  the  soldiers ; 
each,  apparently,  vied  with  the  other  to  see  who  should  feed 
the  most  of  us.  One  lady,  a  Mrs.  Osborne,  provided  break 
fast  for  sixty-four  hungry  soldiers,  and  almost  that  num 
ber  for  dinner  and  supper.  Another  lady,  a  Mrs.  Dins- 
more,  satisfied  the  craving  appetites  of  dozens  of  hungry 
soldiers.  Numbers  of  others,  whose  names  I  do  not  know, 
feasted  the  boys  liberally.  Ever  since  we  came  here  the 
Union  loving  folks  of  Weston  have  proven  their  generosity 
and  patriotism  by  their  conduct  to  the  soldiers. 

"On  Tuesday  last  the  men  folks  went  out  and  got  a  pole 
on  which  to  raise  a  flag  made  by  the  ladies.  A  great  crowd 
gathered  at  the  flag  raising,  and  some  speech-making  being 
desired,  Lieut  A.  J.  Williams  was  called  on  to  act  as  the 
orator  of  the  day — and  in  a  very  appropriate  impromptu 
speech,  regarding  our  country,  nationality,  and  glorious 
banner,  showed  himself  just  the  man  for  the  occasion. 
The  glowing  words  fell  from  his  lips  hot  with  patriotic  de 
votion  ;  and  when  he  spoke  of  the  insults  offered  to  our 
nation's  flag — that  flag  which  for  ninety  years  has  floated 
proudly  in  our  land — and  how  we  had  come  here  to  protect 
that  flag,  and  maintain  the  rights  of  Union  people,  peace 
ably  if  we  could,  forcibly  if  we  must — it  seemed  as  if  a 
weird-like  incantation  had  been  thrown  over  the  crowd, 
such  death-like  silence  prevailed.  After  the  speech,  a 
young  lady, — Miss  Dinsmore, — stepped  forward,  and 
handsomely  drew  the  Stars  and  Stripes  to  their  position, 
amid  the  cheers  of  the  assembled  multitude.  The  Stars  and 
Stripes,  long  may  they  wave  in  the  village  of  Weston. 

"To-day  is  the  Fourth.  What  memories  it  brings  up. 
To-day  the  good  folks  of  this  town  are  going  to  give  the 
Seventh  a  Fourth  of  July  dinner.  Ain't  that  good  ?  Hur 
rah  for  the  people  of  Weston ! 

"Already  I  have  written  too  much,  but  two  items  of  in- 


44       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

terest  more  and  I  close.  We  took  possession  of  a  secession 
printing-office,  and  our  boys  are  printing  a  paper  there 
to-day,  called  The  Ohio  Seventh.  The  bank  we  have  pos 
session  of  here  contains  as  near  as  I  can  ascertain, 
$125,000 — a  pretty  good  haul  to  start  on,  ain't  it?  Just 
one  word  more.  All  communications  to  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  should  be  directed  as  follows — Company — Seventh 
O.  V.,  Grafton,  N.  W.  Virginia.  Pardon  length— still  for 
the  war, 

"W.  D.  SHEPHERD." 


WHO    MADE  THE   FLAG  AT   WESTON 

"DES  MOINES,  IOWA,  February  19,  1906. 
"DR.  WILSON, 

"Washington,  D.  C. 

"I  will  tell  you  about  the  flag  making.  I  think  it  was 
made  at  Mrs.  Joe  Osborn's,  who  kept  the  jail.  A  home 
where  all  of  that  kind  of  work  was  done.  I  think  Rebecca 
and  Maggie  Densmore,  two  loyal  sisters,  and  the  two  Moore 
sisters,  Susan  and  Nannie,  helped  make  the  flag.  There 
were  five  of  us  raised  the  flag,  those  four  girls  and  myself. 
Not  that  it  took  all  of  us,  but  we  wanted  the  honor  of  raising 
that  flag,  for  it  was  the  flag  that  we  all  loved.  It  was 
hoisted  just  opposite  the  Bailey  Hotel  on  the  corner.  We 
were  all  dressed  in  patriotic  collars  and  aprons. 

"I  will  always  remember  the  Seventh  Ohio  boys.  The 
Sunday  morning  they  came  into  Weston  we  gave  seven  of 
them  a  good  warm  breakfast.  Mother  could  have  fed  more 
if  they  had  come.  It  seemed  as  though  they  had  breakfast 
all  over  the  town  that  morning. 

"Respectfully, 

"MRS.  J.  S.  WILKINSON, 

"Formerly  Sallie  McBride,  of  Weston.  Lewis  County, 
West  Va." 


ARMY   CORRESPONDENCE  45 

"WESTON,  VA.,  July  n,  1861. 

"Friend  Merrill:  The  4th  was  a  joyful  day  at  Camp 
Tyler.  I  told  you  the  ladies  of  Weston  were  going  to  give 
the  Seventh  Ohio  boys  a  dinner,  and  they  did.  Chick 
ens, — weren't  they  good? — pies,  cakes,  biscuit,  bread,  but 
ter,  and  everything  else  that  was  eatable,  almost.  In  the 
afternoon  the  regiment  paraded  through  the  streets,  and 
assisted  in  raising  a  large  and  beautiful  flag,  made  by  the 
good  folks  here.  On  the  morning  of  the  Fourth,  Colonel 
Tyler  received  a  dispatch  from  a  small  village  18  miles 
from  here,  to  the  effect  that  small  parties  of  secessionists 
were  committing  outrages  and  depredations  on  the  Union 
ists  in  that  section.  Immediately  he  sent  six  men  from 
each  company,  under  the  command  of  Captain  Dyer,  to  the 
assistance  of  the  Union  men.  On  arriving  at  Bennett's 
Mills,  however,  he  found  the  parties  scattered  to  the  moun 
tains. 

"The  evening  of  the  5th,  at  about  8  o'clock,  the  Colonel 
came  to  our  tents,  and  asked  the  lieutenants  if  their  com 
pany  was  ready  to  march.  'Certainly,  Colonel,  always 
ready,'  was  the  prompt  reply.  'Well,'  said  he,  'get  ready  to 
go  and  join  your  captain.'  At  10  o'clock  p.  M.  we  left 
Weston  for  an  1 8-mile  march  through  a  mountainous  coun 
try.  I  was  sent  ahead  with  an  advance  guard,  and  from 
some  information  given  us  by  a  man  at  whose  house  we 
halted  to  get  a  drink,  we  were  not  to  be  surprised  if  we 
should  be  fired  into  from  the  hillsides  before  we  got 
through.  Carefully,  silently,  and  with  measured  tread  we 
wound  our  way  over  the  hills,  down  into  deep,  dark  ra 
vines,  and  gullies  so  dark — (Lieutenant  Williams  said  it 
was- as  dark  as  a  black  nigger  hunting  for  a  black  cat  in  a 
dark  cellar)  that  we  could  not  see  one  yard  in  advance  of 
us.  Scarcely  a  word  was  spoken  the  entire  night,  and 
then  only  in  suppressed  whispers.  Forward  we  went ;  bay 
onets  fixed,  and  at  a  charge;  fingers  on  the  triggers,  ready 
to  fire;  but  not  a  soul  appeared  nor  a  sound  heard.  I  tell 
you,  friend  Merrill,  it  was  rather  ticklish  marching,  and  we 
were  not  very  sorry  when  daylight  appeared. 


46       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"At  6  A.  M.  of  the  6th  inst.  we  reached  Camp  Dyer  (so 
called  in  honor  of  our  captain),  and  soon  after  the  Captain 
came  in  with  some  prisoners,  having  been  out  scouting  the 
night  previous.  Several  secessionists  were  taken,  who,  on 
taking  the  oath  of  allegiance,  were  allowed  to  go.  Scout 
ing  parties  went  out  by  day  and  night;  and  usually  brought 
in  one  or  more  prisoners.  Lieutenant  Weed,  with  a  party, 
brought  in  eight  at  one  time.  Last  Sunday  night  I  went 
out  with  a  party  and  brought  in  five,  and  two  awful  long 
rifles. 

"Monday  morning  a  dispatch  was  sent  to  Captain  Dyer 
to  return  immediately  to  Weston.  In  just  one  hour  from 
the  time  the  dispatch  came,  everything  was  packed  up,  and 
we  were  on  the  road.  Part  of  the  time  the  heat  was  in 
tense,  and  several  of  our  boys  fell  from  the  ranks,  unable  to 
stand  the  march  and  heat.  A  heavy  thunder  storm  provi 
dentially  arose,  and  the  rain  came  down  in  torrents,  wetting 
us,  almost  instantly,  to  the  skin — but  so  cooling  and  refresh 
ing  that  the  rest  of  the  march  was  made  with  considerable 
ease. 

"At  7  o'clock  in  the  evening  we  again  entered  Weston, 
and  found  that  the  regiment  had  gone  to  Glenville,  expect 
ing  to  have  a  fight  there. 

"I  forgot  to  mention  that  a  scouting  party  from  the 
Seventh  went  out  the  other  night  and  seized  fifteen  men 
and  eight  horses. 

"In  my  last  I  wrote  that  the  amount  of  money  taken  pos 
session  of  at  the  bank  here  was  about  $75,000.  Colonel 
Tyler  sent  away  of  the  amount  taken  $27,000  in  specie,  the 
principal  part  of  the  balance  being  in  paper  and  not  worth 
anything. 

"From  actual  observation  I  am  convinced  that  a  great 
majority  of  the  secessionists  in  this  section  are  so  from 
policy  more  than  principle.  For  instance,  Bennett,  the 
auditor  of  this  State,  is  a  strong  secessionist.  He  owns  a 
large  tract  of  land  around  here,  and  numbers  of  people  are 
living  on  his  land — have  lived  there  for  years — it  is  their 
home;  the  alternative  is  to  leave  their  homes  or  be  seces- 


ARMY  CORRESPONDENCE  47 

sionists;     policy    says,    stay, — therefore,    they    are    seces 
sionists. 

"Our  prospects  for  a  fight  are  good,  and  we  hope  soon  to 
have  one.  Direct  to  us  now  at  Clarksburg,  Virginia. 
Excuse  haste — all  well. 

"W.  D.  SHEPHERD." 

WHY    THE    SEVENTH    WAS   SENT   TO    WESTON. 

In  June,  1861,  there  was  deposited  in  the  bank  at  Wes 
ton,  Virginia,  State  funds  to  the  credit  of  the  insane  asy 
lum,  the  sum  of  $30,000  in  gold,  and  during  the  excitement 
of  the  days  of  secession  and  beginning  of  hostilities  this 
money  seemed  to  have  been  overlooked  by  the  authorities 
at  Richmond.  While  the  secessionists  at  Weston  were 
hoping  that  this  gold  would  be  saved  to  the  Confederacy, 
the  loyal  men  there  took  steps  to  prevent  it. 

A  secret  meeting  was  held  and  one  of  their  sturdiest 
members,  Joshua  C.  Wilkinson,  was  selected  to  start  that 
night  on  foot  for  Wheeling,  to  lay  the  matter  before  the 
Governor.  Wilkinson  stepped  off  25  miles  to  Clarksburg, 
caught  an  early  train  to  Wheeling,  and  at  an  early  hour  the 
next  day  had  an  audience  with  the  Governor,  who  was 
equal  to  the  emergency.  Getting  in  touch  with  the  au 
thorities  at  Washington,  he  urged  that  at  least  a  regiment 
of  infantry  be  at  once  sent  to  Weston,  with  the  result  that 
the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry  was  at  once  ordered  from  Camp 
Dennison  and  reached  the  town  in  time  to  get  the  gold,. 

NOTE. — This  information  was  furnished  by  Comrade 
Daniel  Ford  of  the  Thirteenth  West  Virginia  Infantry, 
then  a  boy  living  near  Weston. 

"THE  OHIO  SEVENTH." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  lieutenants  of  the  Seventh  Ohio 
Regiment  the  following  officers  were  chosen  to  publish  a 
Union  paper  at  Weston: 

Proprietor,  Lieutenant  A.  C.  Burgess,  Co.  A. 

Leading  Editor,  Lieutenant  J.  N.  Cross,  Co.  C. 

Assistant  Editor,  Lieutenant  A.  J.  Williams,  Co.  D. 


48         S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Publishers,  J.  F.  Harmon  and  E.  F.  Grabill,  Co.  C. 

The  office  of  the  Weston  Herald  was  taken  possession  of 
and  the  first  copy  of  the  Ohio  Seventh  was  issued  on  July 
4,  1 86 1,  from  a  defunct  secession  newspaper  office  with 
material  left  in  great  confusion. 

It  was  announced  that  the  Ohio  Seventh  would  be  issued 
as  long  as  the  regiment  remained  at  Camp  Tyler,  and  that 
it  was  hoped  copies  would  be  issued  in  Richmond,  Charles 
ton,  and  New  Orleans,  and  always  from  defunct  secession 
newspaper  offices.  This  little  sheet  was  cordially  greeted 
by  soldiers  and  citizens  and  greatly  enjoyed  by  all  who 
saw  it. 

The  following  marriage  notices  were  announced : 

"In  Cleveland,  May  2,  1861,  Lieut-Col.  W.  R.  Creigh- 
ton  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry  and  Miss  Elenor  N. 
Quirk,  both  of  Cleveland.  The  Colonel's  wife  spent  sev 
eral  days  at  Camp  Dennison  before  the  regiment  left.  It 
was  hard  to  tell  who  had  the  most  friends,  the  Colonel  or 
his  bride.  Long  live  the  Colonel  with  his  bride — the  bride- 
in-chief  of  the  Seventh. 

"In  Lyme,  Huron  County,  Ohio,  June  12,  1861,  Lieut. 
A.  T.  Wilcox  of  Company  E  to  Julia  L.  Morehouse.  God 
bless  you,  Wilcox. 

"In  Streetsboro,  Ohio,  June  12,  1861,  Lieut.  A.  H.  Day 
of  Company  F  to  Miss  Tillie  E.  Shurtleff.  We  will  take 
the  cake  after  the  war. 

"In  Mentor,  Ohio,  June  9,  1861,  E.  S.  Sackett  of  Com 
pany  C  to  Miss  Nellie  L.  Webster.  Sackett  invites  the 
Seventh  to  the  infair,  after  the  war.* 

"In  Oberlin,  Ohio,  April  22,  1861,  E.  B.  Hayes  of  Com 
pany  C  to  Miss  Julina  Barter.  Success,  Hayes,  with  war 
and  wife." 

TH£  FIRST   MILITARY   FUNERAL. 

While  at  Weston  there  was  an  epidemic  of  measles  and 
a  member  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  died.  The  troops  fell 

*Sackett  died  March  29,  1862,  from  wounds  received  in  battle  at  Win 
chester,  Va.,  March  23,  1862,  and  never  saw  wife  or  home  again. 


ARMY  CORRESPONDENCE  49 

in  under  arms,  and  led  by  our  instrumental  band  marched 
to  the  hospital.  An  ambulance  served  as  a  hearse.  When 
all  was  ready  the  band  led  off,  playing  the  saddest  of  all 
tunes,  "The  Dead  March."  With  arms  reversed  and  at 
slow  time  the  solemn  cortege  moved  to  the  cemetery,  where 
the  body  was  placed  in  the  open  grave.  The  chaplain's  ad 
dress,  tender  and  sympathetic,  drew  tears  from  many  eyes ; 
then  with  an  earnest  prayer,  not  forgetting  the  dead  sol 
dier's  loved  ones  far  away  in  the  Northern  home  who 
should  never  look  upon  his  face  again,  the  firing  squad  took 
position — three  sharp  volleys,  and  all  was  over. 

The  command  "Attention!"  was  given;  the  band  struck 
up  "The  Girl  I  Left  Behind  Me,"  and  the  command  re 
turned  to  camp  to  awake  to  the  realization  of  the  fact,  not 
before  considered,  that  although  enlisting  to  do  battle  for 
their  country,  they  might  die  of  a  simple  distemper  like 
measles,  and  never,  as  in  this  case,  see  an  enemy. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

GOING   TO   GIvENVIUvE,    BULLTOWN,    SUTTON,    AND   SUMMKR- 


On  July  7,  1  86  1,  Companies  B  and  H  were  ordered  to 
march  to  Glenville,,  28  miles  distant,  to  the  relief  of  Union 
troops  stationed  there,  and  Comrade  M.  M.  Andrews 
states  : 

"The  next  morning  the  regiment  broke  camp  at  Wes- 
ton  and  marched  18  miles  toward  Glenville  and  went  into 
bivouac,  but  hearing  that  the  companies  which  had  pre 
ceded  us  the  day  before  needed  help,  Colonel  Tyler  directed 
Company  C  to  push  on  that  night.  We  marched  most  of 
the  night  through  darkness  and  mud,  reaching  Glenville  in 
the  early  morning,  and  occupied  a  large  residence  from 
which  the  rebel  owners  had  departed.  In  the  afternoon 
the  regiment  came  up  and  we  all  camped  in  a  vacant  lot 
near  the  village,  where  we  stayed  fifteen  days.  It  was 
there  that  Corporal  Adams  of  Company  C  was  shot  by  a 
bushwhacker." 

Comrade  Adams  has  written  of  this  affair  as  follows  : 

"On  Sunday  morning  the  2ist  of  July,  1861,  I  was  sent 
out  in  command  of  a  squad  of  men  to  picket  and  guard  a 
ford  across  the  Little  Kanawha  about  two  miles  down  the 
river  from  Glenville,  W.  Va.,  with  instructions  to  relieve 
and  send  in  the  old  guard.  On  arriving  at  the  place 
described  we  found  no  picket  present.  There  was  no 
mistaking  the  place  —  so  I  left  the  men  and  went  to  a  house 
near  by  to  make  inquiry  as  to  the  reason  of  the  absence  of 
the  guard.  The  people  told  me  that  the  picket  post  was 
about  forty  rods  beyond  at  the  next  house  (which  was  not 
in  sight  because  of  a  bend  in  the  road  which  followed  the 
crooks  in  the  river). 

"When  I  got  back  to  the  men  they  had  already  taken  off 


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their  blankets  and  made  themselves  ready  to  stay,  and  as 
the  distance  was  so  short  I  went  on  alone  to  notify  the  old 
picket  of  our  presence.  Just  beyond  the  bend  in  the  road 
there  was  a  ledge  of  rocks  with  brush  and  trees  growing 
up  to  its  edge  running  along  the  road  and  three  or  four  rods 
distant  from  the  center  of  the  road.  At  the  highest  part 
of  the  ledge  was  a  large  boulder.  Suddenly,  without  the 
least  warning,  while  utterly  unconscious  of  danger,  I  re 
ceived  a  shot  from  a  rifle  which  struck  me  just  to  the  right 
of  the  spine  and  passed  through  a  space  of  about  five  inches. 
It  was  aimed  at  my  heart  and  had  missed  killing  me  be 
cause  the  rebel  had  miscalculated  my  forward  movement. 
I  suppose  a  half  an  inch  farther  ahead  and  it  would  have 
killed  me,  as  it  would  then  have  passed  through  the  spine. 
On  recovering  from  the  partial  fall  I  looked  and  saw  the 
smoke  coming  from  over  the  boulder,  and  raised  my  gun 
and  was  about  to  fire,  but  the  thought  struck  me  that  as  I 
saw  no  one,  I  should  hit  no  one,  and  it  would  leave  me  with 
an  empty  gun  at  the  mercy  of  the  rebel,  so  I  reserved  my 
fire  until  such  time  as  I  would  have  something  to  aim  at. 
In  an  interview  shortly  after  with  Colonel  Creighton,  I  told 
him  the  particulars  as  above,  and  he  commended  me  for  my 
coolness  in  reserving  my  fire.  I  have  always  been  proud 
of  getting  the  commendation  and  approval  of  such  a  man 
as  Colonel  Creighton.  And  I  have  always  been  proud  of 
being  the  first  man  wounded  by  a  rebel  in  the  glorious  old 
Seventh  Ohio,  which  afterward  suffered  so  heavily  in 
wounded  and  killed.  I  sent  one  of  the  men  to  camp  with 
the  news.  The  whole  regiment  came  out,  but  failed  to  dis 
cover  the  rebel,  after  diligent  search.  The  next  morning 
I  was  sent  by  ambulance  to  Weston.  At  the  same  time  the 
regiment  left  Glenville,  going  by  the  place  where  I  was 
wounded,  and  I  have  been  told  that  Captain  Shurtleff  had 
his  horse  killed  on  that  occasion,  while  passing  that  place. 
It  (my  wounding)  proved  a  final  parting  with  many  a 
dear  friend,  for  before  I  recovered,  "Cross  Lanes"  battle 
had  taken  place,  where  Company  C  lost  35  men  killed, 
wounded,  and  prisoners." 


52       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Corporal  T.  E.  W.  Adams  of  Company  C  therefore  bears 
the  honorable  distinction  of  having  been  the  first  man  in  the 
regiment  to  shed  his  blood  in  defense  of  his  country. 

Captain  Dyer  with  his  scouting  party  to  Walkersville, 
reached  Weston  the  afternoon  of  July  8,  when  all  the  rest 
of  the  regiment,  excepting  Company  A,  had  gone  to  rein 
force  the  troops  at  Glenville. 

While  at  Glenville,  Colonel  Tyler,  wishing  to  open  com 
munication  with  Gen.  J.  D.  Cox,  supposed  to  be  operating 
in  the  Big  Kanawha  Valley  below  Charleston,  requested 
Chaplain  Brown  of  the  Seventh  to  attempt  this  most 
hazardous  journey. 

After  brief  preparation  this  courageous  and  well-beloved 
little  man,  about  noon  on  Thursday,  July  18,  1861,  bade 
his  comrades  good-by  and  departed.  The  following  is  his 
own  account  of  the  affair : 

From  Cleveland  Herald,  July  27th,  1861. 

"From  the  Chaplain  of  the  Seventh, 
"Mouth  of  Pocotalico  (Poco), 

"17  Miles  below  Charleston. 

"Monday,  July  22,  1861. 

"You  see  I  am  still  here,  though  in  the  note  I  sent  you 
yesterday  I  told  you  I  should  leave  in  the  afternoon.  I  am 
here  by  advice  of  General  Cox,  who  thinks  I  will  reach  the 
Seventh  about  as  soon  by  remaining  with  him  as  by  return 
ing  the  way  I  came,  and  by  a  much  shorter  route.  I  was 
reluctant  to  see  it  in  this  light.  But  as  the  object  which 
brought  me  here  has  been  secured,  and  my  only  reason  for 
returning  was  to  relieve  the  anxiety  of  Colonel  Tyler  and 
others  for  my  safety,  I  thought  it  best  to  take  the  advice 
and  remain,  and  especially  as  from  dispatches  received  by 
General  Cox  from  General  McClellan  a  few  hours  before  by 
way  of  Point  Pleasant,  to  which  place  they  had  been  tele 
graphed,  I  learned  that  Colonel  Tyler  was,  or  very  soon 
would  be,  on  the  move  south  to  join  us  here,  by  way  of 
Sutton  and  Summerville.  Take  your  map  of  Virginia  and 
you  will  see  that  with  the  Seventh  on  the  move  south-east, 


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to  join  it  by  the  way  I  came  would  make  me  travel  nearly 
one  hundred  and  fifty  miles,  and  that  by  waiting  and  going 
across,  I  can  join  it  in  forty  or  fifty  miles,  reaching  it  per 
haps  as  soon  as  by  starting  north  at  once.  For  this  reason, 
and  because  of  the  dangers  to  which  I  would  needlessly  ex 
pose  myself  by  returning,  I  have  remained. 

"Of  course  the  trip  I  took  did  not  lie  immediately  in  the 
line  of  my  prescribed  duties.  But  in  this  world  a  man  must 
do  many  things,  if  he  will  live  well,  not  immediately  pre 
scribed  to  him  in  his  profession.  Colonel  Tyler  was  very 
anxious  to  get  into  communication  with  General  Cox,  from 
whom  none  of  us  in  the  North  had  heard  anything  for 
weeks,  because  of  the  secession  belt  between  us,  and  our 
movements  depended  much  on  his.  I  was  present  in  the 
council  when  it  was  determined  to  send  some  one  to  try  to 
open  communication.  I  did  not  offer  my  services,  nor  say 
a  word.  I  heard  the  officers  talking  among  themselves 
that  it  would  be  difficult  and  dangerous,  that  whoever  went 
must  disguise  his  connection  with  the  army,  and  that  he 
must  seem  to  have  business  elsewhere  in  the  neighborhood 
of  Charleston,  etc.,  etc.  All  of  them  wished  to  go.  But  the 
Colonel  told  them  he  could  not  well  spare  any  of  them.  He 
then  turned  to  me  and  asked  if  I  would  and  could  go.  I 
told  him  I  could  and  would,  provided  nothing  was  de 
manded  of  me  inconsistent  with  my  character  as  a  Chris 
tian — that  I  could  not  say  that  I  had  business  at  Gauley 
Bridge  nor  elsewhere,  etc.,  but  that  if  the  manner  of  it  were 
left  to  me,  I  thought  I  could  go  safely  through.  I  saw  that 
he  wished  me  to  go,  and  that  he  was  willing  to  trust  to  my 
own  skill.  So  it  was  settled.  As  soon  as  possible — in  two 
hours — I  had  all  my  things  packed  ready  to  be  carried 
along  with  the  regiment  in  case  it  moved  during  my  ab 
sence,  was  metamorphosed  into  a  quiet-looking  citizen,  and 
was  on  horseback  ready  to  start.  The  officers  and  Dr. 
Gushing  were  all  very  kind,  and  were  around  me  in  a  crowd 
when  I  started,  Dr.  Gushing  going  with  me  a  mile  or  two. 
A  Union  man  of  the  neighborhood  went  with  me  some  dis 
tance  to  see  me  well  off.  My  course  lay  for  forty  miles 


54       SEVENTH  RSGIMSNT  OHIO  VOUJNT33R  INFANTRY 

almost  due  west,  tending  a  little  to  the  south,  through  the 
counties  of  Gilmer,  Calhoun,  and  Roane  to  California,  the 
county-seat  of  Roane  County.  I  started  at  n  and  reached 
California  at  9  that  night.  The  road  was  comparatively 
safe  but  very  lonely.  At  Arnoldsburg,  the  county-seat  of 
Calhoun  County,  there  had  been  a  rebel  force  of  100  the 
day  before,  who  had  blocked  the  road  with  trees  cut  down 
across,  but  becoming  frightened,  they  had  fled,  leaving  the 
way  clear.  At  California  I  found  parts  of  two  regiments, 
Ohio  and  Indiana  troops,  the  Indiana  troops  just  leaving 
for  Parkersburg.  The  Ohio  troops  were  under  the  com 
mand  of  Colonel  Gilmer  of  Chillicothe,  who  received  me 
and  treated  me  very  courteously. 

"There  I  stumbled  upon  Dr.  Schenck,  from  Cleveland, 
whom  I  did  not  know,  but  who  knew  me,  and  was  very 
kind  in  his  attentions.  To  my  inquiries  of  Colonel  Gil 
mer  concerning  General  Cox,  he  could  only  say,  'I  know 
nothing,  and  can  learn  nothing;  Charleston  may  be  taken, 
or  General  Cox  may  be  routed  for  all  I  know.'  'What 
about  getting  to  him?'  'I  do  not  think  you  can  do  it.' 
'But  I  must  try  to  get  to  him.'  'Well,' — with  a  shrug — 
'if  you  must  I  must  help  you  all  I  can.'  I  told  him  all  the 
help  I  wished  was  to  get  me  a  trusty  man  if  he  could 
to  take  me  south  fifteen  miles  and  put  me  in  communication 
with  some  Union  man  on  the  headwaters  of  the  Pocotalico. 
After  some  search  such  a  man  was  found,  and  we  started. 
There  were  no  incidents  along  the  road,  and  the  road  itself 
was  simply  wild,  mountainous,  and  rough.  Before  twelve, 
we  were  at  Walton,  a  place  of  half  a  dozen  houses,  where  I 
was  going.  There  I  found  a  motley,  excited  crowd  of  Union 
men,  some  with  guns,  some  without,  dirty,  ragged  and  un 
shaven,  under  the  command  of  a  Captain  Paxton.  In  an 
instant  the  whole  crowd  was  around  me,  agape  for  news. 
Going  inside  with  the  Captain,  I  told  him  what  I  wished. 
He  knew  nothing  of  General  Cox,  didn't  know  where  he 
was,  didn't  know  even  if  he  were  anywhere  on  the  Kanawha. 
I  told  him  I  thought  he  was  at  the  mouth  of  Coal  River, 
12  miles  lower  down  at  the  mouth  of  the  Toco' — and  that 


GOING  TO  GIv£NVIUv3  AND  SUMMER VI U,£  55 

I  wished  to  get  there.  It  was  impossible,  he  said.  Wise's 
light  horse  was  scouring  the  country  within  a  radius  of 
thirty  miles;  held  Sissonville,  near  or  through  which  I 
must  pass;  and  were  guarding  the  pike  leading  from 
Charleston  to  Ripley  with  regular  patrols,  which  I  must 
cross.  The  case  did  seem  pretty  nearly  desperate,  but  I 
told  him  I  must  try  to  find  me  a  safe  scout  with  whom  I 
could  go  in  any  disguise  that  was  necessary,  on  foot  and 
by  night.  In  a  little  while  he  brought  me  the  scout,  whose 
overdress  was  a  ragged,  dirty  shirt,  looking  as  if  it  had 
never  been  washed,  a  pair  of  trousers  in  still  worse  condi 
tion,  especially  behind,  and  a  pair  of  moccasins.  This  man, 
I  afterward  learned,  lived  on  his  own  farm  of  over  two 
hundred  acres,  which  was  well  stocked  and  well  cultivated. 
The  scout  told  me  for  the  present  to  go  as  I  was.  If  it 
became  necessary  for  me  to  change  my  clothes  or  to  walk, 
I  could  do  so  when  we  got  farther  on. 

"We  had  gone  several  miles  along  a  horse  path  through 
the  woods  when  we  met  a  number  of  men  fleeing  for  dear 
life  from  Wise's  light  horse,  who  had  driven  in  their  guards 
and  were  ravaging  the  country.  While  we  were  talking 
with  them,  a  messenger  came  up  in  hot  haste  from  behind 
the  way  we  came.  He,  I  afterward  learned,  was  the 
wealthiest  man  in  the  country,  the  owner  of  a  thousand 
acres  of  land,  much  of  it  in  good  cultivation  and  well 
stocked,  though  he  was  dressed  on  this  occasion  only  in  a 
coarse  linen  shirt  and  linsey  woolsey  trousers.  He  had  a 
message  from  Captain  Paxton  to  the  effect  that  for  my  own 
sake,  I  must  return.  Back,  then,  but  reluctantly  enough, 
I  rode.  Captain  Paxton  met  me  on  the  road  and  told  me 
that  it  was  absolutely  too  dangerous  for  me  to  proceed; 
that  since  I  left  he  had  received  such  intelligence  that  made 
it  nearly  certain  that  if  I  went  on  I  would  be  captured  or 
killed.  Of  course  there  was  nothing  to  do  but  to  remain. 
I  told  him  I  would  remain  there  until  the  next  morning — 
it  was  then  3 — and  if  no  way  opened  by  that  time,  I  would 
return.  Half  an  hour  later  a  man  came  riding  in  with  the 
news  that  500  of  Federal  forces  had  marched  down  from 


56       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Ripley  the  day  before,  and  had  taken  Sissonville,  now 
held  it,  and  that  the  road  was  clear.  The  rejoicing  was 
immense.  Men  who  had  been  driven  away  from  their 
homes  in  that  direction  seemed  to  rise  out  of  the  ground 
until  there  were  about  a  hundred  of  them,  most  of  them 
armed  with  rifles,  and  eager  to  be  off  toward  home.  As 
soon  as  I  could  saddle  my  horse,  we  started,  three  other 
horsemen  and  myself  heading  the  procession,  and  such  a 
procession  of  seemingly  half-drunk  ragamuffins  you  never 
saw.  The  distance  was  23  miles  across  the  mountains,  by 
the  blindest,  roughest,  rockiest,  darkest,  deepest  and  highest 
of  horse  paths  I  ever  traveled  or  saw,  I  think.  I  cannot 
recall  anything  amongst  the  Alps  or  White  Mountains  ex 
celling  them.  Now  we  were  in  the  heights,  and  now  in  the 
depths,  winding  along  the  sides  and  over  the  tops  of  the 
mountains,  and  from  one  mountain  to  another. 

"Just  at  dark,  when  we  had  traveled  thus,  dropping  one 
and  another  along  the  way  until  we  numbered  only  about 
thirty — 15  miles,  a  scout  called  to  us  suddenly  from  out  of 
the  woods  to  halt;  and  gave  us  the  astounding  news — the 
men  themselves,  with  profane  expletives  which  I  will  not 
give,  called  it  'bad  egg'  news — that  over  500  men  had  been 
driven  out  of  Sissonville  by  1,000  of  Wise's  men  and  had 
retreated  toward  Ripley,  leaving  the  whole  country  at  the 
mercy  of  the  rebels.  This  was  a  'bad  egg,'  and  we  were 
in  a  fair  way  to  have  it  served  up  to  us.  We  called  a  halt, 
and  concluded  to  stop  for  the  night  at  a  good  Union  house 
near  by.  And  stop  we  did,  the  whole  of  us.  Such  eating ! 
Such  sleeping!  These  western  Virginians  eat  and  sleep 
like  pigs.  In  the  room  in  which  I  was  were  three  beds, 
besides  all  the  loose  household  furniture  of  the  family. 
The  room  was  about  8  feet  by  12  in  size,  one  bed  across 
each  end  and  one  between  them  against  the  wall.  In  one 
bed  one  of  the  men  and  I  were  put.  In  that  at  the  other 
end,  the  old  man  and  his  wife  slept,  and  in  the  bed  between 
the  two  grown  daughters  and  a  little  girl  slept  so  near  that 
I  could  have  laid  my  hands  on  them.  Shortly  after  I  laid 
down,  the  fleas  and  bed  bugs  made  such  a  ferocious  attack 


GOING  TO  GLKNVIUvS  AND  SUMM£RVIIJ,3  57 

upon  me  that  I  turned  crow  and  surrendered;  lying  down 
on  the  floor  of  the  next  room,  with  many  others,  and  where 
I  slept  at  least  in  peace.  The  next  day  such  was  the  alarm 
and  excitement  that  I  could  not  get  off  before  n  o'clock, 
when  two  mounted  scouts  took  me  in  charge,  and  by  fol 
lowing  a  blind  path  almost  north  for  15  miles  until  we 
were  only  n  miles  south  of  Ripley,  brought  me  into  the 
pike,  clear  of  Wise's  horsemen.  There,  by  some  finesse,  I 
got  a  fresh  scout,  who  started  with  me  after  supper  for  a 
night  ride  of  30  miles  through  the  woods  to  this  place. 
We  came  through  safely,  losing  our  way  only  two  or  three 
times,  lying  down  in  the  woods  once  for  a  three-hour  sleep, 
and  reaching  here  just  at  sunup. 

"So  my  ride  ended,  leaving  me  neither  sore  nor  fatigued. 
I  think  I  can  safely  say  that  I  have  forded  a  hundred 
streams  and  crossed  or  ridden  around  two  hundred  fallen 
trees,  and  all  without  injury,  scarce  a  small  scratch  on  the 
face.  The  horse  I  rode  was  taken  from  a  secessionist  at 
Weston  and  rather  easy  to  ride.  I  brought  him  in  as  fresh 
as  when  I  started  and  without  a  scratch.  The  whole  dis 
tance  was  1 20  miles,  from  noon  Thursday  till  Sunday  morn 
ing.  I  think  there  are  preparations  going  on  here  for  a 
fight  of  some  sort  to-day  or  to-morrow.  I  am  writing  this 
at  the  table  of  Colonel  Whittlesey,  of  Cleveland,  who  is  en 
gineering  for  General  Cox. 

"General  Cox's  headquarters  are  on  a  steamboat  at  the 
landing — a  stern  wheeler  and  very  dirty.  My  old  friends, 
the  mosquitoes,  are  annoying  me  to-night. 

"F.  T.  B." 

While  at  Glenville  some  difficulty  was  experienced  in 
provisioning  the  forces  there,  when  fresh  beef  and  the  prod 
uct  of  a  flouring  mill  were  resorted  to  until  they  were  bet 
ter  supplied. 

On  July  23,  1861,  Companies  A  and  D  at  Weston,  and 
the  rest  of  the  regiment  at  Glenville,  marched  away,  reach 
ing  Bulltown  the  next  evening,  when  all  were  again  re 
united.  At  this  point  other  troops  had  concentrated,  the 


58       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

entire  force  numbering  some   1,500  men,   commanded  by 
Colonel  Tyler. 

On  the  25th  the  command  moved  to  Salt  Lick  Bridge, 
where  "Camp  Casement"  was  established  in  honor  of  our 
worthy  major,  John  S.  Casement. 

The  next  clay  a  citizen,  who  was  reported  to  have  threat 
ened  the  life  of  Colonel  Tyler,  was  halted  near  an  outpost, 
and  attempting  to  escape,  was  shot.  This  alarmed  the 
camp,  the  long  roll  was  beaten,  and  the  entire  force  fell  in 
under  some  excitement,  anticipating  an  attack,  until  the 
facts  became  known,  when  all  returned  to  camp.  Here  also 
occurred  the  only  serious  accident  of  the  war  in  Company 
D,  when  Charles  H.  Johnson  was  shot  by  the  accidental 
discharge  of  a  revolver,  in  the  hands  of  a  comrade,  and  died 
at  Sutton  on  August  20,  1861. 

On  July  27  the  command  moved  to  Flatwood,  where  a 
small  force  of  the  enemy  had  been  encamped,  and  the  next 
day  reached  Sutton,  the  county-seat  of  Braxton  County. 

The  weather  was  very  warm,  many  of  the  men  suffering 
greatly  from  overheat,  and  while  the  Seventh  was  getting 
into  position  on  Sutton  Heights,  Sergeant  Theodore  Le- 
Comte,  of  Company  A,  suddenly  expired.  His  death  was 
deeply  deplored.  Here  at  Sutton  the  Seventh  took  its  first 
lessons  in  building  earthworks  and  for  the  first  time  saw  a 
battery  at  target  practice. 

However,  our  stop  at  Sutton  was  brief,  as  we  left  there 
on  August  22,  on  a  very  hot  day,  and  only  marched  6  miles 
to  Little  Birch  River. 

The  next  day  we  crossed  Little  Birch  Mountain  to  Big 
Birch  River,  where  Chaplain  Brown  rejoined  the  regiment 
via  Gauley  Bridge,  where  Gen.  J.  D.  Cox  was  in  command. 
On  August  5  a  part  of  the  23d  Ohio  Infantry  came  up. 
The  next  day  we  crossed  Powell  Mountain  and  on  the  7th 
reached  Summerville.  Because  of  the  excellent  water  privi 
leges  there,  West  Virginia  was  an  ideal  country  to  cam 
paign  in,  while  the  scenery  from  lofty  elevations  was  en 
chanting.  On  August  10  our  supply  train  went  to  Gauley 
Bridge,  our  new  base  of  supplies. 


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While  at  Summerville,  Capt.  John  W.  Sprague,  of  Com 
pany  E,  started  home  on  leave  via  Button,  but  on  August  1 1 
was  captured  at  Big  Birch  River  (two  of  the  party  of  five 
having  been  killed  by  cavalry  under  Lieut. -Col.  St.  George 
Croghan  of  the  Second  Georgia  Cavalry,  scouting  in  our 
rear).  By  reason  of  his  promotion  to  the  colonelcy  of  the 
Sixty-third  Regiment  of  Ohio  Infantry,  when  exchanged, 
Captain  Sprague  was  not  again  on  duty  with  the  Seventh. 
He  was,  however,  promoted  to  brigadier-general  on  July 
30,  1864. 

Colonel  Tyler  learned  of  the  capture  of  Captain  Sprague 
and  others  on  the  i2th,  and  at  once  sent  Company  E  under 
command  of  Captain  Dyer,  and  Captain  Baggs  with  his 
famous  scouts,  "The  Snake  Hunters,"  in  pursuit,  but  with 
out  success.  On  August  15,  1861,  General  Wise  of  the  C. 
S.  A.  said,  "Colonel  Croghan  of  my  cavalry  penetrated  to 
Birch  Mountain  and  captured  this  mail ;  killed  two  and  cap 
tured  three — a  captain,  a  corporal  and  a  private,"  which  un 
doubtedly  referred  to  Captain  Sprague,  the  mail  carrier  and 
their  escort. 

In  a  letter  to  General  Rosecrans,  from  Colonel  Tyler  at 
Summerville,  the  latter  signed  himself  "E.  B.  Tyler,  Sev 
enth  Ohio  Vols.,  U.  S.  Army,  Commanding  Column." 

This  "column"  was  operating  upon  the  enemy's  flank 
with  a  view  to  forcing  him  from  the  Big  Kanawha  Valley. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

CROSS   RANI'S. 

On  August  15,  1 86 1,  the  forces  operating  under  Colonel 
Tyler  marched  to  Cross  Lanes,  where  the  Summerville  and 
Gauley  Bridge  road  intersected  with  one  from  Carnifax 
Ferry  on  Gauley  River,  two  and  a  half  miles  away.  Col 
onel  Tyler  was  instructed  to  picket  and  guard  the  crossings 
of  Gauley  River  in  that  section;  keep  informed  as  to  the 
force  and  position  of  the  enemy,  and  if  driven  away  was  to 
fall  back  to  Twenty  Mile  Creek  and  then  to  Hughes  Creek, 
while  at  the  same  time  General  Cox  was  given  discretionary 
authority  to  order  Colonel  Tyler  to  his  support  should  he 
deem  it  necessary. 

The  next  day  Capt.  John  F.  Schutte,  of  Company  K, 
with  his  company,  was  placed  on  duty  at  Carnifax  Ferry, 
and  on  the  ijth  the  troops  under  Colonel  Tyler,  at  Cross 
Lanes,  excepting  his  own  regiment,  were  ordered  awray  by 
General  Rosecrans,  then  commanding  that  military  district, 
with  his  headquarters  at  Clarksburg,  many  miles  to  the 
rear. 

The  Seventh  was  thus  left  as  the  extreme  advance  of  the 
army  in  that  section.  However,  all  went  well  until  August 
20,  when  Captain  Schutte,  with  a  sergeant,  two  corporals, 
and  sixteen  men  crossed  Gauley  River  in  search  of  the 
enemy  and  found  him. 

The  following  interesting  account  of  this  affair  is  from 
the  pen  of  Capt.  Edward  H.  Bohm,  now  deceased,  then  the 
sergeant  with  the  scouting  party  : 

"MY    CAPTURE   AND    THE    NEXT    FEW    DAYS. 

"Company  K  of  the  Seventh  had  been  sent  to  guard 
Carnifax  Ferry  on  the  upper  Gauley  River,  W.  Va.,  not  far 
from  Cross  Lanes  on  the  i6th,  and  on  the  forenoon  of  the 
2Oth  an  order  came  from  regimental  headquarters  to  have 


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Capt.  John  F.  Schutte  send  out  a  reconnaissance  to  locate 
the  enemy  if  possible.  The  Captain  selected  me  to  com 
mand  that  little  force,  numbering,  myself  included,  19  men. 
We  crossed  the  river  on  an  old  ferry-boat  found  at  the 
ferry,  meandered  slowly  up  the  opposite  hill,  past  a  little, 
old-fashioned  country  flour-mill,  and  proceeded  along  a 
country  road  some  distance  until  we  reached  the  so-called 
'Sunday'  road,  following  that  until  its  intersection  with  the 
so-called  'Saturday'  road,  along  which  Corporal  Schinkel 
with  five  men  was  ordered  to  proceed. 

"Captain  Schutte  had  accompanied  the  expedition,  —  sup 
posedly  out  of  curiosity  or  impelled  with  the  desire  to  'get 
next'  the  enemy  as  soon  as  possible,  in  an  unofficial  capac 
ity,  —  dressed  in  citizen's  garb;  viz.,  a  black  sack  coat,  black 
and  white  checked  trousers  tucked  in  his  boots,  and  a  black 
hat. 

"Not  very  long  after  crossing  the  Saturday  road  we  dis 
covered  some  'secesh'  cavalry  who  on  seeing  us  scampered 
off  at  a  gallop,  and  we  thirteen  geese  or  goslings,  with  our 
captain,  galloped  after  them.  Coming  out  of  the  woods 
we  struck  a  well-cultivated  little  valley  ;  on  the  right  of  the 
road  a  house  built  of  hewn  logs,  the  inhabitants  of  which 
we  advised  to  seek  shelter  in  a  culvert  under  the  road  right 
in  front  of  their  home,  'as  we  anticipated  some  shooting.' 
Proceeding  a  short  distance  up  the  hill,  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  valley,  we  were  at  once  surprised,  shocked  and  scared 
(no  use  denying  that  fact)  by  a  shot  out  of  a  mass  of 
bushes  and  foliage  fringing  a  fence  on  top  of  the  hill  ahead 
of  us. 

"A  moment  later  a  perfect  cloud  of  white  smoke  envel 
oped  that  fringe  of  bushes,  the  sound  of  more  than  one 
hundred  exploding  shooting-irons  struck  our  ears,  and  a 
million  of  bees  seemed  to  swarm  above  and  about  our  de 
voted  heads.  No  mistake  now,  we  had  found  and  heard 
from  the  enemy  in  a  number  very,  very  much  larger  than 
our  own.  Little  Corporal  'Hanky'  Straehle  and  myself 
pulled  our  muskets  to  our  faces  and  'bang'  went  both.  We 
had  at  least  not  surrendered,  nor  fled  without  firing  a  shot. 


62     SKVDNTH  RE;GIM£NT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

But  'Right  about,  double  quick !'  was  the  order  now.  More 
guns  in  our  rear  exploded,  bees  sang  and  hummed,  and  we 
could  now  distinguish  the  roar  of  the  smooth-bores,  also  the 
sharp,  cutting  sound  of  rifles.  I  was  running  alongside  of 
Captain  Schutte  in  the  middle  of  the  road,  bullets  zipping 
all  around  and  about  us.  My  canteen  fell,  its  string  cut  by 
a  bullet ;  my  cap  fell  off  my  head  a  little  ahead  of  me,  with 
a  bullet  through  it.  Poor  old  Private  Charles  Rich,  to  the 
right,  a  little  ahead  of  me,  dropped  with  a  yell  of  pain  and 
crawled  into  a  fence  corner.  All  at  once  Captain  Schutte 
groaned,  'I  am  shot/  Stopping  a  moment,  I  saw  a  bullet 
hole  back  and  front.  I  took  the  Captain's  arm  to  steady 
him,  and  yelled  to  the  boys,  'Get  into  the  house!'  meaning 
the  house  we  had  passed  a  few  minutes  before.  We  all  got 
into  it;  I  cannot  tell  how.  I  at  once  told  the  boys  to  bar 
ricade  the  doors  and  windows  with  such  furniture  and  husk- 
mattresses  we  could  find.  While  they  did  this  I  looked  for 
the  Captain's  wound,  and  found  that  a  rifle  ball  had  struck 
him  to  the  right  of  the  spine  and  came  to  the  left  a  little  be 
low  the  navel — an  absolutely  deadly  wound.  During  all 
this  time  Captain  Schutte  had  begged,  prayed,  and  com 
manded  all  of  us  to  leave  him  to  his  fate,  as  he  was  a 
doomed  man.  Most  of  them  went  through  the  back  door, 
then  throwing  themselves  on  the  ground  crawled  to  the 
nearby  corn-field  in  the  rear  and  through  that  made  off  in 
the  woods.  I  told  the  Captain  that  I  would  stay  by  and  see 
him  through  to  the  end ;  but  in  this  case  I  could  not  make  a 
defense  but  would  have  to  surrender  with  him.  I  then  be 
gan  to  remove  obstructions  from  the  door  and  windows, 
and  when  I  turned  the  Captain  was  gone.  Just  then  the 
rebel  cavalry  approached  the  house  cautiously.  I  told  them 
that  only  myself  and  a  mortally  wounded  man  were  in  the 
house,  they  might  approach  safely.  Then  they  came  with 
a  rush,  with  shotguns  ready  to  raise  and  pistols  drawn.  A 
private  shoved  his  pistol  so  hard  against  my  forehead  as  to 
leave  a  red  mark  which  stayed  several  days.  An  officer 
beat  down  the  pistol  and  inquired  of  me  where  and  who  the 
wounded  man  was.  I  told  him  he  was  my  Captain;  but 


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I  could  not  tell  him  where  he  had  gone  to  in  the  last  five 
minutes.  Traces  of  blood  pointed  the  way  to  an  attic — and 
there  Captain  Schutte  was  dying  upon  a  pile  of  corn-husks. 
After  a  long-winded  inquiry  the  commanding  officer  or 
dered  Private  Rich  brought  to  the  house  and  sent  two  men 
off  to  procure  a  buggy  from  some  farmer  three  or  four 
miles  off,  to  carry  Captain  Schutte  and  Private  Rich.  Just 
then  some  'reb'  came  in  the  rear  with  Private  Henry  Weis- 
senbach,  whom  I  had  believed  to  have  escaped  safely.  All 
that  he  could  say  in  explanation  was,  'If  you  can  stay  with 
the  Captain  I  can  stay  with  you.'  Finally  the  buggy  came, 
and  the  Captain  and  Rich  were  placed  on  the  seat  with  a  reb 
to  drive  the  horse.  Myself  and  Weissenbach  had  our  elbows 
tied  at  our  backs  with  ropes  long  enough  to  lead  up  to  the 
pommel  of  the  'cavalier'  riding  each  side  of  each  of  us. 
Then  off  we  went,  most  of  the  time  at  a  trot,  sometimes,  to 
give  us  a  breathing  spell,  at  a  walk.  Finally,  it  must  have 
been  6.30  p.  M.,  we  struck  the  Great  Virginia  pike  near  a 
tavern,  where  the  two  wounded  men  were  taken.  I  did  not 
even  have  a  chance,  for  all  I  had  risked,  to  say  good-by  to 
Schutte.  Pretty  soon  a  little  old  brigadier-general  ap 
proached  me  and  my  companion  and  tried  to  pump  us,  but 
got  so  little  satisfaction  that  after  a  somewhat  disgusted  ex 
pression  of  mine  he  threatened  to  have  me  hung  on  the 
spreading  limb  of  a  large,  fine  oak  that  stood  at  one  side  of 
the  tavern. 

"The  upshot  of  the  matter  was  an  order  from  Brig.-Gen. 
Henry  A.  Wise,  C.  S.  A.  (which  in  fact  he  was,  as  my  rebel 
escort  told  me)  to  carry  us  back  to  General  Floyd's  camp — 
wherever  that  might  be — and  the  special  injunction  to  'take 
good  care  of  the  d — d  Dutch  rascal,'  which  meant  me. 

"Well,  we  took  up  our  line  of  march,  and  it  must  have 
been  fully  9  p.  M.,  if  not  more,  when  we  reached  our  desti 
nation.  General  Floyd  not  being  in  camp  we  were  taken 
to  headquarters  and  a  staff  officer  roused.  As  he  stepped 
out  of  the  tent  in  partial  dishabille  in  the  bright  light  of  the 
moon,  I  was  pleasantly  surprised  to  see  a  tall,  handsome, 
blond-haired  and  bearded,  blue-eyed  German.  Quick  as  a 


64     SE)VE:NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

flash  it  came  to  me  that  this  must  be  the  redoubtable  Colonel 
Hennings  of  Walker-Nicaragua  fame,  of  whom  I  had 
heard  as  being  Floyd's  chief-of-staff,  and  before  any  one 
had  a  chance  to  speak  I  addressed  the  officer  in  my  choicest 
German  and  as  Colonel  Hennings.  His  blank  astonishment 
proved  that  I  had  called  the  correct  term.  He  answered  me 
in  my  own  vernacular  and  very  politely.  Result :  removal 
of  the  ropes  that  bound  us  and  a  request  to  one  of  the  ser 
geants  of  the  guard  of  his  own  command  to  provide  for 
us  as  comfortable  as  he  could.  A  deep  layer  of  weeds  in 
a  fence  corner  and  a  blanket  for  each  was  a  heaven  to  both 
of  us.  To  cite  the  old  saw,  'Sleep,  heavenly  sleep,  tired  na 
ture's  sweet  restorer,'  soon  wiped  all  recollections  of  this 
afternoon's  strenuous  experiences  from  our  minds. 

"And  we  slept!  oh,  how  sweet  and  deep!  until  the  mel 
low  sounds  of  reveille  blown  on  a  key  bugle  by  a  master 
waked  us  to  a  most  beautiful  morning,  a  bright  sun  just 
peeping  over  the  hills  where  the  road  cut  the  woods.  A 
horse-bucket  full  of  water  and  a  couple  of  rags  enabled  us 
to  wash  off  the  dust  and  grime  of  yesterday.  The  sergeant 
of  night  before  brought  us  a  platter  of  corn-dodger  and 
sow-belly,  with  some  rye  coffee.  There  were  plenty  when 
we  began,  but  we  licked  the  platter  clean.  It  was  a  very 
kindly  act  upon  the  part  of  the  sergeant  to  offer  me  his  pipe, 
and  climbing  the  top  rail  of  our  fence  corner  I  sat  there 
hunched  up  farmer-fashion,  feet  on  the  lower  rail,  and  I 
must  confess  that  I  felt  physically  as  good  and  jolly  as  a 
prisoner  of  war  possibly  could  be  expected  to  feel.  Pres 
ently  a  cloud  of  dust  appeared  upon  the  road  in  the  direction 
whence  we  had  come.  When  it  approached  us  I  made  out 
a  colonel  of  C.  S.  cavalry  and  probably  ten  or  twelve  men 
in  uniform  of  our  captors  of  the  day  before  and  a  number 
of  led-horses.  The  cavalcade  passed  by  us  and  halted  on 
the  road  opposite  headquarters.  I  saw  Colonel  Hennings 
go  out  to  the  road,  greeting  the  cavalry  colonel  very 
friendly,  and  shake  hands.  Their  conversation  lasted 
probably  ten  or  fifteen  minutes,  when  an  orderly  asked  me 
and  my  companion  to  step  out  into  the  road  and  go  up 


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toward  the  Colonel.  This  officer  was  almost  an  exact 
double  of  Colonel  Hennings,  and  just  as  pleasant  and  polite. 
A  few  questions  and  a  few  answers  caused  a  couple  of 
horses  to  be  brought  forward  out  of  the  train,  and  we 
mounted.  I,  to  show  my  horsemanship,  and  disdaining 
stirrups,  vaulted  into  the  saddle,  which  brought  the  remark 
from  the  Colonel,  'Ain't  you  really  a  cavalryman  instead  of 
an  infantry  sergeant  ?'  I  only  smiled  a  tickled  smile,  think 
ing,  'This  ice  is  broken.'  After  about  a  half  hour's  ride 
the  Colonel  waved  me  to  his  side,  which  I  approached  from 
the  left  and  remained  about  two  feet  on  his  left  rear.  This 
brought  forth  another  approving  smile  from  him.  I  was 
then  asked  my  name,  company,  regiment,  nativity,  and 
country,  and  then  the  Colonel  said,  'My  name  is  Croghan, 
of  the  First  Virginia  Cavalry.'  I  had  never  forgotten  my 
United  States  history  and  therefore  plumped  at  him  the 
question,  'Is  it  possible,  Colonel,  that  you  are  a  relative  or 
even  a  descendant  of  that  gallant  young  Kentucky  officer, 
Major  Croghan,  who  in  September,  1813,  so  valiantly  de 
fended  Fort  Croghan  on  the  Sandusky  River,  in  my  home 
State?'  I  lack  words  to  describe  the  expression  of  pleasure 
and  pride  that  flitted  over  Colonel  Croghan's  features  on  my 
establishing  so  quickly  his  glorious  descent.  I  saw  that 
henceforth  I  was  persona  grata  with  him.  While  almost 
every  word  of  the  conversation  thenceforth  is  indeli 
bly  stamped  on  my  memory,  it  is  too  long  to  reproduce  here. 

"About  9  A.  M.  we  were  the  Colonel's  guests  at  a  late 
breakfast  he  had  ordered  at  a  farmhouse.  After  that  a 
steady  tramp  till  about  i  p.  MV  when  we  reached  the  tavern 
at  Meadow  Bluffs  at  which  were  the  headquarters  of  the 
First  Virginia  Cavalry. 

"A  wash,  a  snooze,  quiet  and  undisturbed  in  the  saddle- 
room — then  a  good  old-fashioned  Virginia  dinner  and  a 
little  nigger  back  of  each  chair  to  wave  'off  the  flies  with 
asparagus  shoots.  About  7  p.  M.  we  started  under  heavy 
escort  on  the  beautiful  pike  under  a  beautiful  moon  toward 
Lewisburg,  reaching  there  about  IIP.  M.  to  find  a  room  in 


66        S£V£NTH  RSGIMSNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

the  hotel,  in  the  rear  and  under  the  stairs,  all  ready  with 
mattresses  and  blankets  to  be  our  sleeping  quarters.  I  must 
not  forget  to  state  that  during  the  afternoon  two  more  pris 
oners  of  war  from  the  Eleventh  O.  V.  I.  had  been  brought 
in,  who  with  our  guards  enjoyed  these  accommodations. 

"Breakfast  bell  sounded  sweet  and  we  would  have  been 
ready  and  willing  to  charge  either  front  or  flank  of  a  good 
breakfast;  but  Colonel  Croghan  told  us  to  wait  for  the 
second  table,  so  as  to  not  be  exposed  to  the  idle  curiosity  and 
possibly  offensive  conduct  of  a  lot  of  'stay  at  homes.'  So 
the  Colonel  and  we  four  'Yankees'  and  the  escort  waited — 
not  to  our  sorrow. 

"The  forenoon  passed  rapidly  in  our  backstairs  room, 
helped  along  by  a  couple  of  bottles  of  wine,  a  box  of  cigars, 
and  several  decks  of  cards  left  with  us  by  our  host  the  Col 
onel.  Dinner  again  at  the  second  table  and  then  we 
were  conducted  through  the  gate  in  the  rear  fence  into  an 
alley,  here  the  bulk  of  the  escort  and  all  the  horses  awaited 
us.  I  took  notice  that  the  Colonel  mounted  a  different 
horse — a  big,  powerful  gray ;  while  to  me  was  assigned  the 
same  beautiful  little  black  mare  I  had  ridden  so  far,  but  this 
time  fully  shod.  A  ride  through  alleys  only  brought  us 
again  to  the  beautiful  pike  and  outside  of  the  city.  A  short 
distance  away  the  Colonel  told  me  that  he  had  the  horse  he 
was  then  bestriding  offered  to  him  to  buy  and  he  wanted  to 
give  her  a  try  out  alongside  his  own  little  mare  that  I  rode. 
He  dismounted,  unbuckled  his  left  spur  and  caused  me  to 
buckle  it  on,  advising  me  how  little  and  how  much  to  use 
it.  On  our  approaching  a  straight  stretch  of  road,  appar 
ently  one  mile  long,  he  gave  the  word  'go,'  and  away  we 
went  like  shot  out  of  a  gun.  This  was  repeated  once  more 
before  we  came  near  to  White  Sulphur  Springs,  our  destina 
tion — when  reaching  another  straight  stretch  of  road,  'go' 
was  again  the  word,  and  before  either  one  of  us  was  well 
aware  of  it  we  were  within  60  to  80  feet  of  a  five-bar  gate  in 
the  fence  that  enclosed  all  the  White  Sulphur  Springs  estate. 
A  short  question,  'Can  you  take  it  ?'  a  nod  and  a  'yes'  from 
me  and  at  it  and  over  it  we  went  as  leaves  blown  on  the 


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wind.  Our  horses'  hoofs  had  scarcely  touched  the  road 
inside  of  the  enclosure,  when  a  terrific  yell,  like  an  Indian 
warwhoop,  burst  from  the  Colonel's  throat,  seconded  a 
second  later  by  a  like  blast  from  my  own,  and  up  the  road 
we  went  side  by  side,  whooping  and  laughing,  like  a  couple 
of  striplings  riding  on  a  pasture  lot.  It  took  some  effort 
to  slacken  our  pace  to  a  final  stop  in  front  of  a  big  crowd  of 
rebel  officers  and  soldiers  gathered  in  front  of  a  building, 
the  guard  quarters  of  the  post. 

"Apparently  the  Colonel  was  well  and  favorably  known 
to  all  that  crowd,  who  sought  to  outdo  one  another  in  greet 
ing  and  questioning  him,  and  when  he  finally  said,  Tve 
brought  you  the  first  Yanks,'  and  pointing  to  me;  'this  is 
one  of  them,'  there  was  'not  a  soul  who  would  believe  him 
until  their  persistent  questioning  brought  affirmation  from 
me  and  conviction  to  them.  The  arrival  some  fifteen 
minutes  later  of  the  escort  and  three  more  'Yanks'  set  all 
doubts  at  rest. 

"The  Colonel's  friendship  for  me  not  only  proved  invalu 
able  in  making  my  prison  life  at  the  Springs  as  pleasant  as 
could  be — all  but  the  lack  of  liberty — but  went  so  far  as  to 
result  in  two  efforts  on  his  part  with  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee,  their 
commander-in-chief  in  West  Virginia,  to  have  me  and  my 
companions  released  on  parole,  and  upon  his  bringing  word 
of  his  final  failure  and  the  order  for  us  to  be  sent  to  Rich 
mond,  he  tried  to  force  on  me  five  $5  gold  pieces,  saying, 
'From  all  reports  I  hear  the  place  you  are  going  to  is  a  hell. 
This  little  from  a  friend  might  prove  very  helpful  to  you.' 
Useless  to  say  I  could  not  and  did  not  accept  this  last  gift 
of  friendship.  When  later,  and  while  in  Salisbury  Prison, 
in  March,  1862,  I  learned  the  fact  that  this  brave,  kindly, 
generous  soul  of  a  man  had  suffered  the  fate  of  war — 
death — by  bullets,  one  will  readily  understand  that  I  could 
only  pray  for  his  soul  and  weep  for  his  fate.  God  bless 
him  to-day  as  in  eternity!  He  was  the  finest  man  I  ever 
knew  in  a  long  sixty-nine  years." 

The  enemy  under  Generals  Floyd  and  Wise  having  been 
driven  out  of  the  Big  Kanawha  Valley,  General  Floyd  ar- 


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ranged  to  cross  Gauley  River  at  Carnifax  Ferry,  intending 
to  move  on  Summerville  and  beyond,  with  a  view  of  forcing 
General  Cox  to  retire  from  Gauley  Bridge  and  perhaps  from 
the  entire  Kanawha  Valley  as  well.  To  this  end  he  moved 
as  if  to  cross  Gauley  River  near  the  mouth  of  Twenty  Mile 
Creek,  some  six  miles  from  Gauley  Bridge,  where  General 
Cox  was  posted.  This  feint  had  the  desired  effect,  and 
General  Cox  ordered  Colonel  Tyler  to  hasten  to  his  relief. 
When  this  order  was  received  about  9  p.  M.  on  the  2Oth,  the 
long  roll  was  beaten,  and  before  n  p.  M.  the  Seventh  was 
off  on  an  all-night  march  to  meet  the  supposed  emergency, 
arriving  at  its  destination  in  the  early  morning  of  the  2ist. 
This  movement  uncovered  Carnifax  Ferry,  and  General 
Floyd  crossing  at  that  point  on  the  22nd,  took  up  a  strong 
position  on  the  bluffs  above  the  right  bank  of  Gauley  River. 
On  this  date  General  Cox  said  in  a  message  to  General 
Rosecrans:  "Colonel  Tyler's  Regiment  marched  sixteen 
miles  this  way  on  the  2Oth  to  be  at  the  point  to  command 
the  Rich  Creek  and  Twenty  Mile  Creek  roads  when  the 
advance  of  Floyd  was  first  known.  He  will  immediately 
return  to  Cross  Lanes.  That  point  commands  the  different 
roads  better  than  the  village  of  Summerville  and  is  much 
easier  held." 

LETTER  FROM  CHAPLAIN  FREDERICK  T.   BROWN. 

"In  camp  at  mouth  of  20  mile  creek, 

"6  miles  above  Gauley  Bridge, 

"August  23,  1 86 1. 

"We  came  down  here  in  obedience  to  an  order  from  Gen 
eral  Cox ;  and  came  down  rather  hastily,  leaving  Cross 
Lanes  on  the  2Oth  at  n  p.  M.  and  arriving  here  at  6  A.  M., 
distance  18  miles,  as  the  order  was  to  be  here  by  that  time. 
It  was  a  severe  forced  march  over  the  worst  road  that  we 
had  ever  gone  over  in  Virginia,  and  made  doubly  so  because 
some  of  the  men  had  been  on  duty  all  day.  But  they  bore 
it  heroically,  and  came  in  'on  time'  vigorous  and  cheerful. 

"The  reason  for  this  march  was,  because  of  the  rapid 


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concentration  of  the  enemy  under  Floyd  in  the  neighbor 
hood  of  Gauley  Bridge,  it  seemed  to  be  necessary  for  our 
safety  to  effect  a  connection  with  General  Cox,  as  also  we 
might  be  in  position  to  give  efficient  help  where  help  was 
most  needed.  We  expected  a  battle  that  morning.  Floyd 
was  said  to  be  within  eight  miles  on  the  New  River  Road 
with  a  force  of  from  seven  to  ten  thousand  men  and  abun 
dantly  supplied  with  artillery,  but  there  was  no  fight  nor  has 
there  been  yet.  We  do  not  understand  the  position  of 
things.  If  Floyd  is  not  in  force  to  the  extent  he  is  said  to 
be,  why  is  he  here  menacing  us  ?  If  he  is,  why  does  he  not 
attack  us?  One  thing  is  certain,  that  if  he  intends  attack 
ing  us,  every  day,  every  hour  diminishes  his  chance  of  suc 
cess. 

"The  day  we  left  Cross  Lanes,  Captain  Schutte  of  Com 
pany  K  (Captain  Wiseman's  old  company)  was  out  scout 
ing  on  the  Saturday  road  leading  from  the  Gauley  River 
over  to  the  New  River  pike,  with  19  men,  and  was  sur 
prised  by  the  Richmond  Blues,  who  killed  Privates  John 
Reile  and  John  Shissler,  wounded  and  took  prisoner  the 
Captain  himself,  and  Sergeant  Bohm  and  privates  Henry 
Taubel,  Geo.  Weissenback,  and  F.  Bruckelman.  Corporal 
Greble,  Geo.  Drusel,  Louis  Demil,  and  Andrew  Malchus 
were  also  wounded,  but  not  severely,  and  made  their  escape. 
They  are  here  in  the  hospital  and  doing  well.  Captain 
Schutte  is  said  to  be  mortally  wounded.  This  is  a  sad  loss 
for  Company  K  and  the  whole  regiment.  No  means  will 
be  spared  to  avenge  them. 

"After  a  long  consultation  yesterday  between  General 
Cox  and  Colonel  Tyler  it  was  concluded  best  that  the  Sev 
enth  return  to  Cross  Lanes.  We  expect  to  move  to-mor 
row.  If  there  is  any  fighting  to  be  done  we  can  come  in 
the  rear  of  the  enemy  by  way  of  the  Saturday  road  and  do 
as  good  service  that  way  doubtless  as  in  any  other.  And 
besides  it  is  important  to  hold  the  ferries  over  Gauley 
bridge  in  that  neighborhood."* 

*General  Floyd  had  already  crossed  at  Carnifax  Ferry  on  August  22, 
but  General  Cox  was  not  then  aware  of  it. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

REPORT  OF  THE  BATTLE)  OF  CROSS  LANES. 


BRIDGE,  VA.,  August  27,  1861. 
"To  Brig.-Gen.  J.  D.  Cox. 

"SiR  :  On  receipt  of  your  order  of  the  24th  instant  I  put 
my  regiment  on  the  march  from  the  mouth  of  the  Twenty 
Mile  Creek  to  Cross  Lanes,  but  on  reaching  Peter's  Creek 
Ford  five  miles  from  Cross  Lanes  the  information  I  re 
ceived  induced  me  to  countermarch  the  column  and  train 
two  miles,  to  forks  of  road,  to  prevent  a  surprise.  Your 
dispatch  of  the  24th  inst.  10  o'clock  p.  M.  in  answer  to  mine 
of  the  same  date  at  6  o'clock  p.  M.  was  received  at  i  o'clock 
A.  M. 

"On  the  morning  of  the  25th  at  6  o'clock  we  moved  on 
again  with  nine  companies,  leaving  one  company,  with  the 
Snake  Hunters,  to  guard  the  train. 

"I  spent  the  entire  day  moving  the  seven  miles,  reconnoi- 
tering  with  the  utmost  caution,  reaching  Cross  Lanes  at  5 
o'clock  p.  M.,  driving  in  the  enemy's  pickets.  After  a  thor 
ough  reconnaisance,  my  whole  force  was  put  on  duty  for  the 
night. 

"At  5  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the  26th,  while  at  break 
fast,  wre  were  attacked  by  a  large  force  of  the  enemy  and 
nearly  the  whole  of  our  line  was  fired  upon  in  less  than  five 
minutes  after  the  first  signal  given  from  our  pickets,  much 
of  the  enemy's  force  being  under  cover  of  the  woods  and 
crests  of  surrounding  hills.  Our  men  were  soon  ready  to 
receive  them,  and  for  about  three-quarters  of  an  hour  held 
the  enemy  in  check,  at  which  time  I  ordered  a  retreat  under 
cover  of  the  woods. 

"Six  of  the  companies  were  on  one  side  of  the  road  and 
three  on  the  other.  The  officers  ^and  men  conducted  them 
selves,  so  far  as  I  could  observe,  with  the  utmost  coolness 


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and  bravery,  contending  with  at  least  four  times  their  num 
ber  of  infantry,  a  considerable  force  of  cavalry,  and  three 
pieces  of  artillery.  On  the  following  day  I  sent  Chaplain 
Brown  and  Surgeon  Gushing  with  a  flag  of  truce,  request 
ing  the  enemy  to  permit  them  to  bury  the  dead  and  care  for 
the  wounded.  They  were  not  allowed  to  go  nearer  than 
three  miles  of  the  field,  but  were  informed  by  General  Floyd 
that  the  dead  were  decently  interred  and  the  wounded 
properly  cared  for,  giving  our  loss  at  15  killed  and  from  30 
to  50  wounded.*  It  is  with  regret  that  I  have  to  mention  the 
loss  of  Captain  Dyer  among  the  killed.  A  more  faithful 
officer  or  a  truer  patriot  does  not  belong  to  the  service. 

''Captain  Shurtleff  was  made  a  prisoner  in  the  act  of 
leading  off  his  men. 

"While  I  have  to  say  that  all  did  their  duty  well,  I  shall 
take  occasion  in  a  future  report  to  mention  specific  acts  of 
companies  that  were  in  the  hottest  of  the  fight. 

"All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 
"Your  obedient  servant, 

"E.  B.  TYLER, 
"Col.  Seventh  Ohio  Inf." 

OFFICIAL  COMMUNICATIONS  FROM  GENERAL  £l/)YD,     c.   S.  A. 

"CAMP  GAULEY,  HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  THE  KANAWHA, 

"August  24,  1 86 1. 
"Brig.-Gen.  HENRY  A.  WISE. 

"SiR :  I  have  this  evening  received  information  that  500 
of  the  enemy  are  encamped  within  five  miles  of  this  place. 
Send  me  at  once  your  strongest  regiment. 

"JOHN  B.  FLOYD, 
"Brigadier-General  C.   S.   A., 
"Commanding  Army  of  the  Kanawha." 

On  August  25  General  Floyd  said  to  General  Wise : 
*See  Casualty  List,  p.  629. 


72       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"The  enemy  is  very  near  us.  Their  advance  guard  is 
within  three  miles.  Send  me  your  strongest  regiment. 

"P.   $.—3.30  P.   M. 

"Enemy  advancing  in  battle  array. 

"JOHN  B.  FLOYD." 

"CAMP  GAULEY  AT  CARNIFAX  FERRY,  VA., 

"August  26,  1 86 1. 
"General  ROBERT  E.  1,$$. 

"SiR :  I  ascertained  late  yesterday  evening  that  the  com 
mand  of  Tyler  had  taken  position  within  three  miles  of  me 
here,  and  I  determined  immediately  to  engage  him.  I  ac 
cordingly  put  my  force  in  motion  about  5  o'clock  this  morn 
ing,  met  the  enemy,  completely  routed  them,  and  pursued 
them  seven  miles.  My  own  loss  was  very  inconsiderable — 
5  or  6  wounded  and  3  killed. 

"The  number  of  the  enemy  killed  and  wounded  I  have  not 
been  able  to  ascertain  with  certainty.  Thirty-eight  were 
captured. 

"Enemy  dispersed  for  miles  around.  Scouting  parties 
are  in  pursuit. 

"Tyler's  command  is  said  to  be  of  their  best  troops. 
They  were  certainly  brave  men. 

"JOHN  B.  FLOYD, 
"Brig.-Gen.  Commanding  Army  of  the  Kanawha." 

From  Cleveland  Herald,  September  3,  1861. 

"GAULEY  BRIDGE:,  August  29,  1861. 

"EoiTOR  HERALD:  I  should  have  written  you  immedi 
ately  after  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes  on  the  26th,  but  that 
the  results  were  so  uncertain — and  have  continued  to  be  to 
this  time — that  I  knew  I  should  only  confuse  and  alarm  the 
friends  of  those  in  the  Seventh  who  were  engaged  in  it, 
without  giving  them  any  real  satisfaction.  For  the  same 
reason  I  sent  you  no  telegraphic  dispatch.  And  even  now, 
I  cannot  give  you  as  full  information  as  I  wish  I  could. 

"In  my  last  letter  from  the  mouth  of  Twenty  Mile  Creek, 


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I  told  you  of  our  being  ordered  back  there  in  consequence 
of  a  threatened  attack  on  General  Cox.  But  the  enemy 
retired  after  a  brisk  skirmish  in  which  their  advance  guard 
was  severely  repulsed,  and  in  a  day  or  two  we  were  ordered 
back  again  to  Cross  Lanes  to  guard  the  ferries  in  that  neigh 
borhood,  and  prevent  the  enemy  crossing  over  Gauley  River, 
in  accordance  with  the  general  plan  as  arranged  by  General 
Rosecrans.  We  moved  on  Saturday,  and  by  4  o'clock  p. 
M.  were  at  Peters  Creek  within  5  miles  of  Cross  Lanes, 
where  we  learned  that  General  Floyd,  with  a  large  force, 
had  already  crossed  the  river,  and  was  in  possession  of  our 
old  camping  ground  at  the  Lanes.  Believing  it  to  be  unsafe 
to  move  forward  that  evening,  we  retired  2  miles  to  a  more 
protected  place,  and  there  remained  for  the  night.  In  the 
morning — Sunday  morning — a  counsel  of  war  was  held,  at 
which  time  it  was  determined  to  leave  the  baggage-train 
there  in  charge  of  one  company,  and  advance  with  the  re 
mainder  of  the  regiment,  numbering  in  all  about  750  men, 
against  the  enemy.  As  no  company  was  willing  to  volun 
teer  to  remain  behind,  and  as  the  Colonel  did  not  like  to 
make  the  selection  himself  where  all  were  anxious  to  go, 
lots  were  cast.  The  lot  fell  on  Company  F,  Captain  Clay 
ton's,  commanded  by  Lieutenant  Kimball. 

"About  9  o'clock,  the  other  nine  companies,  and  a  com 
pany  of  Independent  Virginians,  Captain  Bagg,  called 
Snake  Hunters,  began  the  march.  We  moved  slowly  and 
cautiously,  sending  out  scouts  and  waiting  for  their  reports. 
At  Peters  Creek  the  road  to  Summerville  divides,  the  north 
ern  branch  running  direct,  the  southern  leading  southward, 
and  being  2  miles  longer  in  consequence.  Half  way  along 
them,  and  where  they  are  separated  some  5  miles  they  are 
crossed  by  the  road  leading  up  from  Car ni  fax  Ferry.  The 
crossing  of  the  southern  branch  is  called  Cross  Lanes. 
Thither  we  were  bound.  One  company,  however,  was  sent 
to  reconnoiter  up  the  northern  branch,  five  were  left  at  the 
ford,  and  three  were  ordered  forward  up  the  southern 
branch  to  make  a  forced  reconnaissance.  With  these  three 
companies,  under  command  of  Lieut. -Col.  Creighton,  Col- 


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onel  Tyler  also  accompanying  part  of  the  way,  I  went.  No 
opposition  was  met  with,  and  no  enemy  seen,  until  we 
arrived  at  Cross  Lanes,  where  were  40  of  the  enemy's  cav 
alry,  whom  Captain  Crane  attacked  and  dispersed  like  a 
flock  of  sheep.  Floyd  himself,  with  the  body  of  his  forces, 
was  encamped  two  miles  and  a  half  down  the  cross-road 
leading  to  the  ferry.  Immediately  word  was  sent  back  and 
our  whole  force  was  moved  up  to  the  Lanes,  leaving  the 
Snake  Hunters  in  charge  of  the  ford  and  watching  the  north 
road. 

"It  was  now  dark,  and  we  encamped  for  the  night.  But 
as  we  had  no  tents  nor  blankets  with  us,  and  were  not 
allowed  fires  to  cook  food  or  warm  ourselves,  our  company 
was  disagreeable  enough.  For  myself,  I  slept  with  many 
others  on  a  bundle  of  hay  in  the  middle  of  the  road.  We 
were  not  all  together,  but  dispersed,  all  the  companies  being 
on  picket  guard.  Company  A,  Captain  Crane,  on  the  road 
out  toward  Summerville,  but  near  the  crossing;  Company 
C,  Captain  Shurtleff,  at  the  crossing ;  Company  K,  Lieuten 
ant  Nitchelm,  some  distance  down  the  road  toward  the 
enemy;  and  Companies  B,  D,  E,  G,  H  and  I,  commanded 
by  Captains  Jas.  Sterling,  Dyer,  Lieutenants  Wilcox,  Rob 
inson,  Captains  Asper  and  Wm.  Sterling,  in  the  order 
named,  along  the  road  we  had  come,  and  on  side  roads  lead 
ing  into  it  within  a  short  distance.  The  orders  were  in 
case  of  an  attack,  for  Companies  A,  C  and  K  to  fall  back 
on  the  others,  and  contest  the  road  to  the  ford,  along  which, 
if  compelled  to  give  way,  we  must  retreat  toward  Gauley 
Bridge. 

"All  these  arrangements  made,  except  those  in  each  com 
pany  actually  on  guard,  we  lay  down  and  tried  to  sleep. 
Colonel  Tyler  and  Adjutant  DeForest  had  their  quarters  in 
a  little  church  on  the  road  to  the  ford,  in  the  midst  of  the 
companies  in  charge  of  it,  about  200  yards  from  the  cross 
ing.  Lieut.-Col.  Creighton,  Major  Casement,  Sergt.-Maj. 
King,  Dr.  Salter  and  I  were  at  the  crossing  with  Company 
C.  Those  of  us  who  had  horses  kept  them  saddled  all  night 
and  at  hand.  The  night  passed  away  without  any  alarm, 


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and  the  morning  broke  cold  and  misty.  As  soon  as  pos 
sible,  fires  were  kindled.  I  am  told  that  toward  midnight 
many  fires  were  kindled  in  the  different  companies  by  the 
men  who  were  suffering  from  the  cold,  and  were  kept  burn 
ing  brightly  all  night;  but  excepting  one  fire  at  the  cross 
ing,  where  it  was  thought  a  fire  would  do  no  harm,  being 
at  the  center  and  distant  from  the  pickets,  I  saw  none ;  none 
were  burning  when  I  went  to  sleep — and  I  know  that  Colo 
nel  Tyler  ordered  that  there  should  be  none — and  the  men 
busied  themselves  roasting  green  corn  gathered  from  the 
fields  about  for  breakfast.  While  thus  engaged  at  some  of 
the  fires,  some  eating,  the  pickets  down  the  road  toward  the 
ferry  commenced  firing.  Instantly  the  word  was  given  to 
'fall  in.'  In  one  minute  the  companies  were  in  line  and 
ready  to  march.  Colonel  Tyler  took  command  of  the  men 
on  the  road  to  the  ford.  Lieut.-Col.  Creighton,  assisted  by 
Major  Casement  and  Sergt.-Maj.  King,  of  Companies  A,  C, 
and  K.  These  last  were  started  down  the  road  to  the  ferry 
to  meet  the  enemy;  the  others  were  formed  in  line  along 
the  road  to  the  ford.  I  accompanied  Major  Casement. 
But  before  we  advanced  one-fourth  of  a  mile,  we  saw  the 
enemy  deploying  out  of  the  woods  into  the  field  on  our  left, 
and  already  in  advance  of  our  front.  They  were  quite  near, 
and  the  firing  began  rapid  and  severe. 

"Almost  with  the  discharge  of  the  first  gun  at  us,  the 
firing  commenced  on  our  extreme  right  and  behind  us, 
where  Colonel  Tyler  was.  Meanwhile,  the  enemy  were 
pouring  out  from  the  woods,  and  outflanking  us  on  the  left. 
We  saw  we  were  surrounded,  or  nearly  so,  and  by  a  force 
greatly  superior  to  our  own.  Leaving  Company  K  to  hold 
the  enemy  in  check  as  far  as  possible,  Major  Casement  or 
dered  Companies  A  and  C  into  the  fields  on  the  right  to 
make  a  stand  on  some  hills,  and  rode  back  to  bring  up  rein 
forcements  to  oppose  the  enemy  now  flanking  us  on  the  left. 
Having  no  command  of  my  own,  I  kept  close  along  by  him. 
The  cross  firing  and  the  whistle  of  the  Minie  bullets  about 
us  and  over  us  was  not  the  most  pleasant  music  I  have 
heard,  and  our  horses  evidently  thought  the  same,  for  they 


76        S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

were  nearly  frantic  and  unmanageable  with  fright.  It  was 
impossible  to  get  reinforcements.  In  fact,  the  men  under 
Colonel  Tyler  could  not  maintain  their  own  positions,  but 
were  falling  back,  and  brave  men  though  they  were,  needed 
urgent  commands  to  keep  them  from  a  disastrous  panic. 
With  a  word  here  and  there,  we  galloped  along  the  lines. 
But  the  battle  was  evidently  against  us.  Company  K  was 
driven  in.  The  enemy  was  closing  on  A  and  C  and  pour 
ing  deadly  volleys  into  them.  They  fought  desperately  and 
bravely,  but  the  odds  were  too  heavy.  Against  Captain 
Crane's  and  ShurtlefFs  companies  on  a  little  hill  the  heaviest 
fire  seemed  to  be  directed.  We  trembled  for  them,  knowing 
how  heroically  they  would  fight,  and  fearing  they  would  be 
annihilated.  Still  on  and  on  in  increasing  numbers  and 
cheering  as  they  came,  the  enemy  pressed,  and  our  brave 
fellows  silently  retired  before  them.  Company  K  was  dis 
persed.  Companies  A  and  C  were  driven  into  the  woods, 
and  the  other  companies  under  Colonel  Tyler  had  given 
away  from  the  road  and  church  into  a  field  and  wood  on  the 
other  side.  Just  then  Captain  Dyer  was  struck  by  a  bullet 
in  the  breast  and  killed.  And  still  on  in  front  and  on  the 
right  and  left  the  enemy  was  pressing.  We  were  driven 
from  all  our  positions  and  were  nearly  surrounded.  Our 
destruction,  or  the  capture  of  the  entire  regiment  seemed 
inevitable.  I  have  seen  much  of  Major  Casement,  and  seen 
him  in  many  moods,  but  I  never  saw  such  an  expression  as 
his  face  then  wore — pale,  fierce,  determined,  but  cool  and 
self-collected.  I  felt  I  could  follo\v  him  anywhere,  and 
follow  him  I  did.  We  rode  down  toward  the  head  of  the 
advancing  column  of  the  enemy  on  the  right,  calling  to 
some  of  the  companies  of  our  men  to  follow  us.  But  they 
did  not  move.  Colonel  Tyler  tells  me  he  ordered  them  to 
remain  there.  Perhaps  it  is  better  they  did  not  follow  us. 
No  good  could  have  come  of  it. 

"Just  then  my  mare  plunged  into  a  wet  ditch  covered  with 
grass  from  sight,  fell,  and  then  threw  me,  escaping  from 
me.  The  Major  caught  her  for  me,  and  we  started  to  some 
of  our  men  farther  up  on  the  extreme  left.  To  do  this  it 


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was  necessary  to  pass  through  some  corn-fields,  and  a  piece 
of  woods  in  which  was  a  deep,  rocky  gorge,  filled  with 
fallen  logs  and  brush.  Crossing  this  gorge  we  got  separ 
ated,  and  I  saw  the  Major  no  more.  When  I  emerged  from 
the  woods,  the  battle  seemed  to  be  over.  None  of  our  men 
was  visible  save  Colonel  Tyler,  sitting  on  his  horse  close 
to  the  point  of  a  hill  overlooking  the  battlefield,  indeed  in 
it.  I  rode  up  to  him  along  the  border  of  another  piece  of 
woods.  In  it  were  a  number  of  our  men  standing  in  order 
to  repel  an  attack,  who  called  to  me  as  I  rode  along  to  come 
in  and  save  myself.  I  continued  on,  however,  feeling  that 
the  chances  of  doing  that  were  small,  and  the  time  for  try 
ing  it  had  not  yet  come.  The  coldest  heart  would  have  been 
touched  for  Colonel  Tyler  in  that  hour.  His  proud  and  pet 
regiment  seemed  to  be  annihilated ;  all  who  had  come  on  the 
field  with  him  killed,  wounded,  or  captured.  He  turned  to 
me  as  I  rode  up  and  quietly  said,  'All  is  lost.  Is  there  no 
way  by  which  we  can  escape?'  I  told  him  that  I  thought 
there  was,  and  we  rode  off  together.  Presently  Colonel 
Creighton  joined  us.  And  we  three  slowly  and  most  re 
luctantly  entered  the  woods,  I,  having  more  knowledge 
than  either  of  them  of  that  part  of  the  country,  acting  as 
guide.  On  our  way  we  were  joined  by  one  fugitive  after 
another,  including  Dr.  Salter  and  John  and  Charlie,  the 
Major's  and  Colonel's  black  servants,  till  we  numbered  fifty 
or  sixty  persons.  We  threaded  our  way  through  the  woods 
and  across  fields  and  came  out  at  length  on  the  road  a  mile 
and  a  half  below  Cross  Lanes  toward  the  ford.  We  ex 
pected  at  every  turn  to  be  cut  off,  but  were  not.  When 
once  sure  that  we  were  safe,  Colonel  Creighton  and  I  rode 
rapidly  forward  to  camp  and  started  our  baggage-train,  and 
not  a  moment  too  soon,  as  we  afterward  learned.  Colonel 
Tyler  and  those  with  him  came  along  more  slowly  and 
barely  reached  the  camp,  when  the  enemy's  cavalry  rode  up 
in  hot  pursuit,  the  Captain  of  it  taking  deliberate  aim  at  the 
Colonel,  but  missed  him  by  a  few  inches.  Finding  the  prize 
gone,  and  fearing  an  ambuscade,  they  returned,  cursing  the 
'damned  Yankees'  as  they  rode  off. 


78        SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"There  we  were  with  our  baggage-train,  one  company  of 
men  and  fifty  fugitives,  all  that  seemed  to  be  left  of  the 
Seventh  Regiment.  Our  return  to  Gauley  Bridge  was  any 
thing  but  a  triumph.  But  just  after  dark,  Captain  Crane 
and  Lieutenant  Burgess  came  in  bringing  with  them  sixty 
of  their  men  and  a  secession  flag  Company  A  had  captured. 
This  was  the  first  ray  of  hope.  In  the  morning  Dr.  Cush- 
ing  and  I  went  back  with  a  flag  of  truce  to  look  after  our 
dead  and  wounded,  and  though  we  were  not  permitted  to  go 
nearer  than  within  3  miles  of  Cross  Lanes,  we  were  treated 
very  courteously,  and  were  told  that  our  dead,  which 
amounted  to  but  15,  were  decently  buried,  and  over  30 
wounded  were  receiving  kind  medical  treatment.  How 
many  prisoners  they  had  we  were  not  told,  and  did  not  ask, 
for  fear  they,  learning  from  our  ignorance  of  the  missing, 
might  go  in  pursuit  of  them.  We  inferred,  however,  that 
the  number  was  small.  Who  our  dead  were,  we  do  not  yet 
know,  save  Captain  Dyer,  nor  who  their  prisoners,  save 
Captain  Shurtleff.  Since  then  the  missing  have  been  com 
ing  in  one  by  one,  and  in  little  squads,  till  now  there  are 
nearly  200.  And  yesterday  evening  General  Cox  received 
a  message  from  Major  Casement  from  Charleston  that  he 
was  there  zvith  over  400.  How  he  got  there,  who  they  are, 
who  are  with  him,  and  the  events  of  the  journey  we  do  not 
know.  We  believe,  however,  that  Captains  James  and 
Wm.  Sterling  and  Asper  are  safe. 

"The  footing  up  seems  about  this  :  Killed,  15  ;  wounded, 
30,  half  of  them  severely;  prisoners,  75  or  100;  missing, 
very  few.  These  results  are  most  surprising  to  all  of  us. 
Two  days  ago  we  thought,  and  with  good  reason,  that  the 
Seventh  was  nearly  annihilated.  Now  we  know  that  it  is 
nearly  as  strong  as  it  ever  was.  How  so  many  escaped, 
surrounded  as  we  were  by  a  force  three  times  our  own,  com 
posed  of  infantry,  cavalry,  and  artillery,  we  cannot  conceive. 

"Of  course  in  this  account  of  the  battle,  I  am  compelled  to 
speak  chiefly  of  what  I  saw  with  my  own  eyes.  Others  can 
and  will  speak  of  what  they  saw,  or  was  done. 

"When  I  learn  more  of  the  details  of  the  fight,  and  the 


REPORT  OF  THE  BATTLE  OF  CROSS  LANES       79 

names  of  the  killed  and  wounded,  you  shall  hear  from  me 
again.  General  Cox's  pickets  and  those  of  the  enemy  are 
skirmishing  daily,  making  it  extremely  difficult  to  obtain 
information  from  within  their  lines. 

"With  my  heartiest  sympathies  for  those  who  have  been 
bereaved  or  afflicted  by  this  fight,  and  gratitude  to  God  for 
my  own  escape  and  the  escape  of  so  many  others,  and  love 
to  all, 

"I  am,  as  ever,  yours  truly, 

"FREDERICK  T.  BROWN." 


8o        SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 


The  map  of  the  battlefield  of  Cross  Lanes  was  drawn  by 
Lieut.  T.  T.  Sweeney. 

The  following  explanation  will  assist  in  reading  the  map : 

F.  R. — Ferry  road  on  which  the  firing  first  commenced, 
and  on  which  Companies  A,  C,  and  K  rallied,  eventually 
taking  position  on  hill  I. 

M.  H. — Meeting-House — Colonel  Tyler's  headquarters, 
and  pathway  nearly  opposite  on  which  and  in  the  woods  5 
,the  firing  next  commenced  on  our  extreme  left. 

2 — Our  former  camp-ground  and  hill  on  which  the  enemy 
next  appeared  in  overwhelming  force  at  "A,"  formed  in  line 
of  battle  at  "b,"  and  subsequently  worked  their  way  around 
to  "c." 

3 — Hill  on  which  the  companies  in  the  road  attempted  to 
rally,  but  were  driven  off  to  the  woods  4  by  the  rebel  artil 
lery,  which  had  come  up  the  Ferry  road  (F.  R.)  and 
formed  at  the  crossing  of  the  roads. 

4 — Woods  through  which  Chaplain  Brown,  Colonel  Ty 
ler,  and  Lieut. -Col.  Creighton  escaped,  and  where  Major 
Casement  collected  the  scattered  forces,  and  carried  them  in 
safety  across  the  country. 

6 — Rebel  company  which  Company  A  cut  to  pieces,  tak 
ing  their  standard  bearer  prisoner  and  capturing  his  flag. 

The  position  of  the  different  companies  in  the  roads  pre 
vious  to  the  fight  are  marked  by  the  company  letters  A,  B. 
C,  etc.  Their  positions  after  retiring  and  rallying  are 
shown  by  the  letters  and  figures  A  I,  B  I,  C  I,  etc. 


THE  FIGHT  AT  CROSS  LANES. 


Rebel  Cavalry 

n    Infantry 

4*  «•  Artillery 


BATTLEFIELD  OF  CROSS  LANES,  VA. 
August  26th,  1861 


REPORT  OF  THE  BATTLE  OF  CROSS  LANES  8 1 

COMPANY   C  AT   CROSS  LANES. 

(From  private  Journal.) 

"Monday  morning,  August  26th,  1861. 

"While  preparing  breakfast,  shots  were  heard  in  the 
direction  of  the  Ferry  road.  The  long  roll  was  sounded. 
Every  man  left  his  untasted  breakfast,  and  at  the  command 
'Fall  in/  took  his  place  in  the  ranks — Floyd's  army  was 
upon  us.  Company  K,  which  had  been  on  the  river  road, 
was  driven  in.  When  Company  C,  on  double  quick, 
reached  the  road  crossings,  where  the  main  body  of  the 
regiment  was,  the  enemy,  in  line  of  battle,  was  seen  by  us, 
advancing  over  our  old  camp  ground. 

"Company  C  was  ordered  to  take  position  on  a  hill  to  the 
right  of  the  road  leading  to  Carnifax  Ferry.  In  doing  this 
we  had  to  go  toward  the  enemy  and  climb  a  rail  fence  under 
their  fire.  A  volley  from  the  rebs  splintered  the  rails  about 
me  as  I  went  over  the  fence.  Some  of  our  boys  were  down. 
We  gained  the  hill,  and  facing  about  in  good  order,  began 
to  load  and  fire.  This  we  kept  up  for  twenty  minutes  or  so, 
when  the  enemy's  advance  was  checked ;  but  it  soon  devel 
oped  that  Company  C  and  parts  of  Companies  A  and  K 
were  cut  off  from  the  balance  of  the  regiment.  Cross, 
Orton,  Jeakins,  and  Collins  were  badly  wounded  and  fell 
into  the  hands  of  the  Confederates. 

"Captain  Shurtleff,  seeing  that  we  were  being  flanked, 
gave  the  order  to  fall  back  into  the  woods.  We  scattered  in 
the  dense  thickets  between  the  open  field  and  the  Gauley 
River,  at  first  each  man  for  himself.  There  was  much  con 
fusion  for  a  time.  I  crawled  through  the  thick  laurel 
bushes,  got  behind  a  tree  and  loaded  my  gun.  The  enemy 
followed  us  to  the  edge  of  the  woods,  but  apparently  did 
not  enter  the  thickets,  keeping  up  a  sharp  firing  on  us  from 
the  fields.  The  company  soon  got  into  a  semblance  of  order 
and  the  Captain  led  us  toward  the  river.  The  first  thought 
seemed  to  be  to  find  the  banks  of  the  Gauley  and  follow  that 
down.  It  was  plain  that  we  were  cut  off  from  the  rest  of 
6 


82        SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

the  regiment,  and  that  our  only  safety  from  capture  was  to 
keep  away  from  the  public  road. 

"We  proceeded  cautiously,  in  single  file,  over  the  very 
roughest  places  I  ever  saw — through  dense  forest,  under 
growth  of  laurel  and  brier,  up  and  down  rough  wooded 
hills,  down  and  up  rough  rocky  banks  and  cliffs,  overhang 
ing  deep  ravines.  At  intervals  of  time  the  column  halted  at 
the  silent  signal  passed  down  from  the  Captain  while  scouts 
were  sent  in  advance  to  guard  against  surprise.  We  had 
proceeded  in  this  manner,  making  slow  progress,  for  per 
haps  two  or  three  hours,  when  it  was  decided  to  reach  the 
public  road  where  traveling  would  be  faster.  Some  ob 
jections  were  urged  to  this  course,  but  the  officers  believed 
that  we  were  far  enough  away  from  the  scene  of  the  morn 
ing's  fight  now  to  make  the  venture  safe.  About  1 1  o'clock 
A.  M.  we  approached  a  clearing.  We  were  ordered  to  lie 
down,  while  the  Captain  reconnoitered  in  front.  Again  the 
order  to  advance,  but  we  had  hardly  gone  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  when  a  ringing  command  to  'Halt'  came  from  the 
enemy — a  body  of  cavalry  on  the  road  we  were  approach 
ing.  Those  of  us  who  were  far  enough  away  to  be  out  of 
sight  each  quickly  prepared  to  fight,  but  the  boys  at  the  head 
of  the  column  were  already  in  the  power  of  the  rebs  and 
fifteen,  including  the  Captain,  were  captured  at  once. 
Lieutenant  Baker  called  out,  'Skedaddle!'  which  command 
the  enemy  did  not  seem  to  understand,  and  by  the  time  they 
were  ready  to  fire  on  us,  those  of  us  who  were  not  prisoners 
were  scattered  again  in  the  thickets. 

"This  time  we  seemed  to  be  hopelessly  separated,  and  for 
some  time  I  was  alone.  The  enemy  kept  firing  into  the 
woods,  and,  pursuing  on  every  road  and  bridle  path,  picked 
up  a  number  of  our  men.  I  secreted  myself  in  a  dense 
thicket  while  the  confusion  lasted,  and  when,  finally,  all  was 
quiet,  I  made  my  way  again  toward  the  river.  During  the 
afternoon  I  fell  in  with  two  others  of  my  company,  fugitives 
like  myself,  so  that  when,  three  hours  later,  we  reached  the 
bank  of  the  Gauley,  three  miserable  hungry  fellows  were 
together  under  a  cliff  of  rocks  overhanging  the  river  which 


REPORT  OF  THE  BATTlyE  OF  CROSS  l^ANES  83 

swept  by  half  a  mile  below  us.  We  had  now  been  without 
food  since  the  evening  before,  and  this,  with  our  exciting 
brush  with  the  enemy  and  subsequent  rough  traveling,  had 
nearly  exhausted  us.  We  rested  awhile  and  discussed  ways 
and  means.  We  must  go  on,  for  it  was  clearly  out  of  the 
question  to  travel  in  this  rough,  unknown  wilderness  after 
dark.  Two  others  of  Company  C  joined  us,  and  we  five 
determined  to  make  the  best  time  we  could  while  daylight 
lasted.  I  was  chosen  leader  and  we  started  out,  avoiding 
every  road  or  mountain  path.  It  was  indeed  a  weary  tramp 
and  our  progress  was  slow.  We  dare  not  get  out  of  sight 
or  hearing  of  the  river. 

"That  night,  August  26,  we  rested,  the  best  we  could, 
supperless  and  miserable,  under  a  huge  cliff  of  rock  over 
hanging  the  Gauley.  The  night  was  cold.  We  had  no 
blankets  but,  by  lying  close,  we  managed  to  get  some  sleep. 
Next  morning  (without  waiting  to  cook  breakfast)  we 
pushed  on,  foot-sore  and  weak  with  hunger.  About  9 
o'clock  we  approached  an  open  place,  and  soon  discovered 
that  we  were  near  a  farm.  We  determined  that  we  would 
try  to  get  something  to  eat  here.  It  was  taking  chances,  for 
every  road  was  patrolled  by  the  enemy;  but  hunger  had 
made  us  desperate.  We  halted  in  the  bushes,  where  we 
could  not  be  seen  from  the  farm  buildings,  and  fixed  on  a 
plan. 

"One  of  the  boys,  Thresher,  said  he  would  go  to  the 
house,  and  if  possible  get  some  food.  He  soon  came  back, 
reporting  that  he  had  seen  a  woman  and  boy  leave  the  house 
with  baskets  and  go  back  into  the  woods.  We  concluded 
that  they  may  have  been  taking  food  to  the  rebel  pickets  or 
perhaps  to  their  own  men-folks,  who  were  probably  hiding 
away  from  the  soldiers.  I  decided,  however,  to  go  myself 
to  the  house.  Approaching  through  an  orchard,  I  was  near 
to  the  back  door  of  the  dwelling  before  I  saw  any  sign  of 
life.  A  middle-aged  woman  came  to  the  door,  and,  seeing 
me,  looked  quickly  back  into  the  room  in  a  manner  that  led 
me  at  first  to  think  I  was  about  to  be  easily  entrapped.  But 
her  first  words  reassured  me.  I  asked  her  if  Floyd's  pick- 


84       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ets  were  near.  She  said  they  were,  and  at  the  house  often. 
She  asked  me  if  I  was  one  of  the  company  that  was  under 
the  cliff;  said  they  had  just  sent  food  to  a  party  of  our  boys 
down  there,  and  advised  me  to  go  to  them  at  once  for  fear 
of  being  seen  by  the  patrol.  She  told  me  that  they  were 
loyal  to  the  Union,  and  that  they  had  been  feeding  our  boys 
as  they  came  that  way  from  the  battle.  I  found  that  we 
were  only  about  five  miles  from  Cross  Lanes.  It  had 
seemed  to  us  that  we  were  much  farther  away,  for  we  had 
certainly  traveled  twenty  miles  or  more.  I  explained  to  the 
good  lady  that  there  were  others  with  me  and  that  we  were 
nearly  famished.  She  sent  a  boy  with  me  to  conduct  us  to 
the  cliff,  when  she  said  she  would  send  us  food.  We  found 
at  the  hiding-place  thirteen  of  the  Seventh,  nearly  all  Com 
pany  A  men.  It  was  a  happy  meeting.  Soon  hot  coffee, 
bread,  and  apples  were  brought  to  us,  and  we  made  a  hearty 
meal.  Never  food  tasted  more  delicious.  Never  were 
hungry  boys  more  thankful. 

"We  learned  afterward  that  these  good  people,  whose 
name  was  Ross,  furnished  food  to  nearly  a  hundred  of  our 
men.  Thanking  the  woman  again  and  again,  we  started 
out  toward  the  river.  Having  found  that  we  were  still 
within  the  enemy's  lines  we  could  not  trust  to  the  public 
road  yet.  About  3  P.  M.,  while  resting  in  the  bushes,  we 
were  joined  by  several  more  of  the  regiment.  This  gave  us 
quite  a  force,  large  enough,  we  thought,  to  warrant  us  tak 
ing  the  public  road.  A  steady  rain  all  the  afternoon  had 
drenched  us.  Our  guns  were  in  poor  condition  and  our 
courage  was  not  strong.  Night  compelled  us  to  halt,  and 
we  made  the  best  of  it  in  the  thick  brush  on  the  side  of  a 
mountain  near  the  river.  Next  morning,  August  28,  we 
started  at  daybreak,  rain  still  falling,  and  plodded  on  for 
hours,  over  high  hills  and  deep  ravines,  finding  nothing  to 
eat  but  wintergreens  and  a  few  berries. 

"About  noon,  believing  that  we  must  be  beyond  the  ene 
my's  lines,  we  determined  to  find  the  road  and  some  habita 
tion  where  we  could  get  food.  Two  hours  more  brought 
us  out  to  a  clearing.  Before  us  lay  a  rolling  farm  country, 


REPORT  OF  THE  BATTED  OF  CROSS  I,ANES  85 

with  a  stream  and  mill  near,  and  beyond  them,  farm  build 
ings.  Two  comrades  (of  Company  A,  I  think)  volunteered 
to  go  to  the  house  while  we  waited  developments.  We  saw 
the  boys  approach  the  house,  and  soon  after  a  company  of 
rebel  cavalry  surrounded  the  buildings.  Our  fellows  were 
prisoners.  Our  first  thought  was  to  attempt  their  rescue, 
but  the  uncertainty  of  the  strength  of  the  enemy,  and  the 
fact  that  we  were  in  no  condition  to  fight,  compelled  us  to 
consider  discretion  the  better  part  of  valor  in  this  case.  So 
keeping  in  the  shelter  of  the  forest  we  crossed  the  stream 
and  ascended  the  side  of  the  mountain  in  order  to  get  an 
other  view  of  the  premises,  hoping  to  see  our  way  clear  to 
take  the  road.  Here  we  were  joined  by  J.  M.  Guinn  of  my 
company,  who  had  been  alone  since  the  battle. 

"We  decided  to  go  farther  up  the  mountain,  and  con 
tinued  on  to  the  summit.  From  there  we  could  see  on  one 
side  the  cultivated  country  and  squads  of  rebel  cavalry  on 
the  roads.  In  the  other  direction  nothing  could  be  seen  but 
a  vast  forest  toward  the  Gauley.  We  were  completely  lost, 
desperately  hungry,  and  half  dead  with  fatigue.  It  must 
have  been  about  4  p.  M.  when  we  decided  to  descend  a  cer 
tain  ravine  toward  the  river,  and  soon  came  upon  cattle 
paths,  and  easier  walking.  But  our  progress  was  slow,  for 
the  men  were  footsore  and  weak.  Soon  the  trail  became 
plainer  as  we  proceeded,  but  it  was  nearly  dark  before  we 
came  out  into  an  open  country  near  the  Gauley.  Pressing 
on  down  the  river, — again  wet  through  by  rain  which  had 
been  falling  all  the  afternoon, — we  soon  found  a  log  cabin 
inhabited,  and  on  inquiry  found  that  we  were  outside  the 
enemy's  pickets,  and  within  a  few  miles  of  our  own  out 
posts.  It  was  after  dark  when  we  finally  reached  our 
pickets  and  were  heartily  greeted  and  supplied  with  the  best 
they  had,  plenty  of  hardtack;  but  no  fires  were  allowed. 
We  were  glad  to  lie  down  for  the  night  without  shelter  or 
covering. 

"The  next  day,  near  noon,  we  reached  our  camp  at  Gau 
ley  Bridge,  and  were  met  by  the  Colonel  with  tears  in  his 
eyes,  and  a  hurrah  welcome  from  everybody. 

"M.  M.  ANDREWS." 


86       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"On  the  morning  of  the  26th  of  August,  1861,  Companies 
A  and  C  were  on  the  Summerville  pike  near  to  the  cross 
road  that  led  down  to  Carnifax  Ferry,  and  Company  K  was 
on  the  picket  out  on  the  road  toward  the  ferry.  I  do  not 
remember  just  how  the  other  companies  were  located,  ex 
cept  that  Company  F  was  left  back  on  the  road  to  Gauley 
as  a  guard  to  the  wagon-train. 

"Very  early  in  the  morning,  while  we  were  cooking  our 
coffee,  firing  was  heard  in  the  direction  of  the  picket  post 
and  we  were  ordered  to  fall  in  at  once,  and  Companies  A 
and  C  started  down  the  road  toward  Carnifax  Ferry  on 
double  quick  time.  We  soon  found  that  Company  K  was 
being  driven  in,  and  we  were  ordered  by  Captain  Crane  to 
take  to  the  hill  on  our  right.  After  we  had  gone  partly  up 
the  hill  we  turned  and  gave  the  rebels,  who  were  then  filing 
across  our  old  camp  ground,  a  few  volleys.  We  did  not 
linger  long,  however,  but  made  for  the  top  of  the  hill  and 
into  the  woods,  where  we  soon  met  a  rebel  color-bearer,  and 
Corporal  L,.  R.  Davis  demanded  of  him  the  colors,  which  he 
took  and  placed  under  his  blouse;  and  it  is  my  recollection 
that  we  did  not  bother  much  with  the  rebel  sergeant,  as  we 
had  about  all  we  could  do  to  take  care  of  ourselves,  and  I 
think  we  let  him  go.  Captain  Crane  and  most  of  the  com 
pany  took  to  the  hills  and  kept  away  from  the  road.  Some 
of  the  company  went  to  houses  for  something  to  eat  and 
were  gobbled  up  by  the  rebels.  Most  of  us,  however, 
avoided  the  road,  and  arrived  at  Gauley  about  9  o'clock  in 
the  evening,  and  were  so  tired  that  we  lay  down  on  the 
ground  and  slept  for  the  night.  The  next  day  quite  a  num 
ber  came  in,  and  we  went  into  camp  again,  and  wondered 
what  had  become  of  Major  Casement  and  the  other  com 
panies. 

"We  did  ordinary  camp  and  picket  duty,  and  every  day  a 
detail  was  made  to  go  down  to  the  landing  at  Kanawha 
Falls,  a  few  miles  from  camp,  to  unload  boats  and  get  ra 
tions.  I  do  not  remember  just  how  long,  but  it  was  sev 
eral  days  before  we  heard  that  Major  Casement  and  the 


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balance  of  the  regiment  were  at  Charleston,  and  after  a 
while  we  were  ordered  to  join  them. 

"W.  A.  HOWE." 

"5539  MONTE  VISTA  STREET,  Los  ANGELES,  CAL. 

"It  was  the  third  day  after  the  fight  that  'You-uns'  found 
me  in  that  corn-field.  When  Company  C  came  up  to  Colonel 
Thompkins's  cavalry  in  the  woods,  I  was  well  to  the  head 
of  the  company,  but  not  close  enough  to  be  included  in  the 
surrender.  Several  of  us  broke  on  the  run  for  the  laurel 
thicket.  After  running  a  distance  we  came  to  a  halt.  Rap- 
pi  eye,  Magary,  Cooper,  and  some  one  else  besides  myself 
took  position  behind  a  big  pine,  intending  to  fight;  but 
when  we  heard  the  order  given  by  the  rebels,  'Fifty  of  you 
deploy  to  the  right  and  surround  them!'  we  broke  away 
again. 

"Two  Johnnies  took  after  me.  One  long-legged  fellow 
was  tearing  after  me,  calling  'Halt,'  etc.  I  kept  running, 
until  I  threw  myself  under  a  large  bunch  of  laurel,  cocked 
my  musket  ready  to  shoot,  when  one  rebel  and  then  the 
other  went  by  as  hard  as  they  could  run,  thinking  me  yet 
in  their  front.  I  lay  there  and  went  to  sleep  until  awakened 
by  a  fox  smelling  around,  then  roused  up  and  moved  toward 
Gauley  River.  Slept  in  bushes  and  under  shelving  rocks. 
Finally  starved  out,  and  went  into  the  corn-field  where  you 
found  me. 

"J.  M.  GUINN." 

"SUNDAY  MORNING,  August  25,  1861. 

"After  breakfast  the  regiment  advanced  to  the  ford  again, 
leaving  one  company  with  the  wagon-train.  After  halting 
a  short  time  we  crossed  the  creek  (Peters  Creek)  and  ad 
vanced  about  two  miles ;  here  Company  C  was  stationed  in 
ambush  to  cover  the  retreat  if  it  should  be  necessary. 

"Three  other  companies  advanced  to  Cross  Lanes,  and 
finding  no  enemy  there,  the  rest  of  the  regiment,  with  the 
exception  of  two  companies,  was  ordered  forward.  Com 
pany  C  took  a  position  on  a  hill,  where  it  remained  until 


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dark,  and  then  took  up  its  quarters  in  a  little  house  near  the 
four  corners.  Company  A  was  stationed  in  a  little  house 
near  by.  Company  K  was  farther  to  the  right.  The  other 
five  companies  were  stationed  along  the  Gauley  road. 

"We  slept  in  a  road,  around  a  fire,  without  blankets. 
Monday  morning,  August  26,  just  as  we  were  eating  our 
breakfast  of  roast  beef  and  corn,  we  were  aroused  by  a 
brisk  firing  in  the  direction  of  Company  K.  Company  C 
was  ordered  to  take  position  on  a  hill  about  half  a  mile  dis 
tant  and  a  little  to  the  right  of  the  road  where  the  enemy 
were  advancing.  Company  A  was  ordered  to  occupy  a  posi 
tion  to  the  right  of  Company  C.  Our  company  ascended 
the  hill  and  formed  under  a  heavy  fire  of  musketry,  by 
which  several  of  the  men  were  wounded  before  we  had 
gained  the  brow  of  the  hill.  One  shot  struck  the  sole  of  my 
shoe.  Our  company  (C)  maintained  its  position  until  we 
had  fired  eight  or  ten  rounds;  when  seeing  that  we  were 
overpowered  by  the  numbers  of  the  enemy,  and  they  having 
nearly  gained  both  our  flanks,  the  Captain  gave  the  order  to 
retreat ;  which  was  done  in  good  order,  considering  the  cir 
cumstances.  Eight  of  our  men  were  left  wounded  on  the 
field ;  three  more  slightly  wounded,  retreated  with  the  com 
pany,  myself  among  the  number.  I  was  hit  by  a  musket 
ball  on  the  head,  the  ball  just  grazing  the  skull.  The  wound 
bled  profusely,  but  I  suffered  little  inconvenience  from  it. 
We  struck  into  the  woods,  and  made  our  way  as  best  we 
could  over  hills,  across  streams,  through  thick  underbrush, 
crawling  over  rocks,  etc.,  trying  to  keep  out  of  the  way  of 
the  enemy  until  night,  when  we  could  get  into  the  Gauley 
road  and  make  our  way  to  Gauley  Bridge. 

"We  had  proceeded  in  this  way  until  afternoon,  when 
the  company  having  halted,  the  Captain  and  two  of  the  men 
went  ahead  to  pick  out  the  way.  A  little  in  advance  of 
where  the  company  halted  was  a  road,  and  as  luck  would 
have  it,  about  500  of  the  enemy,  under  command  of  Colonel 
Thompkins,  came  up  and  were  right  upon  us  before  we  dis 
covered  them.  The  Colonel  ordered  the  Captain  to  halt  and 
demanded  a  surrender.  The  Captain  stepped  out  into  the 


REPORT  OF  THE)  BATTLE  OF  CROSS  LANES  89 

road,  and  seeing  the  force  of  the  enemy,  immediately  deliv 
ered  up  his  sword  and  ordered  the  company  to  surrender  as 
prisoners.  But  most  of  the  men  had  broken  and  scattered 
in  the  woods  when  they  first  saw  the  enemy.  The  rest  of 
us  were  standing  with  our  guns  drawn,  ready  to  fire  if  the 
Captain  should  give  the  order,  but  being  surrounded  we 
gave  up  our  arms.  Only  fourteen  were  taken  besides  the 
Captain.  We  found  that  we  were  about  five  miles  from 
Cross  Lanes.  A  doctor  in  the  regiment  dressed  my  wounds 
and  we  marched  under  guard  to  the  camp  of  the  enemy 
about  four  miles  beyond  Cross  Lanes. 

"E.  W.  MOREY." 

On  the  morning  of  August  25,  when  the  Seventh  left 
Peter's  Creek,  Seymour  T.  Gill,  a  fifer,  and  his  brother, 
Louis  C.  Gill,  a  drummer,  both  in  Company  D,  were  noti 
fied  by  Colonel  Tyler  that,  as  non-combatants,  they  were  to 
remain  with  the  wagon-train;  but  not  wishing  to  be  thus 
left  in  the  rear,  they  obtained  arms  and  accouterments  from 
the  ordnance  sergeant  and  followed  after. 

That  night,  being  without  rations  they  decided  to  re 
turn  to  the  train  for  supplies,  when  they  met  their  brother, 
Benjamin  F.  Gill,  of  Company  E,  who  divided  the  contents 
of  his  haversack  with  them  and  advised  them  to  remain, 
which  they  did.  The  next  morning,  when  the  enemy  at 
tacked  promptly  and  vigorously  all  along  the  line,  Seymour 
and  Louis,  while  moving  toward  our  colors,  as  a  rallying 
point,  were  fired  upon  and  ordered  to  halt.  A  bullet  struck 
Seymour's  gun,  thus  saving  his  life,  but  admonished  him 
to  respect  the  challenge  of  his  enemy,  who  took  him  pris 
oner  and  carried  him  "away  down  South  in  Dixie,"  while 
Louis  escaped. 


CHAPTER  X. 

MORE  ABOUT  CROSS 


"CAMP  AT  CHARLESTON,  VA., 
"Saturday,  August  31,  1861. 

"FRIEND  MERRII^  :  Long  ere  you  receive  this  you  will 
have  heard  of  the  defeat  of  the  Ohio  Seventh,  at  Cross 
Lanes  on  Monday,  August  26.  I  will  give  you,  as  plainly 
as  my  weary  nature  will  permit,  the  particulars  of  the  occur 
rence.  Previous  to  the  2Oth  inst.,  we  had  been  stationed  at 
Cross  Lanes  for  the  purpose  of  guarding  the  ferry  across 
Gauley  River,  about  4  miles  distant.  At  10  o'clock  p.  M. 
the  long  roll  called  us  from  our  rest,  and  orders  were  given 
to  'pack  up  for  marching.'  At  11.30  we  were  on  our  way 
to  Gauley  Bridge.  At  10  A.  M.  next  day  arrived  at  the 
mouth  of  Twenty  Mile  Creek,  distant  20  miles  from  Cross 
Lanes  and  six  from  Gauley  Bridge.  Here  we  encamped 
and  remained  until  Saturday  morning,  the  24th  inst.,  when 
we  received  'marching  orders'  ;  and  at  noon  were  off  again, 
retracing  our  steps  to  Cross  Lanes.  When  at  the  crossing 
of  Peters  Creek,  within  five  miles  of  Cross  Lanes,  we  were 
met  by  Captain  Bagg,  of  the  Snake  Hunters,  who  had  re 
ceived  information,  which  was  credited,  that  a  large  body 
of  the  rebels  had  crossed  the  river  and  would  make  a  stand. 
It  was  then  sundown.  We  immediately  countermarched 
and  returned  3  miles  to  a  road  leading  from  the  ferry  to 
the  Gauley  road.  This  was  to  prevent  their  cutting  off  our 
retreat  to  Gauley  Bridge,  if  it  should  be  necessary.  After 
taking  a  cup  of  coffee,  hastily  prepared,  we  spread  our  blan 
kets  on  the  grass,  and  all  not  on  picket  guard  enjoyed  a 
good  sleep.  A  friendly  corn-field  furnished  us  a  breakfast. 

"At  about  six  in  the  morning  we  'fell  in,'  and  moved  on 
again  toward  Cross  Lanes.  The  main  body  of  the  regiment 
halted  at  the  creek  (from  where  we  countermarched  the 
night  before)  ,  Company  K  was  sent  on  in  advance  to  Cross 


MORE  ABOUT  CROSS  I^VNES  9 1 

Lanes,  and  detachments  from  other  companies  were  sent  as 
pickets  on  roads  leading  north  and  south.  At  ten  the 
pickets  were  called  in.  Soon  a  messenger  returned  with  the 
information  that  Company  K  had  come  suddenly  upon  a 
body  of  the  enemy's  cavalry  at  the  meeting-house,  and  fired 
upon  them.  This  was  perhaps  one-half  mile  from  the  cor 
ners,  and  on  the  same  ground  where  we  had  the  battle. 
Company  A  was  immediately  sent  on  to  their  assistance. 
At  3J  o'clock  p.  M.  the  remainder  of  the  regiment  advanced, 
with  the  exception  of  Company  F,  who  remained  to  guard 
the  wagons,  and  by  5  o'clock  were  near  the  meeting-house. 
We  halted  in  the  road,  and  remained  until  dark.  Compan 
ies  K  and  A  were  then  to  the  right  of  us  on  the  ferry  road, 
and  one-half  mile  distant.  Perhaps  as  many  as  five  shots 
were  fired  by  Company  K,  just  before  dark,  and  then  all 
was  quiet.  Most  of  the  companies  laid  on  the  road  all  night, 
without  blankets  or  covering.  Company  H  occupied  the 
meeting-house,  and  Company  D  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
road,  under  the  thick  foliage  of  the  woods.  Our  garments 
were  perfectly  wet  through  with  perspiration,  and  the  night 
air  was  unusually  cool.  We  suffered  very  much ;  many  of 
the  men  shivered  as  in  winter.  At  about  midnight  consent 
was  given  to  build  up  fires,  and  the  boys  immediately  im 
proved  the  opportunity,  and  then  laid  down  again  and  slept 
until  daylight,  when  they  visited  a  neighboring  corn-field  for 
ears  for  their  breakfast.  A  wagon  with  crackers  now  came 
up,  and  they  were  distributed. 

"Before  the  men  had  finished  cooking  their  corn,  shots 
were  fired.  Everything  was  now  dropped,  and  guns 
grasped,  and  we  formed  into  line  instantly.  The  firing  in 
creasing,  orders  were  given  for  an  advance  down  the  road. 
We  went  'double  quick/  Company  H  following.  Imme 
diately  upon  clearing  the  covering  of  the  woods  we  were 
saluted  by  a  volley  from  the  rebels.  We  countermarched, 
and  by  order  of  Captain  Dyer  took  cover  under  a  fence- 
Captain  Dyer  and  Lieutenant  Weed  all  the  time  standing  in 
the  road  and  constantly  exposed  to  the  raking  showers  of 
bullets  from  the  enemy,  who  were  concealed  under  cover  of 


92       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

the  woods  on  our  right.  Soon  on  our  left  and  center  were 
seen  company  after  company,  and  I  might  perhaps  truth 
fully  say,  regiment  after  regiment,  coming  on  and  endeavor 
ing  to  flank  us  on  that  side;  they  were  mostly  under  cover 
and  not  in  range  of  our  guns.  Company  K  was  at  this  time 
retreating  toward  us  across  an  open  field,  but  as  they  were 
'deployed  as  skirmishers,'  and  therefore  not  in  a  compact 
body,  shots  upon  them  were  not  as  effective  as  they  other 
wise  would  have  been.  As  soon  as  Company  K  reached 
the  road,  we  commenced  the  retreat.  Escape  from  annihila 
tion  seemed  almost  impossible.  After  getting  over  the  fence 
we  jumped  into  long  grass — an  unmown  meadow.  Com 
pany  H  was  above  us  at  the  same  time,  but  not  having  as 
far  to  go  to  reach  the  woods  was  not  so  long  exposed  to  the 
fire.  It  was  in  this  long  grass  that  our  brave  Captain  fell. 
He  was  shot  in  the  left  side  just  above  the  belt,  by  a  musket 
ball,  and  probably  lived  but  a  few  moments.  A  part  of  the 
meadow  was  planted  with  corn;  through  this  we  passed; 
then  up  a  hillside  until  we  reached  the  woods.  At  this  place 
by  the  time  Company  D  had  arrived  (it  being  the  last  com 
pany),  was  gathered  that  fragment  of  the  Seventh  which 
came  safe  through  to  Charleston  under  Major  Casement. 
It  was  at  first  supposed  that  we  would  make  a  stand  here. 
We  were  drawn  up  about  twenty  feet  from  the  fence.  In 
front  of  us  in  the  open  meadow  was  the  provision  and  am 
munition  wagons,  one  each,  and  a  small  ambulance.  Near 
these  were  planted  our  regimental  colors,  and  by  the  side  of 
it  were  Colonels  Tyler  and  Creighton,  and  Major  Casement. 
We  all  now  stood  watching  the  enemy.  Fighting  such  odds 
with  no  artillery  or  cavalry  was  suicidal,  for  they  were  ten 
to  our  one.  We  then  commenced  our  retreat,  in  a  northerly 
direction,  led  by  Major  Casement. 

"Colonels  Tyler  and  Creighton,  Surgeon  Salter  and 
Chaplain  Brown  now  dashed  up  the  Gauley  road,  and  made 
their  escape  to  the  bridge.  The  retreat  of  the  Seventh, 
which  occupied  three  and  one-half  days  (from  Monday  at 
sunrise  until  Thursday  noon),  was,  perhaps,  and  ever  will 
be  the  greatest  event  in  the  lives  of  many  if  not  all  engaged 


MOR£  ABOUT  CROSS  IvAN£S  93 

in  it.  I  have  neither  language  nor  time  to  give  you  a  cor 
rect  idea  of  it.  Roads  in  the  mountainous  country  are  neces 
sarily  built  at  great  expense.  Those  connecting  main  points 
and  county-seats  are  built  at  the  mutual  expense  of  State 
and  county.  There  are  many  good  farms  lying  back  hid 
among  the  hills,  which  are  reached  only  by  bridle  paths  or 
on  foot.  We  left  the  battlefield  and  took  a  northerly  course, 
just  between  the  Gauley  road  and  one  running  almost  di 
rectly  north.  There  was  not  even  a  path,  nor  had  we  a 
guide.  Heavy  forests,  entangled  underbrush,  long,  steep 
declivities,  rocks  and  creeks  beset  our  way;  still,  we  has 
tened  on.  Major  Casement,  Adjutant  DeForest,  and  Sergt.- 
Maj.  King  had  each  their  horses  with  them,  and  got  them 
through  to  Charleston.  The  perseverance  of  the  Major, 
and  the  sagacity  of  his  fine  animal,  surmounted  all  difficul 
ties,  and  the  other  animals  followed. 

"I  have  not  time  to  give  details  of  our  entire  march.  The 
first  day  we  were  obliged  to  cross  a  turnpike  leading  from 
Summerville  to  Gauley  Bridge,  at  a  place  not  more  than 
three  miles  from  Cross  Lanes.  It  was  now  3  p.  M.,  and  we 
had  been  since  sunrise  in  making  it ;  which  shows  the  diffi 
culties  we  encountered.  When  we  reached  the  pike  we 
found  it  covered  with  horse  tracks.  We  knew  that  the  ene 
my's  cavalry  had  just  passed  over  it.  On,  on  we  hurried, 
and  by  10  at  night,  after  clambering  an  almost  insurmount 
able  mountainside,  thought  it  safe  to  stop  till  daylight.  Af 
ter  roasting  corn,  we  lay  down  on  some  fresh  hay  in  the 
road  for  rest  until  daylight,  when  we  were  off  again  with 
out  breakfast.  At  10  A.  M.  Tuesday  we  halted  at  a  corn 
field  and  made  a  hasty  meal.  At  4  p.  M.,  after  crossing  a 
mountain,  we  reached  a  ford  on  Elk  River — to  be  upon  the 
other  side  was  comparative  safety.  It  was  a  novel  sight  to 
see  400  men  wading  the  broad,  swift  and  rocky  river,  car 
rying  their  guns  and  much  of  their  clothing.  On  the  oppo 
site  bank  was  a  saw-mill.  On  every  side  were  high  moun 
tains  covered  with  the  richest  foliage.  All  crossed  safely, 
and  after  a  short  rest  went  on  again  until  dark ;  lay  on  the 
grass  again  until  daylight;  then  on  again  without  break- 


94       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

fast.  We  saved  6  miles  of  our  journey  by  crossing  a  very 
high  mountain,  and  again  by  twice  fording  the  Elk  10  more 
were  saved. 

"At  the  house  of  Mr.  D.  Smith,  a  good  Union  man,  we 
got  some  bacon,  corn,  and  wheat  bread,  and  plenty  of  boiled 
corn — all  well  cooked.  He  had  heard  of  our  coming,  and 
was  preparing  for  us.  It  now  commenced  raining  and  we 
had  miles  to  go  before  we  rested  for  the  night.  Some  men 
not  being  able  to  keep  up  were  put  into  a  canoe  and  sent 
down  the  river;  and  in  the  course  of  the  day  other  canoes 
were  taken  and  used  in  the  same  manner.  Our  path  was 
along  the  Elk.  In  the  afternoon  it  rained  almost  inces 
santly;  crossed  the  Big  Sandy,  near  its  junction  with  the 
Elk,  twenty  miles  from  Charleston,  at  which  place  is  a  seces 
sion  settlement. 

"Three  miles  beyond  we  met  the  teams  sent  up  from 
Charleston  with  provisions.  They  were  hailed  with  nine 
and  a  tiger.  The  rain  continued  all  night,  and  was  to  us 
the  hardest  of  the  march.  At  3  A.  M.  the  men  were  called 
up  for  marching  again.  They  rose  stiffer,  and  less  inclined 
to  move  than  ever  before.  The  heavy  rain  and  darkness, 
slippery  clay  roads,  and  stiff  joints  had  the  effect  to  make  a 
most  gloomy  march.  However,  as  daylight  dawned,  cheer 
fulness  increased,  and  we  marched  into  Charleston  with 
light  hearts. 

"The  troops  stationed  here  (a  part  of  the  Twenty-sixth 
O.  V.  and  part  of  the  First  Kentucky  Regiment),  turned 
out  to  receive  us,  escorting  us  to  their  camp  ground,  and  im 
mediately  set  to  work  providing  us  food  and  shelter.  Our 
baggage  being  at  Gauley  Bridge,  of  course  we  had  no  tents, 
cooking  apparatus,  or  change  of  clothing.  Charleston  is  a 
very  pretty  place  of  about  3,000  inhabitants,  who,  to  almost 
a  man,  are  of  secession  sentiments,  and,  therefore,  not  our 
friends,  and  do  not  receive  from  them  favors  or  courtesies 
as  were  bestowed  upon  us  at  Weston  and  all  other  small 
places  through  which  we  have  passed — although  the  same 
respectful  deportment  is  shown  and  observance  of  their  pro 
prietorship  of  property. 


MORE  ABOUT  CROSS  lyANES  95 

"For  the  reason  that  a  full  and  accurate  list  cannot  now 
be  made  out  of  the  men,  I  will  not  attempt  to  give  it  par 
tially — within  a  few  days  it  will  be  furnished  entire.  I  hope 
our  friends  at  home  will  not  anticipate. 

"A  few  words  more  and  I  will  close.  Had  it  not  been  for 
the  cool  intrepidity  of  Major  Casement,  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  would  this  day  be  among  the  regiments  that  were. 
'Boys/  said  he,  when  we  had  assembled  on  the  hill  in  retreat, 
'stand  by  me,  and  I  will  take  you  through!'  And  he  did 
take  us  through;  over  mountains,  down  almost  precipice 
descents,  through  ravines,  fording  streams,  undaunted  he 
went.  During  the  entire  retreat  not  a  mouthful  would  he 
eat  till  he  knew  that  every  man  under  his  command  was  sup 
plied  with  such  as  could  be  had.  Thanks  to  our  gallant 
Major!  His  noble  bearing,  his  firm  conduct,  his  unwearied 
exertions  in  behalf  of  his  men,  and  his  uniform  kindness, 
will  never  be  forgotten  by  the  400  whose  lives  this  day  are 
due  to  him.  Still  for  the  war, 

"W.  D.  SHEPHERD." 

FROM  THE  CHAPLAIN  OF  THE  SEVENTH. 

(Correspondence  of  the  Cleveland  Herald.) 

"GAuivKv  BRIDGE,  August  31,  1861. 
"I  sent  you  a  dispatch  yesterday  evening  telling  you  of 
the  safety  of  all  the  commissioned  officers  of  the  regiment, 
save  Captain  Dyer,  known  to  be  killed ;  Captain  Shurtleff, 
known  to  be  a  prisoner,  and  Lieutenants  Wilcox  and  Lock- 
wood,  missing.  I  regret  exceedingly  that  I  cannot  give  you 
the  names  of  the  privates  and  non-commissioned  officers 
killed,  wounded,  prisoners,  and  missing.  But  this  cannot  be 
done  until  we  hear  more  fully  from  Major  Casement  con 
cerning  the  men  with  him,  over  400,  at  Charleston,  38  miles 
below  us.  The  only  way  even  then  that  we  could  approxi 
mate  to  a  correct  list  would  be  to  give  the  names  of  all -who 
have  escaped,  those  with  him  and  those  with  us.  One  of 
the  objects  I  aimed  to  secure  under  the  flag  of  truce  the 
other  day,  was  information  upon  this  very  thing,  for  the 


96       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

sake  mainly  of  the  relatives  and  friends  of  those  we  have 
lost.  I  did  not  succeed.  But  the  history  of  the  attempt  may 
interest  them  and  your  readers  generally. 

"After  riding  18  miles,  the  last  7  keeping  our  flag 
constantly  displayed,  we  came  to  their  first  picket,  a  strong 
cavalry  one,  7  miles  this  side  of  Cross  Lanes.  We  were 
received  civilly,  and  stated  our  business,  showing  the  com 
mission  we  had  from  Colonel  Tyler.  The  officer  in  com 
mand  said  he  had  no  authority  to  permit  us  to  pass,  but 
kindly  offered  to  send  for  information  to  the  next  picket,  2 
miles  farther  on  at  the  ford  over  Peters  Creek,  where 
Colonel  Finny  was.  We  were  two  hours  there,  and  allowed 
full  liberty  to  walk  about  as  we  pleased.  There  we  found 
five  of  our  men,  who  had  just  been  taken,  all  from  Cleve 
land  but  one,  viz  :  Frank  Williams,  Andrew  Scovill  (whose 
brother  is  here  wounded  in  the  hip),  a  Mr.  Burt,  a  Mr.  Ban- 
dell,  and  one  whose  name  I  do  not  remember,  a  German. 
Poor  fellows,  weary  and  hungry,  they  had  come  in  from  the 
woods  to  get  something  to  eat,  and  were  captured.  I  could 
but  sympathize  especially  with  Williams,  as  he  has  a  wife 
and  two  children.  The  brave  fellow  had  but  little  to  say, 
but  I  saw  that  a  word  would  bring  the  tears  into  his  eyes. 
Before  we  left  we  saw  them  seated  at  a  bountiful  table 
which  their  captors  had  kindly  provided  for  them;  and  we 
saw  that  in  all  other  respects  they  were  kindly  and  respect 
fully  treated. 

"After  a  delay  of  two  hours,  word  came  that  we  could 
proceed  to  the  next  encampment.  A  squad  of  cavalry  took 
us  in  charge,  blindfolding  us  and  leading  our  horses.  In 
this  fashion  we  rode  2  miles.  At  the  ford  we  were  received 
by  Colonel  Finny  in  a  closed  room,  and  the  bandages  taken 
from  our  eyes.  We  found  the  Colonel  a  courteous  gentle 
man  of  eastern  Virginia,  and  were  informed  by  him  that 
our  dead  had  already  been  decently  buried,  with  the  excep 
tion  of  Captain  Dyer,  who  had  been  recognized  on  the  bat 
tlefield  before  he  was  quite  dead  by  Major  Thomburg  of 
their  army,  who  had  served  with  him  in  Mexico,  whose 
body  they  were  intending  to  send  down  to  us  under  a  flag 


MORE  ABOUT  CROSS  LANES  97 

of  truce,  to  be  forwarded  to  his  friends  (it  had  not  been 
done,  however),  and  that  our  wounded  were  receiving  the 
care  of  their  most  skilful  surgeons.  I  then  asked  for  Dr. 
Gushing  and  myself  the  privilege  of  visiting  our  wounded 
and  prisoners,  to  see  them,  and  to  receive  messages  from 
them  to  their  friends.  He  replied  that  General  Floyd's  or 
ders  were  that  no  one  should  pass  from  us  beyond  that 
point;  but  added  that  if  we  were  willing  to  remain  where 
we  were  till  an  answer  could  be  received,  he  would  send  a 
messenger  to  the  General  with  our  request.  We  told  him 
we  were.  I  then  addressed  to  General  Floyd  the  following 
note,  viz: 

"  'PETERS  CREEK,  August  27,  1861. 
"  'BRIG.-GEN.  JOHN  B.  FLOYD. 

"  'GENERAL :  I  am  here  under  a  flag  of  truce,  with  Dr. 
Gushing  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  to  look  after 
our  dead  and  wounded  in  the  late  battle  at  Cross  Lanes. 
We  are  informed  by  Colonel  Finney,  as  we  knew  would  be, 
that  our  dead  have  been  decently  buried,  and  that  our 
wounded  have  received  the  skilful  attention  of  the  gentle 
men  of  your  medical  staff.  Here,  then,  our  mission  might 
end.  But,  General,  the  Seventh  Regiment  is  mainly  com 
posed  of  men  from  and  in  the  vicinity  of  Cleveland,  and  as 
we  both  expect  to  return  there  shortly  on  furloughs,  for  the 
sake  of  the  relatives  and  friends  of  the  wounded  and  pris 
oners,  we  very  much  wish  to  see  them  and  be  the  bearers 
of  any  messages  they  may  wish  to  send.  If,  therefore, 
under  our  flag  of  truce,  you  will  permit  us  to  do  so,  we  will 
accept  it  as  a  very  high  favor,  and  we  promise  you  on  our 
honor  as  gentlemen  to  take  no  advantage  of  it  prejudicial 
to  your  service. 

"  'Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"  'FREDERICK  T.  BROWN, 
"  'Chaplain  of  the  Seventh, 
"  'Minister  in  Presbyterian  Church  O.  S.' 


98       SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"To  this  note,  some  five  hours  after,  I  received  the  fol 
lowing  reply,  viz : 

"  'HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  KANAWHA, 

"  'August  27,  1 86 1. 
"  'REv.  FREDERICK  T.  BROWN, 

"  'Chaplain  of  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V. 
"  'DEAR  SIR  :  Your  note  requesting  to  be  permitted  to 
visit  the  prisoners  and  wounded  at  present  in  my  charge,  of 
the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.,  and  conveying  information  of 
them  has  been  received.  In  reply  I  have  to  say  that  in  this, 
as  in  all  other  cases,  the  dead  shall  not  be  neglected  by  me. 
Your  dead  have  all  been  decently  interred.  Your  prisoners 
are  and  shall  be  humanely  and  kindly  treated,  shall  not  be 
the  recipients  of  any  indignity  by  language  or  otherwise. 
Your  wounded  are  beyond  Gauley  River,  and  under  the 
treatment  of  my  best  surgeons.  Your  request  to  visit  them 
I  cannot  concede,  persuaded  that  to  do  so  would  be  at 
tended  with  some  risk  of  detriment  to  the  service  in  which 
I  am  engaged.  I  regret  then  that  my  sense  of  duty  prompts 
me  to  adopt  a  course  which  under  other  circumstances  would 
afford  me  a  pleasure,  and  which  may  I  fear  seem  to  you  un 
gracious.  Permit  me  to  add  that  one  of  the  captains  of  your 
regiment  is  here  and  on  parole.  He  will  be  able,  as  he  has 
already  done,  to  visit  the  prisoners  and  wounded  and  give 
them  his  personal  attention. 

"  'Very  respectfully,   your  obedient  servant, 

"  'JOHN  B.  FtovD, 
"  'Brig.-Gen.  Commanding  Army  of  Kanawha.' 

"Of  course  nothing  further  could  be  done.  I  will  only 
add  that  while  waiting  for  this  note,  I — I  say  'I,'  for  Dr. 
Cushing  was  in  one  of  his  silent  moods — had  long  conversa 
tions  with  Colonel  Finney  and  Major  Honnsel,  on  a  variety 
of  topics,  not  ignoring  the  one  great  topic  at  issue,  and 
found  them  both  accomplished,  cultivated,  and  courteous 
gentlemen.  Before  the  note  came  it  grew  dark,  when 


MORE  ABOUT  CROSS  LANDS  99 

Colonel  Finney  took  us  to  his  headquarters,  two  miles  far 
ther  up  toward  Cross  Lanes,  without  having  us  blindfolded. 
There  he  gave  us  a  sumptuous  supper,  and  lodged  us  until 
3  o'clock  A.  M.,  when  we  were  sent  out  of  the  lines  back, 
not  blindfolded.  I  must  also  say  that  in  all  our  intercourse 
with  the  rebel  officers  and  men,  I  did  not  hear  one  abusive 
or  taunting  word.  We  could  not  have  been  treated  with 
more  kindness  or  consideration. 
"The  messenger  is  just  leaving. 

"Yours  truly, 

"FREDERICK  T.  BROWN. 

A  LETTER  FROM  LIEUTENANT  EATON. 

"CHARLESTON,  W.  VA.,  September  7,  1861. 

"  *  *  *  The  march  in  retreat  was  commenced  about 
7  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the  26th,  and  continued  with 
scarcely  ten  minutes'  rest,  over  the  mountains  which  to  our 
unaccustomed  eyes  seemed  impassable,  and  through  woods 
thick  with  undergrowth  of  laurel  and  vine,  until  late  at 
night,  without  path,  and  nearly  all  the  way  without  a  guide. 
A  man  was  obtained  late  in  the  afternoon  who  conducted 
us  to  a  mountain  path,  leading  to  Elk  River,  but  he  could 
be  induced  to  go  no  farther.  He  lived  upon  the  road  which 
we  had  to  cross,  within  two  or  three  miles  of  our  starting 
place,  and  we  afterward  learned  that  a  thousand  of  the 
enemy  were  within  half  a  mile  of  where  we  crossed  it, 
watching  for  us  to  come  out  of  the  woods.  We  camped  that 
night  on  a  little  improvement  on  the  summit  of  a  mountain 
in  the  midst  of  the  woods,  'forty  miles  from  no  place.' 

"The  march  was  resumed  at  an  early  hour  the  next  morn 
ing,  without  breakfast,  and  upon  a  supper  the  night  previous 
of  a  small  allowance  of  corn-bread.  At  noon  we  halted  to 
dine  on  green  corn  at  a  point  where  the  pass  we  had  been 
following  struck  the  Lily  Fork  of  Buffalo  Creek.  Follow 
ing  it  up,  after  our  luncheon,  we  struck  the  Elk  River  at 
about  6  P.  M.  of  the  27th,  after  fording  it  through  water 


100    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

nearly  waist  deep,  encamped  four  or  five  miles  below.  Here, 
for  the  first  time,  we  had  a  little  variety  in  the  subsistence 
line.  Some  sheep  were  killed,  and  these  with  green  corn, 
after  our  fatiguing  march,  gave  us  a  relish  for  sleep  on  the 
ground  with  a  small  allowance  of  hay  for  bed.  In  the  morn 
ing,  Capt.  W.  R.  Sterling  having  gone  ahead  to  provide 
subsistence  for  the  day,  our  journey  was  resumed,  and  at  10 
o'clock  we  were  fed  at  a  point  28  miles  from  Charleston,  on 
boiled  corn,  bacon,  and  a  little  coffee,  and  a  very  small  al 
lowance  of  bread.  At  a  distance  of  14  miles  from  this 
place  we  encamped  that  night  (following),  during  which 
and  the  next  day  until  we  arrived  here,  a  shower  of  rain  fell 
without  cessation,  aggravating  to  an  indescribable  degree 
the  sore  feet  and  weary  limbs  of  the  wanderers.  Rations 
from  Charleston  met  us  here  and  we  fared  sumptuously. 
Reached  Charleston  noon  next  day,  August  29. 

"I  cannot  possibly  give  an  account  of  all  we  went  through 
during  that  fight  and  retreat.  That  so  large  a  number  sur 
vived  the  heavy  fire  of  the  superior  number  of  the  enemy, 
and  a  forced  march,  estimated  at  not  less  than  80  miles,  and 
that  we  escaped  from  an  entire  cutting  up  and  capture,  sur 
rounded  on  almost  every  side,  as  we  were,  seems  a  little 
short  of  a  miracle  to  me. 

"NoTAE." 

The  following  message  from  Captain  Sterling,  who  was 
the  advance  guard  of  the  forces  marching  to  Charleston 
under  Major  Casement,  gave  to  General  Cox  and  Colonel 
Tyler  the  first  information  they  had  that  404  more  of  the 
Seventh  had  escaped  from  the  enemy  at  Cross  Lanes: 

"CHARLESTON,  August  28,  1861. 
"GENERAL  Cox. 

"DEAR  SIR:  I  have  arrived  here  and  started  three 
wagons  to  meet  the  Seventh  Regiment  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Big  Sandy,  20  miles  from  this  place,  where  the  Seventh  will 
camp  to-night.  The  men  are  in  fine  spirits,  but  a  little  leg- 
weary  and  "footsore.  Several  Union  men  have  followed  us. 
They  say  that  the  main  body  of  the  enemy  is  at  Cross  Lanes. 


MORE  ABOUT  CROSS  IvANES  IOI 

"I  learn  that  Colonel  Tyler  came  into  Gauley  with  some 
200  men  with  the  train. 

"If  that  be  so,  we  have  made  a  glorious  retreat. 
"Yours  respectfully, 

"W.  R.  STERUNG, 
"Capt.  Co.  I,  Seventh  Ohio  Inf." 

General  Cox  commended  the  action  of  Major  Casement 
to  General  Rosecrans  as  follows  : 


BRIDGE,  August  28,  1861,  9  P.  M. 
W.  S.  ROSECRANS, 

"Clarksburg,  Va.  : 

"Major  Casement  has  carried  over  400  of  the  Seventh 
into  Charleston  handsomely.  He  went  by  Big  Sandy  and 
down  Elk. 

"There  are  so  many  practicable  routes  for  cavalry  and 
infantry  without  trains  that  his  presence  in  Charleston  may 
prove  very  fortunate.  The  enemy  still  continues  in  princi 
pal  force  near  Cross  Lanes. 

"J.  D.  Cox." 


CHAPTER  XL 

AT  CHARLESTON. 

During  the  month  of  September,  1861,  the  companies  un 
der  Major  Casement  remained  at  Charleston,  performing 
very  active  guard  duty,  scouting  after  the  enemy,  unloading 
steamboats,  etc.,  while  those  at  Gauley  Bridge  performed 
like  service  there. 

Capt.  John  N.  Dyer  having  been  killed  at  Cross  Lanes, 
and  Lieut.  Andrew  J.  Williams  having  resigned  because  of 
ill-health,  Company  D  on  September  25,  1861,  held  an  elec 
tion,  when  Lieut.  Charles  A.  Weed  was  chosen  captain; 
Sergeant  William  D.  Shepherd,  first  lieutenant,  and  Ser 
geant  Frank  Payne,  Jr.,  second  lieutenant. 

On  or  about  the  26th  rain  began  falling  in  torrents  and 
continued  until  the  28th,  when  the  greatest  flood  ever  known 
in  that  section  occurred.  The  Big  Kanawha  River  rose 
more  than  50  feet,  overflowing  the  town  and  rendering  the 
rescue  of  families  in  boats  necessary.  The  Seventh  moved 
camp  to  the  highest  ground  available,  and  then  kept  a  steam 
boat  near  on  which  to  embark  if  necessary. 

Floating  down  the  river  could  be  seen  small  buildings, 
haystacks,  rail  fences,  shocks  of  corn  and  every  sort  of 
debris,  completing  a  very  picture  of  waste  and  desolation. 

On  October  i,  Company  D,  under  the  command  of  Lieu 
tenants  Shepherd  and  Paine,  took  boat  for  Point  Pleasant, 
65  miles  below  Charleston,  from  which  place  it  was  to  guard 
and  protect  a  body  of  workmen  while  they  constructed  a 
telegraph  line  to  Charleston. 

Sending  off  the  sick  to  Gallipolis  this  duty  was  at  once 
entered  upon,  and  on  the  2ist  Company  D  marched  into 
camp  at  Charleston,  its  duty  having  been  well  performed. 
On  October  u,  when  this  telegraph  expedition  had  passed 
Buffalo  on  the  right  bank  of  the  river,  the  steamer  Izetta, 
loaded  to  the  guards  with  Government  stores,  was  seen  with 


AT  CHARLESTON  103 

full  head  of  steam  puffing,  sputtering,  and  groaning  on  her 
way  to  Charleston ;  but  in  a  very  short  time  she  came  back 
fairly  flying  as  she  went  with  the  current,  while  the  Cap 
tain  shouted  to  the  nearby  shore,  "Rebels  up  at  Red  House!" 
Now  as  there  had  been  rumors  of  rebel  cavalry  scouting 
about  we  were  at  once  on  the  qui  vive.  The  citizen  work 
men  were  wild  from  fear,  lest  they  should  be  captured  and 
carried  off  South,  and  could  not  be  controlled. 

Throwing  out  everything  that  would  impede  their  prog 
ress,  they  sprang  into  the  wagons,  and  away  they  flew  to 
the  Ohio  River,  30  miles  distant.  Company  D,  not  to  be 
outdone,  fell  back  with  alacrity  and  dispatch  on  Buffalo; 
took  refuge  in  the  court-house,  getting  in  water  and  rations, 
determined  to  hold  the  fort  if  it  came  to  a  state  of  siege. 

Early  the  next  morning,  however,  no  enemy  having  ap 
peared,  Company  D  went  on  board  of  a  steamboat  which 
ran  up  to  Red  House,  where  Colonel  Guthrie,  then  com 
manding  post  at  Charleston,  had  also  come  down  with  some 
of  the  Piatt  Zouaves  to  meet  the  enemy ;  but  they  had  long 
since  retreated.  The  Izetta  was  hailed  and  ordered  to  come 
ashore;  slowed  down  and  swung  about  as  if  to  do  so,  but 
instead  of  landing  kept  on  swinging,  put  on  all  possible 
steam,  and  pulled  away  down  stream,  thus  escaping  cap 
ture,  although  some  200  rifle  shots  were  fired  into  her  with 
out  material  harm. 

This  was  the  only  exciting  incident  of  the  telegraph  line 
expedition. 

On  October  16  the  members  of  the  Seventh  at  Gauley 
Bridge  came  to  Charleston,  and  on  the  igth  Colonel  Tyler 
assumed  command  of  the  post  there,  so  that  when  Company 
D  came  into  Camp  Warren  on  the  2ist,  the  regiment,  which 
had  not  been  together  since  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  was 
again  reunited. 

The  unusual  exposure  and  hardships  immediately  follow 
ing  the  affair  at  Cross  Lanes,  assisted  by  the  damp,  chilly 
mountain  air  (the  result  of  fogs,  dew,  and  frequent  show 
ers),  plainly  told  upon  the  health  of  the  members  of  the 
Seventh  at  Gauley  Bridge  and  Charleston,  causing  diarrhoea, 


IO4    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

typhoid  and  malarial  fevers,  sending  many  of  them  home 
on  sick  furloughs,  to  the  hospitals,  and  the  cemetery.  Dur 
ing  the  balance  of  October  some  effort  at  company  and 
regimental  drill  was  made,  but  guard  duty  and  scouting 
after  the  enemy,  up  and  down  and  across-  the  river,  ren 
dered  this  inoperative.  However,  everything  went  along  in 
the  usual  way  until  General  Floyd  advanced  to  Cotton  Hill, 
opposite  Gauley  Bridge,  and  threatened  attack. 

CARNIFAX  FERRY. 

Although  not  engaged  in  this  battle  the  Seventh  was 
greatly  interested  therein  because  of  the  fact  that  General 
Floyd's  force  engaged  there  was  the  same  as  that  which 
fought  at  Cross  Lanes. 

The  engagement  at  Cross  Lanes  called  the  attention  of 
General  Rosecrans  in  that  direction,  causing  him  to  take 
the  field  in  person.  Reaching  Button  about  September  i, 
1  86  1,  with  Benham's,  McCook's,  and  Scammon's  bri 
gades  and  three  batteries,  he  advanced  over  the  same  route 
covered  by  the  Seventh,  reaching  the  vicinity  of  Carnifax 
Ferry  on  the  loth  about  3  p.  M.  Disposition  was  at  once 
made  for  battle  and  a  spirited  attack  and  fusillade  was  kept 
up  until  dusk,  without  any  perceptible  advantage  gained  by 
the  Union  forces,  when  they  were  withdrawn,  with  a  loss 
of  17  killed  and  143  wounded.  During  the  night  the  enemy 
withdrew  across  Gauley  River,  having  suffered  a  loss  of  but 
20  wounded. 


PRESENTATION. 

About  the  middle  of  October,  Prof.  H.  E.  Peck  of  Ober- 
lin  made  a  visit  to  the  regiment,  but  more  especially  to  Com 
pany  C,  at  Gauley  Bridge,  bringing  with  him,  as  a  token  of 
remembrance  from  the  loyal  people  at  home,  a  beautiful  silk 
flag,  of  the  presentation  of  which  he  wrote  as  follows  : 

"The  morning  was  bright  with  sunshine  and  the  wild 
Virginia  landscape  glowed  with  richest  splendor.  At  guard 
mounting  after  breakfast  the  400  of  the  Seventh  then  at 
Gauley  were  drawn  up  to  receive  the  colors  I  was  com- 


AT  CHARLESTON  IO5 

missioned  to  present  to  them.  In  presenting  my  charge  I 
took  occasion  to  express  the  affection  which  the  people  of 
the  Western  Reserve  have  always  felt  for  the  regiment,  and 
which  was  deepened  many  fold  by  the  occurrence  at  Cross 
Lanes. 

"Colonel  Tyler  replied  with  great  emotion  and  equal  pro 
priety.  His  manner  and  that  of  the  whole  regiment  de 
cisively  proved  that  the  gift  from  home  was  appreciated  and 
well  bestowed.  It  was  a  glad  scene.  The  gentle  air  un 
furled  just  enough  the  graceful  colors ;  the  joyous  sun 
illuminated  the  blazon  so  that  it  shone  as  if  a  glory  was 
upon  it;  the  men  were  happy,  and  far  off  among  the  hills 
rolled  the  swelling  notes  of  the  'Star  Spangled  Banner/  with 
which  the  band  made  its  first  salute." 

The  Professor  said  that  the  men  in  the  Seventh  were  well- 
clothed  ;  looked  clean ;  were  in  good  spirits ;  respected 
their  officers  and  each  other ;  that  the  right  sort  of  fraternal 
spirit  existed  among  them,  and  he  nowhere  saw  soldiers  in 
Virginia  who  seemed  to  be  in  as  good  physical  condition  as 
they  did. 

He  closed  with,  "On  the  whole,  the  people  of  the  Reserve 
may  well  cherish,  as  they  have  done,  their  noble  representa 
tives  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  Volunteers." 

"CAUSEY,  VA.,  nth  Sept.,  1861. 

"MRS.  JOHN  N.  DYER, 

"Paineville,  Ohio. 

"MY  DEAR  MADAM  :  Permit  me  to  intrude  myself  upon 
you  in  this  hour  of  your  terrible  trial  and  affliction  as  a 
friend  to  him  who  now,  within  the  lines  of  our  enemy's 
camp,  'sleeps  the  sleep  that  knows  no  waking.'  As  a  friend 
to  him  who  must  have  been  to  you  what  all  else  on  earth 
cannot  replace,  allow  me  to  intrude  upon  you  and  for  a  mo 
ment  mingle  my  sorrow  with  your  tears  for  one  we  loved 
and  esteemed. 

"While  you,  madam,  and  those  little  ones  around  you 
mourn  the  loss  of  a  beloved  husband  and  father,  our  regi- 


IO6    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ment  joined  you  in  your  sorrow  for  the  loss  of  one  of  our 
country's  bravest  and  truest  defenders,  and  we  an  esteemed 
friend  and  officer  whose  counsels  and  assistance  we  have 
ever  appreciated. 

"I  saw  him  fall  while  leading  on  his  brave  men  in  obe 
dience  to  my  orders.  His  latest  words  were  when  I  asked 
him  if  he  could  turn  the  enemy's  advancing  column  and  pre 
vent  them  outflanking  us,  'I  will  try,  sir.  Company  forward 
by  file  left,  march !'  His  order  to  fire  soon  followed.  A  mo 
ment  after  he  was  struck  with  a  musket  ball  and  Captain 
Dyer's  earthly  career  was  closed. 

"Yet  while  we  deeply  mourn  his  death,  it  is  some  satis 
faction  to  know  the  enemy  paid  dearly  for  his  loss.  Their 
disordered  ranks  and  halting  column  showed  clearly  that 
his  efforts  were  successful,  although  it  cost  his  life  and  that 
of  some  of  his  men. 

"No  officer  in  line  commanded  more  universal  respect 
and  had  more  of  my  confidence  than  Captain  Dyer,  and  we 
mourn  his  loss  as  deeply  as  can  any  one  save  you  and  the 
little  flock,  made  fatherless  by  his  sudden  death. 

"My  prayer  is  that  He  who  holds  the  destinies  of  the 
universe  in  His  hand  may  be  your  protector  and  a  father  to 
your  orphaned  children.  If  I  can  serve  you  in  any  way,  you 
have  only  to  command  me. 

"Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"E.  B.  TYLER, 
"Col.  Seventh  O.  V.,  U.  S.  A." 


CHAPTER  XII. 

THE:  COTTON  HIU,  AND  IXDOP  CRDEK  CAMPAIGN. 

On  the  29th  of  October,  1861,  the  rebels  chased  our  out 
posts  on  the  Fayette  road,  down  near  the  mouth  of  Great 
Falls  Creek,  and  on  November  i  appeared  on  the  heights 
of  Cotton  Hill,  opposite  Gauley  Bridge,  with  a  6-pounder 
rifled  piece,  and,  with  another  opposite  Montgomery's 
Ferry,  opened  fire  with  shot  and  shell.  General  Cox  was 
directed  to  put  pieces  in  position,  which  replied  to  their  fire. 

The  running  of  the  ferry  was  discontinued  during  the 
day,  for  fear  it  might  be  struck,  and  the  supply  trains  were 
passed  during  the  night,  to  avoid  exposure.  Generals 
Schenck,  McCook,  and  Benham  were  up  New  River,  where 
they  had  gone  into  camp  after  the  battle  of  Carnifax  Ferry, 
while  General  Cox  was  at  Gauley  Bridge. 

General  Rosecrans  planned  to  send  General  Benham  up 
Loop  Creek,  to  get  in  position  on  General  Floyd's  flank  and 
rear,  and  when  General  Schenck  had  crossed  New  River, 
Benham  was  to  cooperate,  and  together  attack  Floyd's  flank 
and  rear  and  ruin  his  command. 

On  November  2  orders  were  issued  to  General  Benham 
to  move  by  the  mouth  of  Loop  Creek,  7  miles  below  Gauley 
Bridge,  and  Colonel  Tyler  at  Charleston  was  directed  to 
send  500  picked  men  to  join  his  command.  On  November 
4  the  detachment  of  the  Seventh  Ohio,  under  command  of 
Lieut-Col.  William  R.  Creighton,  left  Charleston  by  boat 
and  reached  the  vicinity  of  Loop  Creek  that  night.  The 
only  mishap  during  this  movement  was  the  loss  overboard 
of  Corporal  John  D.  Dicks  of  Company  I,  Seventh  Ohio, 
who  was  never  again  heard  from.  On  the  6th  the  Seventh 
crossed  to  the  mouth  of  Loop  Creek  under  General  Benham. 

On  the  7th  the  regiment  marched  up  Loop  Creek  by  a 
mountain  path,  frequently  crossing  the  stream  until  it 


108    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

reached  the  forks  of  the  creek  some  8  or  10  miles  up,  and 
halted  at  Taylor's  farm. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Creighton  was  in  command,  and  pick 
eting  and  scouting  (Lew.  R.  Davis  of  Company  A,  Edwin 
Hart  of  Company  D,  and  Joseph  E.  Clarke  of  Company  E, 
scouted  and  met  with  hairbreadth  escapes)  well  toward 
General  Floyd's  camp,  made  report  to  General  Benham. 
(On  the  8th  General  Rosecrans  mentioned  the  receipt  of  a 
report  from  Lieutenant-Colonel  Creighton  from  up  Loop 
Creek.) 

On  the  Qth  General  Schenck  had  small  boats  ready  to 
cross  his  troops  over  New  River,  but  the  incessant  and  se 
vere  rain  storms  had  filled  the  river,  bank  full,  which  made 
the  current  so  strong  that  the  boats  were  useless. 

General  Benham  having  been  ordered  to  place  1,000  men 
at  Cassidy's  Mill,  only  three  miles  from  General  Floyd's 
camp,  the  Seventh  and  Forty-fourth  Ohio  marched  by  a 
mountain  path  over  a  very  high  range  (which  suggested 
Bonaparte  crossing  the  Alps)  and  reached  that  point  on  the 
night  of  the  I2th.  At  4  p.  M.  of  the  I3th  General  Benham 
advanced  to  Dickerson's  farm,  where  he  was  joined  at  n 
p.  M.  by  the  troops  from  Cassidy's  Mill  and  pushed  on 
through  darkness,  rain,  and  mud,  in  pursuit  of  General 
Floyd's  retreating  army. 

Also  on  this  date,  General  Schenck  having  been  unable 
to  cross  New  River  to  operate  upon  General  Floyd's  right 
flank,  moved  down  to  Gauley  Bridge,  and  crossed  over  the 
Kanawha  River,  but  instead  of  joining  in  the  pursuit,  went 
into  bivouac  on  Cotton  Hill. 

At  4  A.  M.  of  November  14  General  Benham's  force  of 
some  2,700  men  reached  Hawkin's  farm,  5  miles  beyond 
Fayetteville,  made  a  brief  halt  for  breakfast  upon  two  hard 
tack  per  man,  then  pushed  on  after  the  retreating  foe. 

The  Thirteenth  Ohio  had  the  advance,  and  about  9.30 
A.  M.  came  up  with  some  rebel  cavalry,  when  a  skirmish 
ensued.  A  little  later  the  enemy  made  a  brief  halt  near 
McCoy's  Mill  to  cover  the  escape  of  their  train,  when  Cap 
tain  Schneider's  rifled  pieces  came  up  and  opened,  while  the 


COTTON  HILL  AND  LOOP  CRE)KK  CAMPAIGN 

Seventh  and  Thirty-seventh  Ohio  Regiments,  under  the 
command  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Creighton,  advanced  along 
a  ridge,  opened  fire,  and  sent  the  enemy  flying  toward  their 
main  column.  Again  the  pursuers  gave  chase,  and  at  4  p. 
M.  reached  Kenton's  farm,,  15  miles  from  Fayette  toward 
Raleigh,  where  a  halt  was  made,  and  a  message  sent  to 
General  Schenck  to  come  up  and  join  in  the  pursuit.  Gen 
eral  Schenck  consulted  General  Rosecrans,  who  replied  that 
"he  feared  that  his  men  would  suffer/'  and  ordered  General 
Benham  to  return. 

The  order  to  return  reached  the  head  of  the  pursuing  col 
umn  at  ii  P.  M.  of  the  1 4th,  in  the  midst  of  another  down 
pour  of  rain.  After  some  delay,  in  hope  that  the  storm 
might  cease,  at  i  A.  M.  of  the  I5th  this  wet,  mud-be-drag- 
gled,  hungry  and  exhausted  force  began  the  return  march, 
over  a  road  which,  for  depth  of  mud,  was  never  again  wit 
nessed  by  the  men  who  participated  in  it. 

At  4  A.  M.  a  halt  was  made  at  McCoy's  Mill  for  a  couple 
of  hours,  and  then,  with  an  almost  uninterrupted  march,  the 
column  moved  on  to  and  through  Fayette,  out  some,  three 
miles  toward  Cotton  Hill,  where  a  halt  was  made  for  the 
night.  A  small  supply  of  rations  was  drawn,  which,  with 
the  fresh  pork  contributed  by  comrades  who  had  remained 
behind,  made  an  enjoyable  feast.  That  night,  wrapped  in 
wet  clothing  and  blankets,  the  Seventh  bunked  down  to 
sleep  on  the  wet  ground,  in  chill  air  and  under  a  cloudy 
sky,  and  in  the  morning  awoke  to  find  that  a  kind  Provi 
dence  had,  during  the  night,  added  a  blanket  of  about  four 
inches  of  snow,  to  keep  them  warm. 

General  Rosecrans  intended  and  expected  that  General 
Benham  would  provide  well  for  his  command.  He  in 
structed  him  to  establish  himself  firmly  up  Loop  Creek,  see 
that  his  men  were  supplied  with  rations  from  three  to  five 
days  ahead,  and  make  them  comfortable.  He  also  sug 
gested  that  while  every  other  man  carried  a  canteen  filled 
with  coffee,  there  should  also  be  a  good  supply  of  whiskey 
and  quinine  bitters,  to  keep  off  malaria  and  mountain  fever. 

However,  the  absence  of  anything  like  a  road  up  Loop 


IIO    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Creek,  the  incessant  rain  and  raging  floods  rendered  even 
the  few  pack-mules  we  had  almost  unserviceable. 

General  Rosecrans  was  astounded  when  General  Benham 
mentioned  lack  of  tents,  exposure,  and  absence  of  rations, 
and  suggested  that  such  of  his  force  as  lacked  shelter  and 
rations  be  withdrawn  until  provision  could  be  made  for 
sheltering  and  feeding  them,  little  knowing  that  this  meant 
the  withdrawal  of  his  entire  command.  Although  General 
Rosecrans  found  fault  with  General  Benham  because  he  did 
not  perform  impossibilities,  and  even  went  so  far  as  to  order 
him  in  arrest  for  not  obeying,  and  executing  orders,  he  said 
at  the  close:  "The  troops  have  suffered  from  the  climate 
severely.  They  have  submitted  to  many  privations  with 
cheerfulness  and  performed  their  duties  with  alacrity." 

He  also  made  the  following  report : 

"CAMP  GAULEY,  VA.,  November  15,  1861. 
"I  have  to  report  that  General  Benham  pursued  the  rebels 
15  miles  beyond  Fayette,  overtook  a  rear  guard  of  infantry 
and  cavalry;  and  having  no  train  or  provisions  to  enable 
him  to  go  farther,  desisted  from  pursuit,  and  is  returning  to 
Fayette. 

"ROSECRANS." 

General  Benham  said  of  the  skirmish  at  McCoy's  Mill : 

"I  however  soon  discovered  a  ridge,  that  made  out  from 
our  rear  to  the  right,  that  commanded,  at  close  range,  the 
left  of  the  enemy.  I  sent  my  aide  to  direct  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Creighton  with  the  Seventh  and  half  of  the  Thirty- 
seventh  Ohio  Regiments  to  pass  down  this  ridge  to  attack 
their  left.  When  this  attack  was  made  it  was  entirely  suc 
cessful,  and,  with  the  first  concentrated  volleys  of  this  com 
mand  of  about  750  men,  uniting  with  the  fire  of  the  Thir 
teenth  Ohio,  the  whole  force  of  the  enemy  retreated  in  con 
fusion  with  the  last  of  their  wagon-train." 

General  Benham  thus  wrote  of  the  condition  of  his  men 
when  ordered  to  return  from  the  pursuit : 


COTTON  HII.lv  AND  LOOP  CR3*,K  CAMPAIGN  1 1 1 

"As  the  men  were  still,  or  more  than  nine-tenths  of 
them,  without  any  shelter  in  a  most  drenching  rain  or  suc 
cession  of  violent  thunder  showers,  many  without  their 
blankets,  which  had  been  thrown  off  in  the  ardor  of  the 
chase,  and  as  they  were  still  standing  around  their  fires, 
unable  to  sleep  in  the  rain,  upon  the  open  ground,  the 
greater  part  of  the  command,  though  most  unwilling  to 
give  up  the  pursuit,  felt  that  if  it  was  so  ordered  that  it 
would  be  best  for  themselves,  after  a  few  hours'  halt  (it 
could  not  be  called  rest),  to  retrace  their  steps  that  very 
night  rather  than  remain  standing  in  the  cold  and  wet  until 
morning,  with  only  the  prospect  of  their  return.  We  ac 
cordingly  commenced  our  return  (from  Keton's  farm,  15 
miles  out  from  Fayette,  on  the  road  to  Raleigh)  soon  after 
i  o'clock  A.  M.,  and  reaching  McCoy's  Mill  about  4  A.  M., 
we  rested  until  6  A.  M.  of  the  I5th,  when  we  moved  onward, 
and  with  a  single  halt  the  command  reached  this  place 
(Fayette)  soon  after  noon,  being  still  in  excellent  spirits, 
their  main  disappointment  being  in  not  having  been  per-, 
mitted  to  continue  the  pursuit  of  the  rebels.  We  are  at 
this  hour  partly  in  houses,  but  a  great  number  are  out  in 
the  open  air  in  the  village,  where  it  is  now  snowing  upon 
them  in  their  bivouac,  which,  added  to  their  really  great  ex 
posure,  will,  I  fear,  half  annihilate  their  effective  strength. 

"I  have  now  but  to  report  the  noble  conduct  of  the  forces 
during  the  most  toilsome  march,  where  through  all  their 
great  exposure  in  the  storm,  upon  the  route,  and  in  bivouac, 
without  shelter  against  the  rain  or  snow  that  fell  in  each  of 
the  last  three  nights,  not  a  murmur  was  heard  by  me,  but 
every  duty  was  performed  with  the  greatest  cheerfulness 
and  alacrity,  and  the  principal  officers  of  the  command  were 
worthy  of  the  men  they  lead. 

"Lieut-Col.  Creighton,  of  the  Seventh  Ohio,  exe 
cuted  the  maneuver  from  our  right  flank  which  decided 
the  rout  at  McCoy's  Mill,  in  the  most  gallant  style." 

"H.  W.  BSNHAM, 

"Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  Vols." 


112    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 
KILLING  OF  COLONEL  CROGHAN. 

Report  of  Col.  William  S.  Smith,  Thirteenth  Ohio  In 
fantry  : 

"We  had  proceeded  but  about  4  miles,  when  my  skir 
mishing  company,  under  command  of  Captain  Gardner, 
came  suddenly  upon  a  scouting  party  of  the  enemy's  cav 
alry,  numbering  40  men.  A  sharp  skirmish  ensued,  during 
which  Colonel  Croghan  was  mortally  wounded.  Several 
of  his  men,  as  he  stated,  were  also  wounded,  though  they 
escaped,  leaving  their  horses  to  the  number  of  five. 

"The  Colonel  was  left  at  a  farmhouse  by  his  men,  and 
treated  with  the  utmost  kindness  by  our  assistant  surgeon, 
Dr.  Chase,  up  to  near  the  time  of  his  death,  which  took 
place  at  2  p.  M.  on  November  14,  1861." 

Gen.  John  B.  Floyd  said : 

"Near  this  point  [McCoy's  Mill]  a  skirmish  occurred  be 
tween  scouting  parties,  in  which  I  am  grieved  to  inform  the 
Department,  Lieut.-Col.  St.  George  Croghan  was  killed. 

"Colonel  Croghan  was  one  of  the  most  gallant  officers  in 
the  service.  His  bravery  and  gentlemanly  demeanor,  which 
characterized  him  to  his  latest  breath,  rendered  him  dear  to 
all  who  knew  him. 

"His  death  has  cast  a  gloom  over  the  spirits  of  the  entire 
army.  In  this  no  one  shares  more  sincerely  than  I  do. 

"JOHN  B.  FLOYD, 
"Brigadier-General,  C.  S.A., 
"Commanding  Army  of  the  Kanawha." 

UP  LOOP  CREEK. 
(Chicago  Inter-Ocean.) 

"General  Benham  was  severely  censured  once  upon  a 
time  because  he  did  not  go  up  Loop  Creek,  according  to 
orders,  and  cut  off  Floyd's  retreat  from  Cotton  Mountain. 
People  no  doubt  imagined  that  it  was  a  very  easy  thing  to 


COTTON  HILIv  AND  LOOP  CREEK  CAMPAIGN  113 

go  up  Loop  Creek,  but  then  the  people  never  had  any  ex 
perience  in  that  direction. 

"Very  early  in  the  first  Kanawha  campaign  a  strong  de 
tachment  of  troops  made  a  reconnaissance  up  Loop  Creek 
Valley.  The  march  commenced  at  dark  and  was  conducted 
so  quietly  as  to  give  it  an  air  of  mystery. 

"The  stream  comes  into  the  Kanawha  through  a  little 
gap  that  is  very  deceiving.  The  boys  moved  along  for  a 
few  hundred  yards  in  high  spirits.  Then  there  was  a 
stream  to  cross.  This  was  Loop  Creek,  and  shoes  and 
stockings  were  taken  off,  and  barefooted  the  men  waded 
through  the  cold  water  in  not  the  best  of  humor.  A  quick 
march  of  a  few  hundred  yards  brought  them  to  another 
barrier  of  water.  This  was  Loop  Creek.  The  boys  made 
jokes  about  the  'loop/  and  stripping  off  shoes  and  stock 
ings  waded  the  stream  again.  A  short  walk  and  then  there 
was  a  halt  in  front.  What  now?  'That  durned  old  Loop 
Creek  again,'  said  a  man  in  front,  and  then  the  heaviest 
swearers  went  into  action  in  a  very  spirited  manner. 

"As  the  men  stopped  to  take  off  their  shoes,  a  Virginian 
acting  as  guide  said,  'I  would  not  do  it,  men.  The  creek 
will  be  in  your  way  all  night,'  and  so  it  was.  It  was  crossed 
thirty-six  times  before  morning,  the  men  wading  recklessly 
through  without  removing  shoes  or  stockings;  but  as  the 
high  lands  were  reached  the  stream  became  smaller  and 
less  troublesome." 

On  the  1 6th,  marching  over  Cotton  Hill  to  the  Kanawha 
River,  that  night  the  Seventh  slept  upon  the  steamboat 
Marmora,  which  carried  them  to  Charleston  the  next  day, 
and  the  Cotton  Hill  and  Loop  Creek  campaign  was  over. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

ROMNBY  AND   BWE'S   GAP. 


Upon  returning  to  Charleston  the  usual  routine  of  camp 
life  was  resumed  until  November  28  and  29,  when  the 
regiment  received  its  first  visit  from  the  paymaster,  and 
was  paid  off.  With  the  retreat  of  General  Floyd  toward 
Raleigh,  the  forces  under  General  Rosecrans  at  Gauley 
Bridge  were  mainly  sent  to  other  military  departments, 
and  on  December  6  Brig.-Gen.  Jacob  D.  Cox  came  to 
Charleston  and  assumed  command. 

On  the  9th  the  Seventh  was  ordered  to  prepare  to  move, 
and  on  the  next  day,  embarking  upon  the  steamers  Port 
Wayne  and  Stephen  Decatur,  ran  down  the  Kanawha  and 
up  the  Ohio  River,  reaching  Parkersburg  on  the  nth,  about 
noon.  That  evening  the  regiment  took  cars  over  the  Balti 
more  &  Ohio  Railroad,  and  after  an  all-night  ride  dropped 
off  at  Oakland,  Md.,  for  breakfast,  then  moved  on  to  Cum 
berland,  passed  Patterson  Creek  to  Green  Spring  Run,  and 
disembarked. 

On  the  1  6th  Sibley  tents  were  drawn  in  lieu  of  the  smaller 
ones  we  had  been  accustomed  to,  and  were  much  enjoyed. 

ROMNSY. 

On  the  1  7th  the  Seventh  marched  to  Romney,  16 
miles  away,  on  the  South  Branch  of  the  Potomac,  carrying 
knapsacks,  and  that  night  were  in  good  condition  to  ap 
preciate  and  enjoy  the  thoughtful  comradeship  of  the  mem 
bers  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry  when  they  invited  us  to 
coffee. 

This  was  Colonel  Dunning's  regiment  from  Cincinnati, 
and  it  was  the  beginning  of  an  attachment  between  these 
organizations,  which  grew  and  strengthened  day  by  day 
during  the  more  than  two  years  that  they  were  brigaded 
together.  They  marched  and  fought  and  shed  their  patri- 


ROMNE)Y  AND  BlflHsS  GAP  1 15 

otic  blood  together  at  Kernstown,  Port  Republic,  Cedar 
Mountain,  Antietam,  Dumfries,  Chancellorsville,  Gettys 
burg,  and  on  the  Atlanta  campaign,  and  together  were  wel 
comed  by  the  city  of  Cincinnati  when  they  returned  from 
the  front  in  June,  1864.  Better  comrades  and  truer  soldiers 
than  the  members  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry  never  went  to 
battle. 

Colonel  Dunning  was  commander  of  the  post  at  Romney 
with  some  8,000  men  of  General  Kelly's  command,  but  this 
point  was  important  only  as  tending  to  protect  the  B.  &  O. 
R.  R.  and  threatening  Winchester. 

Camp  Tyler  was  established,  and  some  of  the  severest 
picket  guard  duty  of  the  war  engaged  in,  where  infantry 
men  were  sent  out  on  post,  in  a  rough  and  rugged  country, 
from  5  to  7  miles  from  camp.  The  men  were  on  duty  every 
other  day,  and  so  far  out  that  when  relieved  they  were 
unable  to  reach  camp  until  the  afternoon. 

Romney  is  surrounded  by  mountain  ranges  where  wild 
game  abounded,  as  was  demonstrated  on  the  22d,  when 
James  Kelly  of  Company  E  killed  a  fine  buck  while  on  picket, 
regardless  of  consequences. 

THE  SKIRMISH  AT  BLUE'S  GAP. 

All  was  quiet  and  serene  on  the  South  Branch  of  the 
Potomac  until  January  6,  1862,  when  Colonel  Dunning  was 
directed  with  a  part  of  his  command  to  move  upon  the 
enemy. 

A  part  of  the  Seventh  Ohio,  undter  command  of  Maj. 
John  S.  Casement,  left  camp  a  little  before  midnight,  and 
proceeded  with  the  rest  of  the  force  in  the  direction  of  Win 
chester,  but  as  other  regiments  had  the  advance  and  did  all 
the  •  maneuvering  and  fighting,  the  Seventh  merely  went 
along  as  company  and  did  not  fire  a  gun.  Colonel  Dun 
ning  made  the  following  official  report  of  this  affair : 

"ROMNEY,  VA.,  January  9,  1862. 

"GENERAL :  In  obedience  to  your  orders  by  telegraph  re 
ceived  at  these  headquarters  January  6,  directing  me  to 


Il6    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

make  a  detail  of  six  companies  from  each  of  the  following 
regiments,  Fifth  Ohio,  Fourth  Ohio,  Seventh  Ohio,  First 
West  Virginia,  Fourteenth  Indiana,  and  by  special  request 
of  Colonel  Carroll,  six  companies  of  the  Eighth  Ohio,  with 
one  section  of  Baker's  Parrott  guns,  Daum's  battery;  the 
Ringgold  Cavalry,  the  Washington  Cavalry,  and  three  com 
panies  of  the  First  West  Virginia  Cavalry.  Owing  to  sick 
ness  and  large  number  on  picket  duty  the  response  was  small 
and  this  whole  force  did  not  exceed  2,000  men.  The  com 
mand  assembled  about  IIP.  M.  and  by  12.30  o'clock  the 
column  was  in  motion  for  its  destination  at  Blue's  Gap. 

"The  fall  of  snow  with  the  disagreeable  and  cold  night 
rendered  it  difficult  for  the  troops  to  march,  but  by  7  o'clock 
in  the  morning  we  reached  a  hill  within  about  a  mile  of  the 
Gap.  On  this  hill  the  Parrott  guns  were  planted,  and  from 
it  the  enemy  could  be  seen  preparing  to  burn  the  bridge.  I 
then  ordered  the  Fifth  Ohio  to  advance  by  double  quick. 
The  order  was  responded  to  with  a  shout,  and  in  a  few 
minutes  the  advance  of  the  regiment  was  on  a  bluff  near  the 
bridge,  and  with  a  few  shots  compelled  the  rebel  force  to 
retire  from  the  bridge  to  the  Gap.  The  column  was  then 
ordered  to  advance  rapidly  on  and  over  the  bridge,  and  the 
Fifth  Ohio  was  deployed;  up  the  mountain  to  the  left  and 
the  Fourth  Ohio  to  the  right. 

"A  sharp  action  then  ensued,  first  on  the  left  of  the  Gap 
and  then  on  the  right. 

"Our  force  pressed  on,  driving  the  enemy  from  the  rocks 
and  trees,  behind  which  they  had  taken  position,  and  to  the 
top  of  the  mountain  to  the  left,  where  they  were  found  in 
rifle-pits.  A  charge  was  ordered,  but  before  bayonets 
could  be  fixed  the  rebels  had  left  the  rifle  pits  and  were 
fleeing  down  the  mountain  in  haste  to  the  back  of  the  Gap. 

"At  this  time  the  remaining  detachments  of  infantry 
pressed  through  the  Gap  and  the  victory  was  complete. 
The  cavalry  was  then  ordered  to  charge,  which  was  done 
promptly,  but  the  enemy  had  by  this  time  scattered  to  the 
mountains,  rendering  the  charge  of  little  avail. 

"The    enemy    left    behind    them    2    pieces    of    artillery 


ROMNEY  AND  BI^U^S  GAP 

(i6-pounders,  one  a  rifle  gun),  their  caisson,  ammunition, 
wagons,  and  10  horses;  also  their  tents,  camp  equipage, 
provisions,  and  correspondence.  Seven  prisoners  were 
taken  and  7  dead  bodies  were  found  on  the  field.  Not  one 
of  my  men  was  either  killed  or  wounded. 

"I  take  pleasure  in  stating  that  our  officers  and  men 
seemed  to  vie  with  each  other  in  the  promptness  with  which 
they  obeyed  orders,  and  all  advanced  with  the  bravery 
of  veteran  soldiers. 

"Finding  the  mill  and  hotel  in  the  Gap  were  used  for 
soldiers'  quarters,  I  ordered  them  to  be  burned,  which  was 
done;  but  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  some  straggling  soldiers 
burned  other  unoccupied  houses  on  the  return  march. 

"The  force  of  the  rebels  was  stated  by  the  negroes  and 
citizens  at  from  800  to  1,000,  but  their  papers  show  that 
rations  were  drawn  for  1,000  men. 

"We  marched  to  the  Gap,  fought  the  battle,  and  returned 
to  camp,  (a  distance  of  32  miles)  within  15  hours,  bringing 
with  us  prisoners,  cannon,  and  other  captured  articles. 
"Respectfully  submitted, 

"S.  H.  DUNNING, 
"Colonel  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry, 

"Commanding  post  of  Romney. 
"To  Brig.-Gen.  KEU«Y, 
"at  Cumberland,  Md." 

It  may  be  proper  to  remark  that  Blue's  Gap  and  Hanging 
Rock  Pass  was  one  and  the  same  place,  the  former  taking 
the  name  from  Colonel  Blue,  who  resided  there,  and  the 
latter  from  an  immense  volume  of  rock  which  jutted  out 
into  the  narrow  pass,  some  feet  above  the  ground,  much 
like  an  immense  bay  window. 

By  reason  of  the  all-night  march  and  broken  rest,  the 
distance  traveled,  the  muscular  effort  necessary  to  enable 
one  to  walk  over  the  frozen,  snow-covered  and  very  slip 
pery  road,  this  march  to  Hanging  Rock  Pass  and  back  was 
so  disabling  to  many  of  the  soldiers  who  engaged  in  it  that 
they  were  unable  to  return,  and  were  brought  into  camp 
during  the  next  48  hours  upon  sleds,  drawn  by  horses,  im 
pressed  along  the  route  for  that  purpose. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 

LEAVING   ROMN3Y. 

On  January  10,  1862,  the  troops  at  Romney  were  ordered 
to  prepare  to  move,  and  that  night,  in  the  midst  of  a  severe 
rain  and  sleet  storm,  they  marched  down  the  river  until 
early  morn,  then,  after  a  brief  halt,  passed  through  Spring 
field  to  Frankfort,  where  coffee  was  made,  then  on  to  Pat 
terson's  Creek  near  Cumberland,  and  went  into  camp. 

This  camp  was  located  on  low  ground  saturated  with 
water,  and  not  only  became  very  muddy  but  materially  im 
paired  the  health  of  the  command.  Brig.-Gen.  F.  W. 
Lander  had  been  given  command  of  the  troops  recently 
operating  at  Romney  and  charged  with  the  repairing  and 
protection  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad.  His  com 
mand  was  also  increased  by  the  addition  of  new  regiments 
just  arriving  at  the  seat  of  war,  and  among  them  the 
Twenty-ninth  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  Infantry,  with  which 
the  Seventh  was  brigaded  and  camped,  marched,  and  fought 
for  more  than  two  years,  in  some  of  the  most  important 
campaigns  and  battles  of  that  great  war.  The  usual  rou 
tine  of  camp  life  prevailed  until  January  28,  when  part  of 
the  Seventh  Ohio  and  Seventh  Indiana  Regiments  ran  down 
by  rail  to  the  South  Branch  of  the  Potomac  and  confiscated 
and  brought  back  one  thousand  bushels  of  corn. 

On  February  5  the  Third  Brigade  of  Lander's  division, 
under  command  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler,  moved  by  rail  some 
twelve  miles  to  French's  store,  disembarked,  and  went  into 
bivouac  as  if  to  remain  during  the  night,  but  after  dark  was 
again  set  in  motion,  the  Seventh  having  the  advance,  and 
marching  by  a  mountain  road,  then  up  the  Little  Cacapon 
River  a  distance  of  15  miles,  after  daylight  halted  near  the 
Winchester  turnpike,  while  the  cavalry  scouted  toward 
Romney,  to  learn  that  General  Jackson's  forces  had  evacu 
ated  that  place  some  days  before  and  retired  to  Winchester. 


U3AVING  ROMNEY 

While  waiting  for  the  cavalry  to  return,  many  of  the  sol 
diers  were  so  worn  and  exhausted  by  the  all-night  march 
that,  regardless  of  the  sleet  storm  then  prevailing,  they  sank 
down  upon  the  ground  and  slept  for  hours,  until  their  cloth 
ing  froze  to  the  earth,  requiring  some  effort  to  get  the  same 
loosened,  when  the  brigade  resumed  the  return  march. 
General  Lander  on  this  date  (February  6)  said: 

"Romney  is  ours  again.  Advance  guard  at  Little 
Cacapon.  Colonel  Gavin  of  the  Seventh  Indiana  and  Act 
ing  Brig.-Gen.  Tyler,  of  the  Third  Brigade,  are  entitled  to 
commendation  for  energy  and  vigor.  A  cold  sleet  storm  is 
prevailing." 

This  fruitless  raid  being  over,  this  force  moved  down 
Little  Cacapon  until  night,  then  bivouacked  upon  a  farm  in 
the  little  valley,  where  a  couple  of  good-sized  ricks  of 
unthreshed  wheat,  yet  in  sheaf,  provided  excellent  material 
for  dry  warm  beds  that  were  luxurious. 

The  next  day  this  command  moved  on  until  it  reached  a 
large  plateau  with  various  names,  such  as  Pine  Levels, 
Philip's  Cross-Roads,  Breezy  Heights,  Camp  Starvation, 
etc.,  where  the  Third  Brigade  bivouacked  in  the  open  for 
the  space  of  6  days,  exposed  to  snow,  extreme  cold  and 
high  winds,  without  the  semblance  of  any  shelter  whatever 
save  roughly  arranged  sheds  made  of  poles  and  covered 
with  pine  and  cedar  boughs,  before  which  immense  pine- 
wood  fires  were  kept  blazing  all  night  long  in  order  that 
some  sleep  might  be  obtained.  With  the  exception  of  picket 
duty  the  entire  command  gave  its  time  during  the  day  to 
the  collection  of  fuel  for  the  night,  and  it  would  now  be 
interesting  to  know  how  many  acres  of  pine  forest  the 
Third  Brigade  burned  while  stationed  there. 

Great  was  our  joy  when  orders  came  on  the  I3th  to 
march  to  Pawpaw  on  the  railroad,  where  the  brigade 
halted  that  night. 

On  this  date  also  General  Lander  decided  to  surprise  an 
outpost  of  the  enemy  at  Bloomery  Gap,  between  Pawpaw 
and  Winchester,  and  that  night,  bridging  and  crossing  the 


I2O    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Big  Cacapon  River  at  early  daylight,  he  closed  in  upon 
Bloomery,  when,  fearing  that  his  infantry  would  not  get  up 
before  the  enemy  escaped,  away  he  went  at  the  head  of  his 
staff  and  escort,  making  the  most  gallant  sort  of  an  attack 
with  almost  miraculous  success.  It  is  proper  to  state  here 
that  Lieut.  J.  B.  Molyneaux  of  the  Seventh  went  along  upon 
this  occasion  at  the  request  of  the  General,  as  a  volunteer 
aide,  and  participated  in  the  lively  proceedings. 

General  Lander  made  the  following  report  of  this  affair 
on  the  date  of  its  occurrence  : 

"PAWPAW,  February  14,  1862,  8  P.  M. 

"Had  an  important  forced  reconnaissance  last  night, 
completed  to-day.  Broke  up  the  rebel  nest  at  Bloomery 
Gap.  Ran  down  and  caught  17  commissioned  officers, 
among  them  colonels,  lieutenant-colonel,  captain,  etc.  En 
gaged  them  with  400  cavalry.  Infantry  not  near  enough  to 
support,  and  enemy  retiring.  In  all,  65  prisoners;  killed, 
13.  Lost  2  men  and  6  horses  at  their  first  fire.  Led  the 
charge  in  person. 

"It  was  a  complete  surprise. 

"Major  Frothingham  is  entitled  to  credit  for  building, 
under  my  direction,  in  four  hours,  in  the  dead  of  night,  a 
complete  bridge  of  wagons  across  the  Great  Cacapon  at  an 
unfrequented  road.  Two  columns  of  2,000  men  marched 
32,  one  column  43  miles  since  4  P.  M.  yesterday,  besides 
bridging  the  river. 

"As  the  work  entrusted  to  me  may  be  regarded  done  and 
the  enemy  out  of  this  department,  I  most  earnestly  request 
to  be  relieved.  If  not  relieved,  I  must  resign.  My  health 
is  too  much  broken  to  do  any  severe  work. 

"F.  W.  LANDER, 

"Brig.-Gen. 
"To  Maj.-Gen. 


PAWPAW. 


On  the   1  4th   camp  equipage  arrived,   when  tents  were 
pitched  and  camp  established. 


LEAVING  ROMNEY  121 

On  the  1 9th  General  Lander,  in  a  message  to  Secretary 
of  War  Stanton,  said : 

"I  congratulate  you  on  the  earnestness  and  energy  of  the 
Western  troops  under  my  command.  They  have  suffered 
every  hardship  and  made  no  complaints.  God  bless  them! 
If  I  could  evade  the  army  rules  and  furnish  them  with  a  set 
of  cooking  utensils  such  as  men  can  carry  upon  their  backs, 
which  I  have  so  extensively  used  in  the  Rocky  Mountains, 
we  should  have  fewer  sick  men  and  dispense  with  lumber 
ing  trains. 

"Beef  cattle,  sugar  and  coffee,  and  three  tablespoons  of 
flour  to  a  man  are  all  that  is  required  for  a  ten  days'  march. 
Nothing  but  my  experience  in  mountain  life  has  caused  this 
army  to  move  in  the  way  it  has.  Neither  the  roads  nor  the 
enemy  have  been  an  obstacle.  Give  me,  sir,  men  and  means 
and  orders  to  go  on,  and  hold  me  strictly  responsible  for 
failure.  I  am  never  so  sick  as  when  I  cannot  move." 

With  a  view  to  ordering  General  Lander  to  move  from 
Pawpaw  through  Bloomery  Gap  to  Winchester,  he  was  re 
quested  to  state  how  many  additional  troops  he  would  re 
quire,  when,  in  his  characteristic  and  gallant  way,  he  re 
plied:  "I  would  like  4,000  infantry;  but,  if  you  cannot 
spare  them,  order  me  to  take  Winchester  and  burn  it.  I  am 
confident  I  can  do  it  with  what  I  have." 

On  the  22d  General  Lander  reviewed  his  command  at 
Pawpaw,  while  his  batteries  fired  a  national  salute. 

On  the  26th  General  Marcy,  chief  of  staff  to  General 
McClellan,  said  to  General  Lander :  "The  present  intention 
of  the  General  commanding  is  for  you  to  march  by  Bloom 
ery,  and  I  would  think  it  advisable  for  you  to  make  all  your 
preliminary  arrangements  accordingly." 

Because  of  this  message,  on  March  ist,  Colonel  Tyler 
was  ordered  to  move  his  brigade  to  Bloomery  Gap,  and  left 
camp  that  afternoon,  crossing  the  Big  Cacapon  River  and 
going  into  bivouac  in  a  pine  forest  upon  the  slope  of  Shen- 
andoah  Mountain,  from  whence  he  was,  the  next  day,  or 
dered  back  to  Pawpaw,  in  a  snowstorm. 


122    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

The  following  reports  are  self-explanatory : 

"CAMP  CHASE),  PAWPAW,  VA.,  March  2,  1862. 

"GENERAL  McCivEUvAN :  General  Lander  is  very  ill.  It 
is  the  opinion  of  the  brigade  surgeons,  Bryant  and  Robin 
son,  his  attending  physicians,  that  he  is  unfit  to  lead  an  army 
in  the  field  to-day ;  that  he  may  be  unfit  to  do  so  for  many 
days.  By  his  command  I  ordered  General  Tyler's  brigade 
of  five  regiments  to  advance  and  hold  Bloomery  Gap  by  a 
road  leading  up  grade  4  miles  from  here,  and  crossing  Great 
Cacapon  by  a  bridge  laid  on  wagons  7  miles  from  here,  and 
Colonel  Mason,  chief  of  artillery,  to  move  with  his  support 
of  two  regiments;  Tyler's  train,  with  eight  companies  of 
cavalry  to  Bloomery  Gap  by  the  grade,  crossing  the  ford 
near  Bloomery,  and  report  to  General  Tyler.  They  started 
at  3  o'clock  yesterday  afternoon,  and  at  1 1  last  night,  when, 
from  the  report  of  the  physicians,  I  was  assured  that  General 
Lander  could  not  move  with  the  main  body  to-day,  I  or 
dered  a  halt. 

"This  order  found  General  Tyler  at  the  wagon  bridge, 
Colonel  Mason  10  miles  from  this  on  the  Pawpaw  grade. 
The  advance  moved  with  tents  and  knapsacks.  They  had 
rubber  shirts,  three  days'  subsistence  in  haversacks  and  ten 
on  wagons,  100  rounds  of  ammunition  to  the  infantry,  200 
to  the  artillery. 

"The  main  body  was  to  have  moved  to-day  in  the  same 
way.  I  can  carry  out  General  Lander's  plan  of  moving  on 
Martinsburg,  and  from  reconnaissances,  spies,  and  deserters 
am  satisfied  we  shall  meet  no  enemy  worth  notice,  nor  an 
advance  from  Winchester ;  but  there  is  no  one  here  capable 
of  filling  in  any  respect  Lander's  place,  and  I  have  read  your 
two  dispatches  of  yesterday,  and  would  respectfully  ask 
whether  Lander's  proposed  plan  is  to  be  carried  out  or 
whether  the  movement  is  to  be  by  railroad,  for  which  we 
have  sufficient  transportation.  Lander  has  so  much  deter 
mination  and  energy  that  he  may  rise  from  his  sick  bed  to- 


I^AVING  ROMNEY  123 

day  and  take  command,  but  I  feel  it  my  duty  to  lay  these 
facts  before  you  and  abide  the  consequences. 

"S.  F.  BARSTOW, 
"Assistant  Adjutant-General." 

"CAMP  CHASE,  PAWPAW,  VA.,  March  2,  1862 — i  p.  M. 
"GENERAL  McCLEUvAN :  General  Lander  has  been  sleep 
ing  under  the  influence  of  morphine  for  twenty  hours.  A 
heavy  snowstorm  has  set  in  and  if  I  do  not  receive  orders 
for  the  contrary,  from  Washington  by  2  p.  M.  on  this  day, 
I  shall  order  Tyler  and  Mason  back  to  camp,  that  their  com 
mands  may  not  be  exposed  to  storms. 

"S.  F.  BARSTOW, 
"Assistant  Adjutant-General." 

"PAWPAW,  March  2,  1862. 
"GOVERNOR  CHASE, 

"Secretary  of  the  Treasury : 

"General  Lander  died  at  5  o'clock  this  afternoon  without 
suffering. 

"I  should  regret  that  so  firm  and  valiant  a  friend  heard 
of  the  sad  news  from  any  one  but 

"S.  F.  BARSTOW." 

On  March  3  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry  had  the  post  of 
honor  in  escorting  the  remains  of  General  Lander  to  the 
train  which  bore  them  to  Washington. 

Maj.-Gen.  George  B.  McClellan,  as  commander-in-chief 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  paid  the  following  tribute  to 
the  memory  of  General  Lander: 

"The  operations  of  Brig.-Gen.  F.  W.  Lander  on  the  upper 
Potomac  during  the  months  of  January  and  February, 
1862,  frustrated  the  attempts  of  General  Jackson  against 
the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad,  Cumberland,  etc.,  and 
obliged  him  to  fall  back  to  Winchester.  His  constitution 
was  impaired  by  the  hardships  he  had  experienced,  and  on 
the  second  of  March  the  fearless  General  Lander  expired, 
a  victim  to  the  excessive  fatigue  of  the  campaign." 


CHAPTER  XV. 
FROM  PAWPAW  TO  WINCHESTER. 

General  McClellan  having  decided  to  take  additional 
measures  to  secure  the  reopening  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio 
Railroad,  crossed  General  Banks's  division  at  Harper's 
Ferry  on  February  26,  sending  a  strong  reconnaissance  to 
Charlestown  the  next  day,  and,  under  its  protection,  went 
there  himself. 

On  the  28th  he  sent  orders  to  General  Lander  at  Pawpaw, 
to  move  at  once  to  Martinsburg,  but  there  must  have  been 
some  confusion  at  General  Lander's  headquarters,  because 
we  have  seen  how  a  part  of  his  force,  as  late  as  March  i, 
was  ordered  to  move  to  Bloomery  Gap,  in  quite  another 
direction.  However,  as  soon  as  General  McClellan,  on  the 
2d,  learned  of  the  serious  illness  of  General  Lander,  the 
emergency  being  great,  he  assigned  Brig.-Gen.  James 
Shields  to  the  command  of  Lander's  division,  and  the  next 
day  instructed  Col.  Nathan  Kimball  of  the  Fourteenth  In 
fantry  to  move  the  command  to  Martinsburg  without  un 
necessary  delay,  where  General  Shields  would  join  him. 

At  Pawpaw,  on  March  6,  the  Seventh  was  again  paid 
off,  and  on  the  7th  "ponchos"  (oil-cloth  pieces  from  which 
shelter-tents  could  be  constructed)  were  drawn.  On  March 
8th  President  Lincoln  issued  War  Order  No.  2,  providing 
for  the  formation  of  Army  Corps,  by  which  Banks's 
and  Shields's  divisions  were  to  constitute  the  Fifth  Army 
Corps,  to  be  commanded  by  Maj.-Gen.  N.  P.  Banks.  On 
that  date  also,  the  Seventh  went  by  rail  to  Sleepy  Run  and 
the  next  day  to  Cherry  Run  and  Back  Creek,  where  the 
railroad  bridges  had  been  destroyed  by  the  enemy  in  Jan 
uary,  1862,  and  were  being  rebuilt. 

On  the  nth  the  whole  command,  carrying  knapsacks, 
marched)  on  the  railroad  track  to  Martinsburg,  arriving 
about  3  p.  M.,  where  the  wreckage  of  many  locomotives  and 


FROM  PAWPAW  TO  WINCHESTER  125 

cars  attracted  attention.  To  those  who  looked  upon  that 
destructive  scene  the  following  extract  from  Major  Dab- 
ney's  "Life  of  Stonewall  Jackson"  will  be  of  interest : 

"On  June  19,  1861,  Colonel  Jackson  moved  north  of 
Martinsburg  to  observe  the  movements  of  General  Patter 
son.  On  this  expedition  he  was  ordered  by  General  John 
ston  to  destroy  the  locomotives  and  cars  of  the  Baltimore 
Railroad  at  Martinsburg.  At  this  village  there  were  vast 
workshops  and  depots  for  the  construction  and  repair  of 
these  cars;  and  more  than  forty  of  the  finest  locomotives, 
with  three  hundred  burden  cars,  were  now  destroyed.  A 
number  of  locomotives  and  cars  were  drawn  along  the 
turnpike  roads  by  long  trains  of  horses  to  Winchester  and 
thence  to  the  Central  Virginia  Railroad.  Colonel  Jackson 
said:  'It  was  a  sad  work;  but  I  had  my  orders,  and  my 
duty  was  to  obey.'  ' 

Lieut-Col.  Creighton,  who  always  took  pride  in  his 
regiment,  never  omitted  an  opportunity  to  parade  the 
streets  with  band  playing  and  colors  flying,  and  this  was 
done  at  Martinsburg,  with  fine  effect,  when  the  Seventh 
passed  through  and  took  the  pike  for  Winchester,  bivouack 
ing  two  miles  out  at  Big  Spring. 

The  crossing  of  the  Union  troops  at  Harper's  Ferry  and 
their  advance  to  Charlestown  was  regarded  by  Gen.  Joseph 
E.  Johnston,  in  command  of  the  Southern  army  about  Cen- 
terville  and  Manassas,  as  a  great  flanking  movement  against 
his  position,  instead  of  a  simple  movement  for  the  protec 
tion  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad,  and  on  the  8th  and 
9th  he  gathered  up  his  entire  command  of  many  thousands 
of  men,  needlessly  destroyed  quantities  of  accumulated  sup 
plies,  and  hastened  toward  Culpeper,  taking  post  behind  the 
Rappahannock.  General  Jackson,  at  Winchester,  with 
more  deliberation,  yet  with  the  liveliest  regret,  also  prepared 
to  fall  back  to  Mount  Jackson,  and  upon  the  approach  of 
General  Banks's  division  left  the  gateway  to  the  Shenan- 
doah  Valley,  on  the  nth,  after  having  been  compelled  by 
the  adverse  judgment  of  his  officers  to  forego  a  night  at- 


126   SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

tack  upon  General  Hamilton's  brigade,  which  occupied  the 
town  the  next  day. 

On  the  1 2th  Shields's  division,  under  its  new  commander, 
moved  up  to  within  three  miles  of  Winchester  and 
bivouacked  until  the  baggage  arrived,  in  what  became  Camp 
Shields,  and  the  next  day  the  General  made  the  following 
report  to  Washington : 

"I  beg  leave  to  report  that  I  was  able  to  bring  7,000  men 
here  yesterday,  and  have  upwards  of  4,000  more  en  route 
to  this  point.  The  command  is  an  efficient  one  and  is  able 
to  do  efficient  service.  I  reported  as  ordered,  to  Maj.-Gen. 
Banks." 

The  following  is  the  roster  of  Shields's  division  of  the 
Fifth  Army  Corps  at  that  time : 

"HEADQUARTERS  SHIELDS'S  DIVISION,  FIFTH  ARMY  CORPS, 

"NEAR  WINCHESTER,  VA.,  March  17,  1862. 
"BRIG.-GEN.  S.  WILLIAMS, 

"Assistant  Adjutant-General : 

"I  have  the  honor  to  report  the  following  as  the  present 
strength  and  condition  of  my  command: 

FIRST  BRIGADE. 

COLONEL  NATHAN  KIMBALL,  Commanding. 

For  Aggre- 

Duty.  gate. 

I4th  Indiana  Infantry,  Lieut-Col.  Harrow,    744  908 

4th  Ohio  Infantry,  Colonel  John  S.  Mason,   397  992 

8th  Ohio  Infantry,  Colonel  S.   S.  Carroll,    476  852 

7th  West  Virginia   Infantry,   Colonel   Evans,    *  861 

67th  Ohio  Infantry,  Colonel  Bustenbinder,    587  896 

84th  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  Colonel  Murray,  503  1,023 

2,707    5,532 
SECOND  BRIGADE. 

COLONEL  J.  C.  SULLIVAN,  Commanding. 

For  Aggre- 
Duty.  gate. 

5th  Ohio    Infantry,    Lieut. -Col.    Patrick,    821       918 

62nd  Ohio  Infantry,  Colonel  F.  B.  Pond,   854      948 

*On  duty  as  Railroad  Guard. 


FROM  PAWPAW  TO  WINCHESTER  127 

For  Aggre- 

Duty  gate. 

66th  Ohio  Infantry,  Colonel  Charles  Candy,  ............       730      892 

I3th  Indiana  Infantry,  Lieut-Col.  Foster,    ..............       632      848 

39th  Illinois  Infantry,  Colonel  T.  O.  Osborn,  ............       550      788 

3,587   4,394 
THIRD  BRIGADE. 

-    1  I  .  x 

E.  B.  TYI,ER,  Commanding. 


For  Aggre- 
Duty.  gate. 
7th  Ohio  Infantry,  Lieut-Col.   Creighton,    .............       659      886 

29th  Ohio  Infantry,   Colonel   Buckley,    ..................       696      893 

7th  Indiana,   Colonel   Gavin,    ..........................       716      961 

ist  West  Virginia  Infantry,  Colonel  Thpburn,    ........       674      891 

noth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  Colonel   Lewis,    ............       462      670 

Andrew's   Sharp-Shooters,    ..............................        48        96 

3,255   4,397 
ARTILLERY  CORPS. 


,  Commanding. 

For  Aggrc- 
Duty.  gate. 
Battery  E,  4th  U.  S.  Light  Art.,  Captain  Clark,   (6  guns, 

lo-pounder,    Parrotts.),     ..............................       109      121 

Battery  H,  ist  Ohio  Light  Art.,  Captain  Huntington,    (6 
guns,  6-pounder  rifled.  )  ,   ......  .  .......................       124      144 

Battery  L,  ist  Ohio  Light  Art,  Captain  Robinson,  (6  guns, 

4  6-pounder  smooth-bore;    2  12-pounder,  howitzers.),  ..       128      150 
Battery  A,  ist  Va.  Light  Art,  Lieutenant  Jenks,   (6  guns, 
4  lo-pounder  Parrotts;    2  6-pounder  brass.),   ..........       119      132 

Battery  B,    ist  Va.   Light  Art,   Captain   Davey,    (2  guns, 
lo-pounder  Parrotts  ;    i  gun  4th  Ohio  Inf.,   12-pounder 
brass,   smooth-bore.  )  ,    .................................       128      148 

Total,  27  guns. 

608      695 

CAVALRY  CORPS. 

For  Aggre- 
Duty.  gate. 

ist  Virginia  Cavalry,   Major   Chamberlain,    ..............       484      636 

ist  Battalion  Penna.  Cav.»  )  ^     ,   .      T    ^ 

ist  Squadron  Ohio  Cav.,     /  Captam  J'   Keys'    ...........       2I4      469 

698     1,105 

Total  for  duty,  10,855  and  27  guns. 
Total  aggregate,  16,123. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

THE  BATTLE  OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER. 

On  March  18,  1862,  under  orders  from  Brig.-Gen.  Al- 
pheus  S.  Williams,  commander  of  the  First  Division,  and 
temporarily  in  command  of  the  Fifth  Army  Corps,  Shields's 
division  moved  through  Winchester  on  the  road  to  Stras- 
burg.  Out  near  Middletown,  some  13  miles  distant,  the 
advance  encountered  Ashby's  cavalry,  who  fled,  and  burned 
behind  them  the  fine  bridge  across  Cedar  Creek  3  miles 
north  of  Strasburg,  where  the  command  bivouacked  for 
the  night.  The  next  morning,  a  temporary  bridge  having 
been  constructed,  this  force  moved  on  to  Strasburg,  where 
the  entire  day  'was  actively  spent  in  scouting,  skirmishing, 
and  artillery  practice,  without  serious  results.  Here  the 
Seventh  drew  the  fire  of  Ashby's  guns,  and  was  introduced 
to  screaming  shot  and  bursting  shell,  with  which  they  were 
to  become  more  familiar  later  on. 

That  night  the  division  went  to  rest  in  and  about  the 
town  and  the  next  day,  in  the  midst  of  rain  and  mud,  step 
ped  back  21  miles  to  Camp  Shields  again.  Although  the 
elements  were  against  us  upon  this  return  march,  Lieut. - 
Col.  Creighton  caused  the  band  to  play  lively  airs,  and  when 
he  reached  Winchester  the  Seventh  paraded  through  the 
streets  as  if  in  holiday  attire,  much  to  the  surprise  of  the 
men  of  the  First  Division  on  duty  there,  who  greeted  us 
with  shouts  of  approval  and  generous  applause.  The  next 
day  all  was  serene,  and  General  Banks  reported  to  General 
McClellan  as  follows: 

"General  Shields  has  driven  the  enemy  to  Mount  Jackson, 
20  miles  south  of  Strasburg.  He  fled  before  our  troops, 
burning  the  bridges  in  his  march." 

However,  on  the  22d  Col.  Turner  S.  Ashby,  who  com 
manded  the  cavalry  then  serving  under  Stonewall  Jackson, 


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Infantry 


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BATTLEFIELD  OF  WINCHESTER,  VA. 
March  23d,  1862 


BATTLE:  OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER          129 

reappeared,  and  made  an  attack  upon  the  outposts  below 
Winchester,  of  which  General  Shields  said : 

"On  the  22d  about  5  o'clock  p.  M.,  Ashby's  cavalry  at 
tacked  and  drove  in  some  of  our  pickets.  By  order  of  Gen 
eral  Banks  I  put  my  command  under  arms  and  pushed  for 
ward  one  brigade  and  two  batteries  of  artillery  to  drive  back 
the  enemy,  but  to  keep  him  deceived  as  to  our  strength,  only 
let  him  see  two  regiments  of  infantry,  a  small  body  of  cav 
alry,  and  part  of  our  artillery.  While  directing  one  of  our 
batteries  to  its  position,  I  was  struck  by  a  fragment  of  shell 
which  fractured  my  left  arm  above  the  elbow,  bruised  my 
shoulder,  and  injured  my  side.  The  enemy  being  driven 
from  his  position,  we  withdrew  to  Winchester." 

As  a  precautionary  measure,  however,  the  First  and  Sec 
ond  Brigades  with  Daum's  artillery  were  pushed  forward 
nearly  three  miles,  on  the  Strasburg  pike,  making  the  re 
quisite  dispositions,  while  the  Third  Brigade  was  held  in 
reserve  in  the  suburbs  of  Winchester. 

On  Sunday  morning,  the  23d,  this  brigade  returned  to 
camp  but  under  instructions  to  be  ready  to  fall  in  at  a  mo 
ment's  notice.  Some  of  the  men,  "scenting  the  battle  from 
afar,"  were  busy  writing  brief  messages  to  their  loved  ones, 
when  the  sound  of  Ashby's  guns  again  fell  upon  their  ears. 

Near  n  o'clock  A.  M.  the  bugler  sounded  "Fall  in,"  the 
five  regiments  were  soon  in  readiness,  and  with  the  Seventh 
Ohio  leading,  Colonel  Tyler's  brigade  moved  to  the  front. 

In  passing  through  Winchester  the  windows,  porches,  and 
even  trees  and  housetops  were  seen  occupied  by  the  citizens 
(whose  sympathies  were  strongly  with  the  attacking  force), 
with  their  anxious  faces  turned  toward  Kernstown,  from 
whence  the  sullen  boom  of  distant  artillery  was  now  fre 
quently  heard. 

Upon  reaching  the  field  the  brigade  halted  some  distance 

in  the  rear  of  Colonel  Daum's  batteries,   posted  along  a 

ridge,  from  which  they  were  replying  to  the  enemy's  guns. 

Here  the  Seventh   Ohio  and   Seventh  Indiana  Regiments 

9 


130  SKVKNTH  RE;GIM£NT  01110  VOIAJNTKER  INFANTRY 

were  detached  as  the  artillery  support.  Colonel  Nathan 
Kimball,  who  assumed  command  when  General  Shields  was 
wounded,  said : 

"We  had  succeeded  in  driving  the  enemy  from  both 
flanks  and  the  front  until  about  4  o'clock  p.  M.,  when  Tack- 
son,  with  the  whole  of  his  infantry,  supported  by  artillery 
and  cavalry,  took  possession  of  the  hill  on  the  right,  and 
planted  his  batteries  in  commanding  position,  and  opened  a 
heavy  and  well-directed  fire  upon  our  batteries  and  their 
supports,  attracting  our  attention  whilst  he  attempted  to 
gain  our  right  flank  with  his  infantry. 

"At  this  juncture  I  ordered  the  Third  Brigade,  Col.  E. 
B.  Tyler,  Seventh  Ohio,  commanding,  to  move  to  the  right 
to  gain  the  flank  of  the  enemy,  and  charge  through  the  wood 
to  their  batteries  posted  on  a  hill.  This  brigade  moved  for 
ward  steadily  and  gallantly,  opening  a  galling  fire  on  the 
enemy's  infantry." 

Colonel  Tyler  said : 

"At  about  4  o'clock  Colonel  Kimball  ordered  me  to  pro 
ceed  with  my  command  down  a  ravine  to  the  rear  of  a  piece 
of  woods  on  our  right,  and  thence  along  the  woods  to  the 
rear  of  a  point  on  the  enemy's  left  flank,  where  he  had  a 
battery  of  two  pieces  planted.  I  succeeded  in  reaching  the 
enemy's  rear  unperceived  by  him,  but  found  him  in  large 
force,  and  on  the  eve  of  attempting  a  flank  movement  simi 
lar  to  ours  to  capture  Robinson's  battery. 

"Our  front  was  within  musket  range  of  him  when  he 
opened  on  us,  and  with  such  force  that  I  immediately  or 
dered  up  my  reserve.  His  position  was  a  strong  one,  and 
stubbornly  maintained  for  a  time,  but  he  was  at  length 
forced  to  fall  back  before  the  incessant  and  well-directed 
fire  of  our  men.  He  was  protected  in  front  by  a  stone  fence 
while  our  only  breastworks  were  the  scattered  trees  of  the 
woods,  and  a  small  natural  embankment,  and  the  fact  that 
all  of  his  killed  and  wounded  in  that  locality  were  struck  in 
the  head  speaks  in  stronger  terms  than  I  can  use  of  the  skill 
of  our  men  as  marksmen. 


BATTLE  OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER  131 

'"After  my  brigade  had  thus  bravely  stood  their  ground 
for  at  least  an  hour,  other  regiments  came  up,  when  the 
complete  rout  of  the  enemy  was  effected,  he  leaving  for  me 
2  pieces  of  artillery  (i  iron  12-pounder  and  i  brass 
6-pounder)  with  caissons,  and  all  his  dead  and  wounded. 
Both  men  and  officers  of  my  command  fought  with  most 
commendable  bravery  and  determination,  and  are  entitled 
to  special  mention.  The  colors  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  were 
struck  by  28  balls,  one  carrying  away  the  crescent  of  the 
spearhead,  another  breaking  the  staff.  To  Acting  Assistant 
Adj. -Gen.  E.  S.  Quay  and  Aide-de-camp  Henry  Z.  Eaton, 
of  my  staff,  I  am  greatly  indebted  for  the  prompt  perform 
ance  of  their  respective  duties." 

The  Seventh  Ohio  had  the  right  and  led  the  Third  Bri 
gade  in  this  battle,  where  its  losses  were  quite  perceptibly 
heavier  than  that  of  any  other  regiment  in  it. 

As  we  approached  the  enemy  Sergeant  Llew.  R.  Davis  of 
Company  A  was  sent  forward  as  a  scout  to  locate  the 
enemy,  and  did  so  gallantly  and  effectively,  for  which  he 
was  given  a  commission. 

Lieut. -Col.  Creighton's  horse  was  struck  by  a  bullet,  and 
becoming  unmanageable  dashed  toward  the  enemy,  when 
his  rider  dexterously  sprang  from  the  saddle,  thereby  avoid 
ing  capture.  He  then  picked  up  the  gun  of  a  disabled  sol 
dier  and  fought  in  the  ranks  until  the  order  came  to  charge, 
when  away  he  went  abreast  of  the  liveliest  and  best  of  his 
men. 

Major  Casement  sat  his  horse  like  a  statue,  several  bul 
lets  passing  through  his  clothing,  but  doing  no  harm,  while 
Colonel  Tyler,  although  commanding  the  brigade,  took  posi 
tion  near  his  regiment  regardless  of  danger. 

Wilder  of  Company  C,  said : 

"In  the  course  of  the  action,  Day,  Dickinson,  and 
Worcester  [of  that  company],  to  secure  good  shots,  made 
their  way  around  nearly  to  the  rear  of  the  enemy.  Here 
Worcester  received  his  mortal  wound.  Lieutenant  Junkins 
of  General  Jackson's  staff,  losing  his  way,  Sergeant  Day 


132     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

and  an  Indiana  corporal  beckoned  him  hitherward,  captured 
and  delivered  him  up  as  a  prisoner  of  war.  Orderly  Dan- 
forth  was  killed  in  the  first  volley." 

At  dusk  the  battle  of  Kernstown  ended,  and  the  victors 
bivouacked  upon  the  field,  in  the  midst  of  the  dead  and 
dying  and  suffering,  where  great  fires  were  built  and 
around  which  the  wounded  were  gathered,  and  made  as 
comfortable  as  possible,  in  the  open,  on  a  damp  frosty  night 
in  March. 

Stonewall  Jackson  having  been  misled  by  the  statements 
of  his  cavalry  commander,  Colonel  Ashby,  in  reference  to 
the  number  of  Union  troops  at  Winchester,  hastened  with 
all  dispatch  to  return  to  make  the  attack  at  Kernstown, 
where,  after  a  determined  struggle  from  behind  stone  walls, 
favorably  located,  he  was  signally  defeated,  and  pursued 
the  next  day,  to  beyond  Strasburg,  made  the  following  re 
port: 

"As  the  enemy  had  been  sending  off  troops  and  from 
what  I  could  learn  were  still  doing  so,  and  having  a  pros 
pect  of  success,  I  engaged  him  yesterday  about  3  p.  M.  near 
Winchester,  and  fought  until  dusk;  but  his  forces  were  so 
superior  to  mine  that  he  repulsed  me  with  the  loss  of  valu 
able  officers  and  men  killed  and  wounded;  but  from  the 
obstinacy  with  wrhich  our  troops  fought  and  from  their  ad 
vantageous  position  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  his  loss  was 
greater  than  mine  in  troops,  but  I  lost  i  piece  of  artillery 
and  3  caissons.  Shields  appears  to  have  had  17  regiments 
of  infantry.  I  heard  he  had  much  less  when  I  made  the 
attack." 

When  General  Johnston,  then  commanding  the  Depart 
ment  of  Northern  Virginia,  read  the  above,  he  said :  "He 
evidently  attacked  the  enemy  under  a  misapprehension  as  to 
his  force." 

In  his  initial  report  of  the  battle  of  Kernstown,  General 
Shields  estimated  the  force  of  the  enemy  at  about  15,000, 
under  Jackson,  Smith  and  Longstreet ;  but  as  neither  Smith 


OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER         133 

nor  Longstreet  was  present,  it  is  found,  according  to  the 
official  reports,  that  General  Jackson  had,  in  this  engage 
ment,  but  2,742  men,  and  18  pieces  of  artillery,  while  ac 
cording  to  General  Shields  his  own  force  amounted  to  8,000 
men,  with  about  the  same  number  of  cannon  as  were  used 
by  the  enemy. 

The  casualties  reported  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  were  20 
killed,  62  wounded,  and  10  missing;  but  as  9  of  the  missing 
reported  for  duty,  there  was  but  I  man  captured,  making 
the  total  loss  83.*  Sergt.-Maj.  Webb  was  among  the  killed. 
The  total  loss  in  Shields's  division  was  118  killed,  450 
wounded,  and  13  missing;  total,  581.  General  Jackson  re 
ported  80  killed,  375  wounded,  and  263  missing;  total,  718. 

The  following  is  self-explanatory : 

" Resolved,  by  the  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America,  That  the  thanks  of  Congress  are  due,  and  they 
are  hereby  tendered,  to  Maj.-Gen.  T.  J.  Jackson  and  the 
officers  and  men  under  his  command  for  their  gallant  and 
meritorious  service  in  the  successful  engagement  with  a 
greatly  superior  force  of  the  enemy,  near  Kernstown, 
Frederick  County,  Virginia,  on  the  23d  day  of  March, 
1862." — Published  in  General  Orders  No.  37  by  Gen. 
Joseph  E.  Johnston,  Commanding  Department  of  Northern 
Virginia. 

Such  is  history. 

The  following  is  an  account,  as  nearly  as  possible  in  his 
own  words,  of  the  first  battle  of  Winchester,  as  it  was  seen 
and  participated  in  by  Corpl.  Selden  A.  Day,  of  Co.  C.  It  is 
also  a  record  of  the  capture  of  Lieutenant  Junkin,  brother- 
in-law  and  staff  officer  of  Stonewall  Jackson.  For  this 
achievement,  coupled  with  Corporal  Day's  gallantry  at 
Cedar  Mountain  and  Port  Republic  (where  he  was  wounded 
in  both  legs),  he  was  recommended  for  promotion  and  ap 
pointed  by  President  Lincoln  to  be  second  lieutenant  of 
artillery  in  the  Regular  Army.  He  did  credit  and  honor  to 
the  selection,  was  wounded  a  number  of  times,  but  remained 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  632. 


134    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

continuously  on  duty  through  the  civil  and  Spanish  wars. 
He  was  retired  after  nearly  42  years'  active  service  as  lieu 
tenant-colonel,  afterward  being  raised  by  law  to  the  rank  of 
colonel. 

"THE;  BATTLE  OF  WINCHESTER,  MARCH  22,  23,  1862. 

"Shields's  division  had  been  left  by  Banks  at  Winchester, 
Va.,  to  hold  the  place.  Stonewall  Jackson,  learning  that 
Banks  had  gone  east,  came  down  the  valley  from  Strasburg 
and  made  the  attack  on  Shields,  south  of  the  town  of  Win 
chester,  so  that  the  battle  is  spoken  of  by  Virginians  and 
known  in  Southern  history  as  the  battle  of  Kernstown,  while 
by  the  Northern  soldiers  and  writers  it  is  always  spoken  of 
as  the  first  battle  of  Winchester,  which  fact  has  caused  some 
historical  confusion. 

"This  was  the  only  fight  in  which  Stonewall  Jackson  was 
ever  worsted.  He  was  killed  accidentally  by  his  own  men, 
the  following  year,  during  his  brilliant  operations  at  Chan- 
cellorsville. 

"On  March  22,  our  regiment,  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry, 
moved  out  of  camp  with  the  brigade  into  position  to  cover 
the  town.  There  was  some  cavalry  skirmishing  and  an  ar 
tillery  duello  going  on  at  the  time,  which  ceased  at  sun 
down,  and  we  bivouacked  in  position  on  the  field  that  night, 
which  I  remember  was  very  cold,  from  which  we  suffered 
greatly,  the  ground  being  frozen  under  us. 

"Sunday  morning,  the  23d,  the  fighting  was  renewed 
with  frequent  lulls  and  ominous  silences  which  plainly  indi 
cated  maneuvering — perhaps  on  both  sides — for  advantage 
in  position.  The  artillery  firing  was  resumed  along  a  road 
near  a  church  to  the  left  of  where  our  brigade  waited  in 
position.  After  a  time  we  moved  over  to  the  left  to  support 
a  battery  there  engaged.  This  duty  was  the  most  trying  of 
all  that  day's  hard  work. 

"As  we  stood  in  line  behind  the  hill  on  which  the  battery 
was  posted,  frequent  shots  would  come  over  and  cut  through 
our  ranks.  Colonel  Tyler  of  the  Seventh  Ohio,  command 
ing  the  brigade,  sat  on  his  horse  waiting  for  developments 


OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER         135 

and  further  orders.  He  was  calm,  cool,  and  patient.  I 
noticed,  however,  that  he  was  pale,  and  that  he  too  was  feel 
ing  the  strain  of  inaction  under  the  trying  circumstances. 
After  a  while  an  aide  rode  up  to  him  from  the  left  and  front 
and  evidently  delivered  an  order.  The  Colonel,  when  the 
staff-officer  had  ridden  away,  turned  to  his  command,  and 
in  a  low  but  far-reaching  voice  said,  'Boys,  put  on  your 
bayonets ;'  adding,  'you  will  need  them.' 

"The  answer  to  this  command  must  have  been  gratifying 
to  the  leader  who  gave  it,  as  mingled  with  the  clatter  of  fix 
ing  bayonets  a  shout  of  exultation  went  up  from  every  man 
in  the  ranks.  The  terrible  strain  of  inaction  and  waiting 
under  fire  was  over.  Column  was  quickly  formed  to  tlivj 
right  and  we  marched  over  in  that  direction,  where  double 
column  on  the  center  was  afterward  formed  facing  the 
front,  and  the  advance  taken  up. 

"The  invisible  guns  in  front  of  us  were  still  firing  to  our 
left  at  the  batteries  we  had  been  supporting.  Steadily  and 
in  silence  the  brigade  moved  forward  in  double  column  for 
some  distance  as  if  upon  the  drill-ground.  Then  coming 
into  a  patch  of  woods,  and  commencing  the  descent  of  a 
gentle  slope,  we  saw  the  smoke  of  the  guns  through  the 
trees  in  front  of  us,  on  an  elevation  beyond  a  stone  wall, 
over  which  the  fire  of  musketry  began  to  flash.  Instantly 
the  artillery  was  also  turned  upon  us  and  we  got  the  order, 
clear  and  distinct,  from  our  commander,  'Charge  bayonets !' 
A  rush  forward  down  the  slope  amongst  the  trees  followed. 
As  the  musketry  from  the  wall  in  front  and  the  canister  and 
shells  from  the  elevation  beyond  began  to  tell  in  our  ranks, 
they  were  soon  broken  up  and  the  advance  ceased.  All  be 
gan  firing  without  orders,  and  after  that  very  few  orders 
could  be  heard  at  all.  C  and  F  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  being 
the  right  and  left  center  companies,  formed  the  first  or 
leading  division  of  the  regiment  and  brigade,  and  I,  being  a 
corporal  in  Company  C,  was  of  course  in  the  front  rank. 

"When  the  advance  ceased  I  found  myself  near  the  bot 
tom  of  the  hill,  but  could  still  see  the  top  of  the  stone  wall 
ahead  of  us,  on  the  slope  of  the  opposite  elevation,  above 


136   SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

which  were  bobbing  heads  and  flashing  rifles.  More  Con 
federates  were  running  up  to  it  through  the  grove  beyond. 
Conspicuous  amongst  these  was  an  officer  on  a  white  horse 
gallantly  directing  the  movements.  Some  of  us  singled 
him  out  as  a  target  and  he  was  soon  brought  down. 

"Men  were  falling  all  around  me,  and  glancing  backward 
I  saw  that  the  slope  of  the  hill  was  barely  sufficient  to  en 
able  the  men  in  the  rear  to  fire  safely  over  the  heads  of  those 
of  us  in  the  front.  A  sergeant  of  Company  H  fell  near  me, 
shot  through  the  neck,  and  I  was  quite  sure  it  was  done 
from  the  rear.  After  my  second  or  third  shot  at  the  row 
of  heads  above  the  wall  in  front  of  us,  as  I  threw  up  my  rifle 
to  reload,  the  bayonet  went  spinning  away  over  my  head, 
shot  off  near  the  shank.  I  replaced  it  quickly,  taking  the 
one  from  the  musket  of  the  sergeant  who  lay  gasping  at  my 
feet,  and  replacing  the  stub  of  my  own  in  its  scabbard  as 
far  as  it  would  go.  I  thought,  even  then,  what  a  nice 
souvenir  it  \vould  be  when  the  war  was  over.  It  dropped 
out,  however,  later,  and  was  lost. 

"Standing  on  the  slope  of  the  hill  down  which  we  had 
come  and  firing  as  fast  as  I  could,  having  loaded  my  mus 
ket,  I  was  holding  it  at  the  balance,  in  my  left  hand,  while 
feeling  for  a  cap  in  the  little  wool-lined  cap-box  on  my  belt 
(we  were  using  the  old  Harper's  Ferry  muzzleloaders  at 
that  time),  and  something  struck  me  on  the  left  arm  near 
the  shoulder.  My  gun  dropped  from  the  paralyzed  hand  and 
I  saw  that  the  overcoat  was  torn  and  blackened.  As  I 
grasped  the  injured  arm  with  my  available  hand,  Sterry,  of 
Company  C,  who  was  standing  beside  me  and  firing  away, 
said  with  a  smile,  as  if  it  were  a  good  joke,  'You  have  got 
it,  haven't  you?'  'Yes,'  I  said,  and  finding  that  the  place 
was  scarcely  bleeding,  only  bruised,  added,  'but  not  very 
bad/  This  souvenir,  however,  was  destined  to  stay  with 
me. 

"Just  then  an  order  came  to  'deploy,'  and  though  I  be 
longed  in  the  center  with  my  company  had  there  remained 
any  ranks  or  formation,  in  which  case  I  should  have  stood 
fast,  something  was  shouted  about  'the  left'  and  I  picked  up 


BATTLE  OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER  137 

my  gun  from  the  ground  and  ran  in  that  direction.  At  a 
short  distance  a  few  of  us  climbed  over  a  fence  into  an  open 
field,  but  as  no  more  came  over  I  went  back  to  the  hollow 
in  the  woods,  from  the  bottom  of  which  I  could  see  nothing 
of  the  enemy.  The  air  above  our  heads  in  the  hollow 
seemed  full  of  projectiles  going  in  opposite  directions.  I 
crept  cautiously  up  the  hill  until  I  could  see  well  over  the 
brow,  and  at  one  place  the  slope  of  the  hill  beyond,  over 
which  more  of  the  enemy  were  hurrying  to  the  front  to  re 
inforce  those  at  the  wall  and  be  themselves  sheltered  as 
well. 

"I  fired  quickly  into  the  advancing  men  and  fell  forward 
on  to  the  slope  for  shelter  while  I  reloaded.  This  maneuver 
I  repeated  several  times,  advancing  a  little  before  each 
shot,  until  I  was  near  the  wall,  a  little  below  the  brow  of 
the  hill.  At  the  last  advance — on  hands  and  knees — I 
noticed  a  short  distance  farther  on  and  close  to  the  wall, 
fifteen  or  twenty  feet  from  it  perhaps,  a  low  ledge  of  rock 
jutting  from  the  ground,  ten  or  twelve  inches  above  the 
surface.  It  had  a  shallow  gully  washed  out  along  the  side 
diagonally,  next  to  me,  which  I  thought  would  afford  some 
shelter  from  the  enemy  could  I  reach  it.  A  brier-bush  grew 
near  one  end  of  the  rock,  which  would  also  serve  to  screen 
me  from  the  sight  of  those  behind  the  wall.  Accordingly, 
I  crept  carefully  forward  and  got  into  this  natural  rifle-pit. 
Though  the  height  of  the  rock  and  the  depth  of  the  depres 
sion  were  scarcely  sufficient  to  shelter  my  body  when  lying 
flat,  the  friendly  brier-bush  screened  me  from  view  from  the 
front,  and  here,  with  comparative  safety,  I  emptied 
my  cartridge-box,  enfilading  the  line  behind  the  wall 
clown  the  hill  to  the  right  of  my  position.  While 
doing  this  my  greatest  danger  seemed  to  be  from  the 
rear,  as  the  jutting  rock  only  afforded  some  little  shelter 
from  the  front,  while  the  depression  gave  almost  none  from 
the  opposite  direction.  Bullets  from  the  rear  tore  up  the 
ground  all  around  me. 

"While  firing  down  the  line,  turning  on  my  back  to  re 
load  each  time,  I  noticed  that  a  fine-looking  young  fellow 


138    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

whom  I  did  not  know,  from  some  other  company,  had 
crawled  up  as  near  to  me  as  he  could  get,  within  arm's 
length,  but  not  so  well  sheltered  as  I.  He  was  firing  away 
as  fast  as  he  could.  I  looked  at  him  as  he  was  loading  his 
gun  and  preparing  for  another  shot,  when  he  said  to  me, 
'Isn't  it  fun?'  I  did  not  reply,  and  when  I  looked  at  him 
next  he  was  dead. 

"Having  emptied  my  cartridge-box  and  put  the  last  load 
in  my  gun,  I  crawled  feet  foremost  into  the  depression 
where  Colonel  Tyler  and  some  of  the  other  officers  were  try 
ing  to  form  a  line  to  renew  the  charge.  Here  I  replenished 
my  cartridges  from  the  boxes  of  the  dead  lying  about,  but 
before  falling  in,  as  I  was  ordered  to  do,  I  ran  up  the  hill 
until  I  could  see  over  the  brow  as  before,  and  then  noticed 
that  the  enemy  down  to  the  right  were  breaking  away  from 
their  position. 

Previously,  while  lying  on  the  hill,  I  had  witnessed  two 
distinct  charges  on  that  part  of  the  field,  our  men  endeavor 
ing  to  carry  the  wall.  They  were  now  making  a  third  at 
tempt.  A  few  had  gotten  over,  others  were  running  up 
cheering,  and  the  enemy  were  leaving,  dodging  behind  wood 
piles,  that  part  of  the  field  having  been  mostly  cleared  of 
its  trees,  and  getting  away  as  best  they  could,  firing  as  they 
ran.  Seeing  this,  instead  of  lying  down  after  firing  or  go 
ing  back  to  tlie  ranks,  as  I  should  perhaps  have  done,  I 
waved  my  cap  to  those  behind  and  shouted,  'We  have  got 
them  started !  Come  on,  come  on !'  and  those  of  us  nearest 
made  a  rush  for  the  wall. 

"As  soon  as  I  was  over  the  wall  I  fired  at  some  men  a 
few  yards  to  the  right,  who  were  still  hugging  it  for  shelter. 
While  reloading,  immediately  after,  Dixon  and  Worcester, 
of  Company  C,  came  up  and  we  all  hastily  shook  hands, 
swearing  that  we  would  'stick  together'  as  we  started  on 
following  up  the  retreating  enemy,  who  singly  and  in 
squads  were  firing  at  us  while  dodging  behind  the  wood 
piles  or  running  to  a  fence  at  the  bottom  of  another  wooded 
hill,  some  two  or  three  hundred  yards  away,  on  which  the 
battery  was  posted. 


BATTED  OF  K^RNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER  139 

"While  crossing  the  open  field,  Major  Casement  of  the 
Seventh  Ohio  rode  up  from  the  right  along  the  line.  He 
had  crossed  the  wall  clown  there,  and,  outstripping  the  nim 
blest  of  his  men  on  his  beautiful  little  sorrel  mare,  he  dashed 
up  in  front  of  us,  and  full  of  fire  and  enthusiasm,  waving 
his  sword,  he  shouted,  'Who  will  go  with  me  into  that  bat 
tery?'  'We  will!'  was  the  reply.  'Come  on,  then,  said 
the  Major,  as  he  urged  his  horse  off  to  the  front  and  left, 
taking  the  battery  in  flank  as  he  entered  the  grove  and  rode 
up  the  hill. 

"He  was  not  wounded  in  that  fight,  that  I  remember,  but 
as  he  spoke  to  us  I  noticed  the  wadding  of  the  cape  he  wore 
was  sticking  out  of  several  bullet  holes. 

"Following  the  Major  as  fast  as  we  could  toward  the 
flank  of  the  battery,  when  I  reached  the  fence  at  the  edge 
of  the  grove  toward  which  some  of  the  enemy  had  retreated, 
I  discovered  that  Dixon  and  Worcester  were  not  with  me, 
nor  did  I  see  them  again  until  the  fight  was  over.  It  seems 
that  in  the  rush  across  the  open  field  Worcester  was  shot, 
his  leg  being  shattered,  and  Dixon  hearing  him  cry  out  had 
stopped  to  help  him. 

"When  I  got  up  to  the  battery  in  the  grove  I  found  the 
Major  there  taking  a  survey  of  the  dead  and  dying  men 
and  horses,  the  crippled  guns  and  overturned  caissons.  His 
command  to  us  as  we  came  up  was,  'Keep  them  going! 
Follow  them  up !'  or  something  to  that  effect,  which  we  en 
deavored  to  obey. 

"Our  few  scattered  men,  after  passing  through  the  cap 
tured  battery,  dodged  along  through  the  grove,  firing  at 
such  of  the  retreating  enemy  as  we  could  see  running  from 
tree  to  tree  and  firing  back  as  they  went. 

"In  this  way  my  attention  was  engaged  when  I  suddenly 
came  upon  a  party  of  three  or  four  of  the  enemy  in  a  fence 
corner  at  the  edge  of  the  grove.  They  were  quite  near  me 
and  on  my  left.  I  fired  quickly  into  the  party  and  dodged 
behind  a  tree  for  shelter  and  to  reload.  I  felt  quite  confi 
dent  that  my  shot  was  effective,  especially  as  all  but  one 
jumped  over  the  fence  and  disappeared,  running  along  the 


I4O   SEVENTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOUJNTEER  INFANTRY 

other  side.  The  other  was  lying  upon  the  ground.  Having 
reloaded,  with  cocked  musket,  I  cautiously  approached  the 
prostrate  form,  and  when  I  stood  over  him  I  saw  that  he 
was  an  officer  and  was  dying.  He  gasped  for  breath,  and 
in  his  delirium  muttered,  'Don't,  don't.'  Strange  as  it  may 
seem,  I  did  not  feel  at  that  moment  in  the  least  like  a  mur 
derer  looking  upon  his  victim.  But  as  I  knelt  down  to  un 
buckle  his  belt  1  discovered  evidence  that  the  wounded  man 
had  been  perhaps  carried  to  this  spot,  and  with  feelings  of 
the  intensest  horror  it  dawned  upon  me  that  I  had  fired 
into  a  party  carrying  away  a  wounded  comrade.  I  was 
completely  overcome  for  the  time,  and  the  tears  ran  down 
my  face. 

"The  battle  was  now  nearly  over,  dusk  was  coming  on. 
There  was  still  some  little  firing  over  to  the  right  where  the 
cavalry  were  following  a  few  fleeing  men  along  a  road  near 
a  house.  I  climbed  over  the  fence  into  an  open  field  and 
looked  about  me,  my  enthusiasm  much  diminished.  Some 
of  our  men  were  near  the  fence  and  others  in  the  wood  be 
yond  and  on  my  right. 

"To  the  left  a  column  of  troops  was  crossing  the  field, 
marching  rapidly.  I  took  them  to  be  our  left,  advancing. 
As  the  twilight  deepened  the  musketry  off  to  the  right  to 
gether  with  the  carbines  of  the  cavalry  began  to  show  more 
of  fire  than  smoke,  in  that  respect  differing  from  the  ap 
pearance  of  firing  in  good  daylight,  especially  in  the  times 
before  the  invention  of  smokeless  powder. 

"As  I  approached  the  column,  now  some  two  or  three 
hundred  yards  away,  I  noticed  a  troop  of  horsemen,  fifteen 
or  twenty  perhaps,  marching  alongside  of  the  infantry,  and 
between  us.  My  object  in  approaching  what  I  supposed  to 
be  our  own  troops  was  to  inquire  as  to  the  whereabouts  of 
my  regiment.  They  turned  out,  however,  to  be  the  enemy's 
right  wing,  falling  back  in  good  order,  and  the  horsemen 
Jackson  and  his  staff  with  their  couriers.  As  I  drew  nearer, 
one  of  the  horsemen  rode  out  in  front  of  me,  crossing  the 
field  toward  the  right,  where  some  little  firing  was  still  go 
ing  on.  He  seemed  to  be  an  officer  being  followed  by  an 


OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER  14! 

orderly.  As  he  got  nearly  in  front  of  me  I  shouted,  'Hold 
on !  Hold  on,  please/  and  added,  'I  want  to  speak  to  you.' 
He  stopped,  and  I  walked  on  toward  him.  When  I  got 
quite  close,  as  he  sat  on  his  horse,  waiting  to  hear  what  I 
had  to  say,  I  discovered  to  my  great  fright  that  he  was  a 
Confederate,  and  it  flashed  on  me  at  once  that  all  those  on 
my  left  must  be  the  same  and  that  I  was  a  prisoner,  unless, 
indeed,  I  could  get  him  away,  or  away  from  him,  to  the 
woods  behind,  without  undue  commotion.  So  instinctively 
and  quickly  stepping  to  the  left  of  the  horse's  head,  I  placed 
the  muzzle  of  my  cocked  musket  close  to  his  breast  and  said 
(in  a  frightened  voice,  I  have  no  doubt),  'Get  down,  or  I'll 
shoot!'  A  more  astonished  man  one  can  hardly  imagine. 
At  this  moment  a  couple  of  our  men  were  coming  up  to  see 
what  was  going  on,  knowing  no  more  than  I  had  that  we 
were  virtually  in  the  enemy's  lines. 

"The  officer  looked  hastily  and  somewhat  nervously,  per 
haps,  first  to  one  side  and  then  on  the  other,  and  as  he  hesi 
tated  I  repeated,  'Get  down !  Surrender,  or  I'll  pull !'  See 
ing  that  I  doubtless  meant  business  and  that  I  had  the  drop 
on  him,  he  got  down  beside  his  horse.*  Turning  toward  us 
he  said,  'I  want  you  all  to  understand  I  did  not  come  up  here 
to  surrender.  I  thought  you  were  some  of  our  men.' 
'Won't  surrender,  eh?'  said  one  of  our  men.  'Shoot  him!' 
'Stick  him,'  said  the  other.  'Damn  him,  let  me  stick  him,' 
said  the  first,  and  tried  to  elbow  me  aside  to  make  room. 

"At  this  I  said,  as  1  faced  the  men,  my  back  to  the  pris 
oner: 

"  'Look  here,  this  man  is  my  prisoner,  and  the  one  who 
shoots  or  sticks  him  has  got  first  to  shoot  or  stick  me.' 

"  'He  says  he  won't  surrender/  said  one  of  the  men. 

"  'But  he  has/  said  I ;  and  turning  to  the  prisoner  I 
nsked,  'Haven't  you  surrendered  ?' 

*It  is  undoubtedly  true  that  the  old,  dirty,  faded  and  torn  overcoat 
worn  by  Corporal  Day  helped  greatly  to  deceive  Lieutenant  Junkin. 
Even  in  the  daytime  it  was  no  longer  blue,  and  in  the  twilight  it  must 
have  looked  like  a  perfectly  orthodox  Confederate  garment — holes  and 
all. 


142     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"  'Yes/  said  he ;  and  straightening  himself  up,  folding 
his  arms  on  his  breast,  turning  very  pale,  he  said  in  a  dry, 
hard  voice,  'But  let  them  shoot  and  be  damned!' 

"It  occurred  to  me  at  the  time  that  if  ever  a  man  pro 
nounced  his  own  death  sentence,  this  one  thought  he  was 
doing  it  then. 

"  'Well,  that's  plucky/  said  one. 

"  'He's  all  right/  admitted  the  other,  and  they  turned 
their  attention  to  the  orderly,  who  all  this  time  had  been 
sitting  his  horse  a  few  yards  away  without  the  least  sus 
picion  that  anything  was  wrong. 

"  'Come  away  from  here/  said  I  and  we  went  up  into  the 
woods,  followed  by  a  couple  of  men  with  the  orderly. 
Noticing  the  crossed  silver  arrows  on  the  cap  of  the  orderly, 
I  asked  him  what  he  belonged  to.  'Ashby's  cavalry/  was 
the  jaunty  reply,  with  a  wag  of  his  head  and  a  laugh,  as  if 
it  were  all  a  huge  joke.  Whatever  became  of  him,  or  who 
he  was,  I  never  knew. 

"As  we  walked  along  I  asked  the  prisoner  his  name  and 
regiment.  I  understood  him  to  say  he  was  Lieutenant  Dun- 
ken  of  General  Jackson's  staff. 

When  we  had  got  into  the  woods  it  was  nearly  dark,  and 
many  men  had  come  through,  all  in  disorder.  The  man 
with  me,  who  seemed  to  be  one  of  the  Indianians,  said,  'Oh, 
there  is  our  doctor.'  I  said,  'Doctor,  we  have  got  a  prisoner 
here.  What  shall  we  do  with  him?' 

"  'Go  to  hell  with  him!  I  have  got  men  dying  all  over 
this  field/  was  the  reply. 

"This  was  anything  but  encouraging,  but  we  went  along 
with  our  prisoner  up  the  hill.  Seeing  an  officer  on  horse 
back  giving  orders  to  some  men,  my  companion  said  to 
me,  'Thafs  our  Colonel/  We  approached  him,  and  I  said: 

'Colonel,  we  have  a  prisoner  here  and  don't  know  what  to 
do  with  him.  He  is  a  staff  officer/  I  added. 

"  'Indeed !'  said  he.    'What  is  his  name?' 

"  Lieutenant  Dunken/  said  I,  'of  Jackson's  staff/ 

"  'Jimkin,'  the  prisoner  corrected,  and  then  spelled  it  out 
for  me  in  a  disgusted,  emphatic  manner,  'J-u-n-ki-n/ 


BATTLE;  OF  KERNSTOWN,  OR  WINCHESTER          143 

"  'Well,  take  him  up  the  hill,'  said  the  Colonel,  and  turned 
to  shout  some  orders  to  the  men  who  were  coming  around. 

"We  went  along  up  the  hill  until  we  reached  the  top  near 
the  captured  battery,  I  think,  and  while  standing  there 
wondering  what  next  to  do  and  feeling  that  we  had  an  ele 
phant  on  our  hands,  Dixon  came  up  and  said,  'Oh,  Day,  1 
have  been  looking  for  you!  Come  with  me  to  bring  in 
Worcester ;  he  is  wounded.  His  leg  is  broken  and  we  must 
carry  him/ 

"I  told  him  what  I  was  doing,  but  that  I  would  go  with 
him,  and  turning  the  prisoner  over  to  my  companion  I  went 
with  Dixon  to  where  Worcester  was  lying  on  the  field. 

"He  was  later  carried  to  the  straw  stack  where  some  of 
the  wounded  were  cared  for.  But  our  loved  comrade  lost 
much  blood  and  died  in  the  hospital  at  Winchester  a  few 
days  later. 

"The  night  was  spent  by  both  sides  in  caring  for  their 
wounded,  and  sometimes  we  met  thus  peacefully  on  the  field. 

"In  the  morning  Jackson  had  disappeared  from  our 
front." 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

FROM    KERNSTOWN   AND   NEW    MARKET  TO   FREDERICKSBURG 
AND  BACK  TO  FRONT  ROYAL. 

On  March  16,  1862,  General  Banks  was  directed  by  Gen 
eral  McClellan  to  leave  General  Shields  in  the  Shenandoah 
Valley,  while  he,  with  his  First  Division,  commanded  by 
Gen.  A.  S.  Williams,  crossed  the  Shenandoah  River  at 
Castleman's  Ferry  and  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains  through 
Snicker's  Gap,  to  the  vicinity  of  Centerville,  where  he  would 
be  more  directly  in  position  to  protect  Washington,  while 
General  McClellan  moved  his  army  to  the  Peninsula  to  enter 
upon  his  campaign  for  the  capture  of  Richmond. 

In  compliance  with  this  order  the  last  of  General  Wil 
liams' s  division  left  Winchester  on  the  22d,  General  Banks 
himself  leaving  the  next  day  for  Washington,  but  had  not 
passed  Harper's  Ferry  when  he  learned  of  the  battle  at 
Kernstown,  and  not  only  ordered  General  Williams  to  re 
turn  but  did  so  himself,  reaching  Winchester  in  time  to  as 
sume  command  of  the  entire  force,  and  conduct  the  pursuit 
of  the  enemy  on  the  24th,  to  Cedar  Creek,  where  he  halted 
for  the  night.  Early  on  the  next  morning  General  Banks 
crossed  Cedar  Creek  upon  another  temporary  bridge  and 
pursued  Stonewall  Jackson's  defeated  and  sorely  disap 
pointed  little  army  some  miles  beyond  Strasburg,  then 
bivouacked  until  the  baggage-train  arrived,  when  camps 
were  established  until  April  ist,  and  then  another  advance 
was  made  to  and  beyond  Woodstock,  the  enemy  falling  back 
and  destroying  bridges  wherever  practicable,  in  order  to 
delay  pursuit  and  worry  the  pursuers. 

Colonel  Ashby  was  the  moving  spirit  on  the  other  side, 
and  while  he  conducted  the  backward  movement  with  great 
skill  and  energy  his  force  was  not  sufficient  to  make  it  ef 
fective. 

On  the  4th  camp  was  again  established  at  and  beyond 


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Edenburg,  where  General  Shields  came  up  on  the  I2th,  rid 
ing  in  an  ordinary  top  buggy,  with  his  arm  in  a  sling,  and 
was  most  cordially  and  enthusiastically  greeted  and  wel 
comed  by  his  command,  much  to  his  evident  gratification 
and  satisfaction. 

While  infantry  skirmishing  and  artillery  duelling  was  the 
order  of  the  day,  few  casualties  occurred  until  the  i6th, 
when  an  entire  company  of  Ashby's  cavalry,  including  all 
the  officers  except  the  captain,  was  trapped  at  Columbia 
Furnace,  about  7  miles  from  Mount  Jackson.  The 
next  day  the  command  advanced  to  New  Market,  the 
enemy  retreating  after  having  destroyed  railroad  and  other 
property  in  large  quantities  at  Mount  Jackson. 

Inasmuch  as  General  Jackson,  by  reason  of  lack  of  force, 
bad  made  no  determined  resistance  to  the  advance  of  the 
Union  forces  from  the  battlefield  of  Kernstown  to  New 
Market,  the  authorities  at  Washington  concluded  that  Gen 
eral  Shields's  division  could  be  spared  to  strengthen  the 
command  of  General  McDowell  at  Fredericksburg,  there 
fore  as  early  as  April  26  Secretary  of  War  Stanton  notified 
General  Banks  that  it  was  possible  that  events  might  make 
it  necessary  to  transfer  General  Shields  to  the  Department 
of  the  Rappahannock,  and  that  he  was  advised  to  act  ac 
cordingly,  while  on  May  i  he  was  informed  that  Shields 
was  to  be  ordered  away,  and  instructed  him  to  fall  back  to 
Strasburg.  On  this  date  the  following  order  was  issued : 

"WAR  DEPARTMENT,  May  i,  1862. 
"Maj.-Gen.  McDowELL:  The  President  has  directed  the 
transfer  of  General  Shields,  with  his  division,  to  your  de 
partment.  You  will  transmit  an  order  to  General  Shields, 
addressed  to  Woodstock,  to  move  to  such  point  within  your 
department  as  you  may  designate,  the  President  preferring 
Catlett's  Station,  having  in  view  the  instruction  hitherto 
received  by  you  with  respect  to  this  capital,  communicating 
a  copy  of  your  order  in  the  case  to  this  Department. 

"EDWIN  M.  STANTON, 

"Secretary  of  War." 
10 


146    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

In  compliance  with  this  order  from  the  Secretary  of  War, 
General  McDowell  addressed  General  Shields  as  follows  : 

" HEADQUARTERS,   DEPARTMENT  THE  RAPPAHANNOCK, 

"AQUIA,  May  2,  1862. 
"Maj.-Gen.  SHIELDS, 

"Commanding  Division,  Woodstock,  Va. : 
"We  are  delighted  in  this  department  that  the  President 
should  have  done  me  the  honor  to  place  your  gallant  di 
vision  under  my  command.  I  am  instructed  by  the  Sec 
retary  of  War,  under  date  of  May  i,  to  transmit  you  an 
order  to  move  to  such  place  within  this  department  as  I 
may  designate.  Accordingly,  I  wish  you  to  repair  at  the 
earliest  moment  practicable,  and  by  such  route  as  you  may 
find  best,  to  Catlett's  Station,  on  the  Orange  &  Alexandria 
Railroad,  and  where  that  road  crosses  Cedar  Run.  This 
point  is  about  two  miles  from  the  junction  of  the  Orange 
&  Alexandria  Railroad  with  the  Warrenton  Branch  Rail 
road.  So  far  as  my  knowledge  of  the  country  goes,  this 
point  may  be  best  reached  by  way  of  Front  Royal,  Chester 
Gap,  and  the  town  of  Warrenton.  What  the  distance  is 
and  the  condition  of  the  road,  I  do  not  know  nor  do  I  know 
your  means  of  transportation.  Let  me  know  when  you  can 
take  up  your  line  of  march ;  by  what  road  you  are  coming ; 
what  are  your  means  of  transportation  and  what  the  com 
position  and  strength  of  your  command. 

"!RVIN  McDowELL, 
"Major-General,  Commanding  Department." 

On  May  3  General  Banks  said  to  the  Secretary  of  War : 
"I  do  not  think  it  possible  to  divide  our  forces  at  this  time 
with  safety.  The  enemy  is  largely  reinforced  by  Ewell's 
division."  On  this  date  an  advance  was  made  to  Harrison- 
burg  but  nothing  but  Ashby's  cavalry  encountered,  while 
on  the  5th  the  command  dropped  back  to  New  Market, 
where  on  the  Qth  General  Shields  announced  to  General 
McDowell  that  he  could  move  with  10,000  men,  356  wagons 
and  2,500  horses,  including  cavalry  and  artillery. 


KE;RNSTOWN — N£W  MARKET — FR£D£RICKSBURG     147 

On  the  nth,  in  a  message  to  Assistant  Secretary  of  War 
Watson,  General  Shields  said:  "I  leave  to-morrow  at  6 
A.  M.  with  a  division  of  10,000  men  equal  to  any  in  the 
United  States,  by  Luray,  Front  Royal,  through  Chester  Gap 
to  Warrenton."  And  he  did  so. 

Before  starting  upon  this  march  a  most  thorough  inspec 
tion  of  Shields' s  entire  division  had  been  made,  when  not 
only  all  weaklings  were  eliminated,  but  our  Sibley  tents 
taken  from  us  and  the  little  shelter  tents  substituted,  which 
then  seemed  so  unreasonable  and  cruel  that  our  officers  con 
templated  sending  in  their  resignations  as  a  protest  against 
such  treatment  of  their  men;  but  better  counsel  prevailed 
and  we  marched  away  with  our  baggage-train  greatly  re 
lieved  both  in  bulk  and  weight. 

Crossing  the  Massanutton  Range,  and  the  South  Branch 
of  the  Shenandoah  River  at  White  House  Bridge  toward 
Luray  on  the  I2th,  a  distance  of  16  miles  was  covered;  the 
next  clay  12  miles,  and  on  the  I4th,  15  miles,  when  Front 
Royal  was  reached. 

The  next  day  the  column  moved  through  Chester  Gap  10 
miles,  and  discovered  rebel  cavalry.  On  the  i6th,  Flint 
Hill  and  Gaines  Cross-Roads  were  passed  but  not  with 
out  incident.  Comrade  J.  M.  Guinn  of  Company  C  wrote 
as  follows : 

"On  the  fifth  day  of  our  march,  at  a  place  called  Gaines 
Cross-Roads,  we  had  a  brilliant  little  skirmish  with  some 
rebel  cavalry,  who  had  been  hovering  around  us  for  a  day 
or  two.  We  had  halted  to  rest  and  thrown  out  our  pickets. 
A  squad  of  rebel  cavalry  made  a  dash  upon  them  and  came 
near  capturing  them.  A  squad  of  cavalry  and  a  company 
of  infantry  went  out  to  reconnoiter.  Our  cavalry  found  a 
force  of  two  or  three  hundred  drawn  up  in  the  woods. 
Being  too  many  to  engage  they  fired  and  wheeled.  The 
rebels  gave  chase.  I  was  engaged  at  the  General's  head 
quarters  and  had  a  fine  view  of  the  skirmish.  The  in 
fantry,  seeing  them  coming,  lay  down  on  their  faces.  Down 
thundered  the  rebel  cavalry,  and  when  within  short  range, 
up  sprang  the  infantry  and  poured  a  volley  into  them. 


148    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

They  about-faced  and  double-quicked  for  cooler  latitudes. 
Shortly  afterward  the  whole  body,  some  five  or  six  hundred, 
disappeared  over  a  hill  just  in  time  to  save  themselves  from 
our  artillery.  We  had  only  about  thirty  or  forty  cavalry 
with  us.  We  killed  and  wounded  three  or  four,  took  five  or 
six  horses  and  two  prisoners,  and  badly  scared  the  rest.  We 
had  two  men  slightly  wounded." 

"WASHINGTON,  RAPPAHANNOCK  COUNTY,  VA., 

"May  1 6,  1862 — 7  p.  M. 

"GENERAL :  I  have  the  honor  to  report  to  you  that  about 
2  o'clock  my  picket  made  a  dash  at  a  foraging  party  near 
Gaines  Cross-Roads  with  a  very  small  party.  My  men 
were  driven  back.  I  soon  reinforced  them  and  dismounted 
30  men  behind  a  stone  wall.  When  the  enemy  came  up  the 
dismounted  men  emptied  seven  saddles,  and  I  then  charged 
down  the  road  until  I  met  an  infantry  regiment,  who  opened 
on  us  in  fine  style.  The  skirmish  was  the  briskest  affair  I 
have  seen  for  many  a  day.  The  whole  army  were  drawn 
up  to  receive  us,  and  by  constant  firing  I  kept  them  in  check 
the  whole  day.  I  occupied  a  commanding  hill  and  could 
have  used  a  piece  of  artillery  with  splendid  effect.  The 
enemy  are  still  between  Flint  Hill  and  Gaines  Cross-Roads. 
They  have  a  heavy  train  of  wagons.  I  am  certain  we 
killed  3  and  wounded  4  others.  The  infantry  pressed  me 
too  closely  to  catch  the  loose  horses,  though  I  got  one  saber 
and  carbine  and  one  six-shooter.  I  had  2  men  slightly 
wounded,  but  lost  no  horses.  I  have  used  up  all  of  my 
small  stock  of  ammunition.  Think  of  a  whole  army  drawn 
up  in  line  of  battle  and  kept  so  six  hours  by  250  half-armed 
cavalry.  I  send  you  a  letter  taken  from  the  Yankee  mail. 
Their  wagon  trains  were  hurrying  along  at  a  furious  rate 
toward  Warrenton  and  are  evidently  expecting  an  attack 
from  you.  Where  shall  I  join  you  at? 

"THOMAS.  J.  MUMFORD, 
"Col.  Second  Va.  Cav.,  C.  S.  A. 

"Maj.-Gen.  EwELL,  Comdg." 


KERNSTOWN — NEW  MARKET — FREDERICKSBURG       149 

On  the  1 7th,  crossing  one  of  the  tributaries  of  the  Rappa- 
hannock  River  at  Waterloo  Bridge,  the  division  bivouacked 
at  Warren  ton,  resting  over  Sunday.  On  the  I7th  Secre 
tary  Stanton  said  to  General  McDowell : 

"GENERAL:  Upon  being  joined  by  General  Shields's  di 
vision,  you  will  move  upon  Richmond  by  the  general  route 
of  the  Richmond  &  Fredericksburg  Railroad,  cooperating 
with  the  force  under  General  McClellan  now  threatening 
Richmond  from  the  line  of  the  Pamunky  and  York  Rivers." 

On  the  i  Qth  the  march  was  resumed  to  Warrenton  Junc 
tion,  and  to  Catlett's  Station  the  next  day,  where  orders 
awaited  General  Shields  to  march  to  Fredericksburg,  which 
point  was  reached  on  the  22d. 

General  McDowell's  force  when  joined  by  Shields  con 
sisted  of  40,000  men,  100  guns,  and  11,000  animals. 

The  next  day,  after  some  attempt  to  brush  our  travel- 
stained  garments,  blacken  our  mud-covered  shoes  and 
burnish  our  rusty  muskets,  we  paraded  in  a  grand  review  of 
General  McDowell's  entire  command  before  President  Lin 
coln,  Secretary  of  War  Stanton,  Secretary  of  Treasury  S. 
P.  Chase,  and  General  McDowell,  returning  to  our  camp 
after  dark.  The  next  day  we  rested,  but  learned  that  Gen 
eral  Jackson  had  advanced  against  General  Banks  at  Stras- 
burg  and  had  him  in  rapid  retreat  to  Winchester.  There 
was  also  a  casualty  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  on  this  date,  when 
Louis  Shraeder  ("Big  Louis")  of  Company  A  was 
drowned  in  the  Rappahannock. 

President  Lincoln  said  to  General  McClellan  this  date 
(May  24)  :  "I  left  General  McDowell's  camp  at  dark  last 
evening.  Shields's  command  is  there,  but  is  so  worn  that 
he  cannot  move  before  Monday  morning,  the  26th."  His 
kindly  eyes  had  not  overlooked  the  effects  of  our  almost 
continuous  campaign  from  Camp  Dennison  and  especially 
during  the  last  five  months  from  Romney  to  Fredericks 
burg,  including  our  exposure  and  hardship  at  "Camp  Star 
vation"  and  our  losses  at  the  battle  of  Kernstown.  That 
afternoon,  as  late  as  5  o'clock,  President  Lincoln  most  re 
luctantly  issued  the  following  order : 


I5O     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 


McDowELL  :  You  are  instructed,  laying  aside 
for  the  present  the  movement  on  Richmond,  to  put  20,000 
men  in  motion  at  once  for  the  Shenandoah,  moving  on  the 
line  or  in  advance  of  the  line  of  the  Manassas  Gap  Railroad. 
Your  object  will  be  to  capture  the  forces  of  Jackson  and 
Ewell,  either  in  cooperation  with  General  Fremont  or,  in 
case  want  of  supplies  or  of  transportation  interferes  with 
his  movements,  it  is  believed  that  the  force  with  which  you 
move  will  be  sufficient  to  accomplish  this  object  alone." 

To  this  General  McDowell  replied  :  "I  beg  to  say  that 
cooperation  between  General  Fremont  and  myself  to  cut 
Jackson  and  Ewell  there  is  not  to  be  counted  upon,  even  if 
it  is  not  a  practical  impossibility,"  yet  he  at  once  had  the 
following  order  issued  : 

"HEADQUARTERS,  DEPARTMENT  OF  THE  RAPPAHANNOCK, 

"OPPOSITE  FREDERICKSBURG,  VA.,  May  24,  1862. 
"Maj.-Gen.  JAMES  SHIELDS,  Commanding  Division. 

"GENERAL:  Maj.-Gen.  McDowell  directs  that  you  take 
up  your  line  of  march  with  your  division  under  your  com 
mand  to  Catlett's,  commencing  the  movement  to-morrow 
morning. 

"ED.  SCHRIVER, 
"Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Chief  of  Staff." 

The  reason  assigned  for  this  order  was  that  having  served 
in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  Shields  was  most  familiar  with 
that  section,  hence  could  be  most  serviceable,  which  was  en 
tirely  correct. 

On  the  25th  Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler  having  received  his  com 
mission  as  a  brigadier-general  to  date  May  14,  1862,  and 
by  a  special  order  from  the  War  Department,  dated  May 
20,  been  assigned  to  duty  in  Shields's  Division,  his  old 
Third  Brigade  was  reorganized  so  as  to  consist  of  the  Fifth, 
Seventh,  Twenty-ninth,  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  Regiments. 
The  Seventh  suffered  severe  loss  on  this  date  in  the  resigna 
tion  of  Maj.  John  S.  Casement,  who  left  the  regiment  here. 

When  Shields's  division,  after  its  all-winter  campaign  at 


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and  from  Romney,  through  the  battle  of  Kernstown,  the 
march  up  the  Shenandoah  Valley  to  Harrisonburg  and  then 
across  to  Fredericksburg,  reached  the  Department  of 
the  Rappahannock  under  the  command  of  Maj.-Gen. 
McDowell,  it  found  a  body  of  30,000  men  who  had  been 
quartered  in  large  tents,  in  perfectly  arranged  camps,  with 
neat,  clean  uniforms  and  guns  and  accouterments  upon 
which  no  storm  ever  beat,  the  very  picture  of  a  perfect  sol 
diery,  in  comparison  with  which  Shields's  "brave  boys" 
(as  he  called  them)  cut  a  sorry  figure.  In  fact,  the  con 
trast  was  so  great  that  Shields's  boys  were  inclined  to  blame 
themselves  for  their  weather-beaten  and  worn  condition, 
until  McDowell's  men  began  to  ridicule  them,  calling  them 
"Shields's  Foot  Cavalry,"  "Shields's  Bushwhackers," 
"Shields's  Conscripts,"  "Shields's  Guerrillas,"  etc.,  causing 
a  feeling  of  resentment  and  many  pugilistic  encounters. 

On  May  25,  drawing  such  clothing  and  new  equipment  as 
could  be  obtained,  about  noon  the  return  march  began. 
Marched  14  miles  toward  Catlett's  Station,  reaching  that 
point  the  next  night,  when  General  Shields  (who  had  gone 
from  Fredericksburg  to  Washington  to  consult  with  the 
President  and  Secretary  of  War  in  reference  to  the  cam 
paign  after  Jackson,  and  had  reached  Manassas  by  rail) 
wished  the  Third  Brigade  to  make  a  night  march  t'o  Manas 
sas  Junction,  but  his  men  demurred  and  did  not  go.  Gen- 
eral  Nathan  Kimball,  commanding  the  First  Brigade, 
Shields's  division,  had  the  advance,  and  as  he  moved  along 
~~T  josci  Ohio.  'Iroad  and  noted  the  evidence  of  a  very 

National    Tribune:    Please  lie  Union  troops  formerly  stationed 

sion  that  a  large  force  of  the  enemy 
^OM  oh,T^7o"r^^";n-th.  i  May  27,  he  said:  from  Haymarket: 


tate-at-large  in  August  and  Septem- 
,er,  1862,  and  mustered  out  June   I-, 
865.      It    was    commanded    by    coi. 
ohn  S.  Casement,  resigned  April  30 
865     and   at  the   time    of  muster-out 
Jeut.-Col.    Philip    C.    Hayes    wa 
-.ommand.     Col.  Casement  was  brevet 
ed  a  Brigadier-General  Jan.  25, 
rhe  regiment  belonged  to  Cox  s 
sion,  Twenty-third  Corps,  and  lost .39 
dlled  and  109  from  disease,  etc. — Ed 
itor  National  Tribune. 


y.  Roads  good.  Rifles,  carbines, 
ed.  This  is  the  all-firedest  scare  I 
'General  Shields  characterized  the 
ceful  panic.  On  May  30,  at  u  A. 
rigade,  preceded  by  four  companies 
and  Cavalry  under  Major  Nelson, 
id  after  a  sharp  encounter  in  which 


I5O     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"GENERAL  McDowEUv :  You  are  instructed,  laying  aside 
for  the  present  the  movement  on  Richmond,  to  put  20,000 
men  in  motion  at  once  for  the  Shenandoah,  moving  on  the 
line  or  in  advance  of  the  line  of  the  Manassas  Gap  Railroad. 
Your  object  will  be  to  capture  the  forces  of  Jackson  and 
Ewell,  either  in  cooperation  with  General  Fremont  or,  in 
case  want  of  supplies  or  of  transportation  interferes  with 
his  movements,  it  is  believed  that  the  force  with  which  you 
move  will  be  sufficient  to  accomplish  this  object  alone." 

To  this  General  McDowell  replied :  "I  beg  to  say  that 
cooperation  between  General  Fremont  and  myself  to  cut 
Jackson  and  Ewell  there  is  not  to  be  counted  upon,  even  if 
it  is  not  a  practical  impossibility,"  yet  he  at  once  had  the 
following  order  issued : 

"HEADQUARTERS,  DEPARTMENT  o£  THE  RAPPAHANNOCK, 

"OPPOSITE  FREDERICKSBURG,  VA.,  May  24,  1862. 
"Maj.-Gen.  JAMES  SHIELDS,  Commanding  Division. 

"GENERAL:  Maj.-Gen.  McDowell  directs  that  you  take 
up  your  line  of  march  with  your  division  under  your  com 
mand  to  Catlett's?  commencing  the  movement  to-morrow 
morning. 

"Eo.  SCHRIVER, 
"Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Chief  of  Staff." 

The  reason  assigned  for  this  order  was  that  having  served 
in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  Shields  was  most^farmliar  with 
that  section,  hence  could  be  most  serviceable  moking\%i 
tirely  correct.  man-  *    *    * 

On  the  25th  Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler  having  re  Dear  old  Lunnon  caw 
mission  as  a  brigadier-general  to  date  Ma*£*  SnleLordrju"sticeiCwi 
by  a  special  order  from  the  War  Departs  ing  over  the  Appeal  coi 
20,  been  assigned  to  duty  in  Shields's  t^&JSSKSHW 
Third  Brigade  was  reorganized  so  as  to  co*  and  his  coat,  and  presi 
Seventh,  Twenty-ninth,  and  Sixty-sixth  jSi^gg^fSwi 
The  Seventh  suffered  severe  loss  on  this  da|  here  in  little  old  wasi 

.'  r  -iv/r    •     T    1        r*    r*  1       1    t^  ,ii  little      old      five-cent      s 

tion  of  Maj.  John  S.  Casement,  who  left  tl;i]luminated     sign     star 


When  Shields's  division,  after  its  „.«  „„.   nder    the 

Ijiggly  moving  pictures  a 
'  gentleman   will   alwavs  i 


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and  from  Romney,  through  the  battle  of  Kernstown,  the 
march  up  the  Shenandoah  Valley  to  Harrisonburg  and  then 
across  to  Fredericksburg,  reached  the  Department  of 
the  Rappahannock  under  the  command  of  Maj.-Gen. 
McDowell,  it  found  a  body  of  30,000  men  who  had  been 
quartered  in  large  tents,  in  perfectly  arranged  camps,  with 
neat,  clean  uniforms  and  guns  and  accouterments  upon 
which  no  storm  ever  beat,  the  very  picture  of  a  perfect  sol 
diery,  in  comparison  with  which  Shields's  "brave  boys" 
(as  he  called  them)  cut  a  sorry  figure.  In  fact,  the  con 
trast  was  so  great  that  Shields's  boys  were  inclined  to  blame 
themselves  for  their  weather-beaten  and  worn  condition, 
until  McDowell's  men  began  to  ridicule  them,  calling  them 
"Shields's  Foot  Cavalry,"  "Shields's  Bushwhackers," 
"Shields's  Conscripts,"  "Shields's  Guerrillas,"  etc.,  causing 
a  feeling  of  resentment  and  many  pugilistic  encounters. 

On  May  25,  drawing  such  clothing  and  new  equipment  as 
could  be  obtained,  about  noon  the  return  march  began. 
Marched  14  miles  toward  Catlett's  Station,  reaching  that 
point  the  next  night,  when  General  Shields  (who  had  gone 
from  Fredericksburg  to  Washington  to  consult  with  the 
President  and  Secretary  of  War  in  reference  to  the  cam 
paign  after  Jackson,  and  had  reached  Manassas  by  rail) 
wished  the  Third  Brigade  to  make  a  night  march  t'o  Manas 
sas  Junction,  but  his  men  demurred  and  did  not  go.  Gen 
eral  Nathan  Kimball,  commanding  the  First  Brigade, 
Shields's  division,  had  the  advance,  and  as  he  moved  along 
the  Manassas  Gap  Railroad  and  noted  the  evidence  of  a  very 
hasty  evacuation  by  the  Union  troops  formerly  stationed 
there,  under  the  impression  that  a  large  force  of  the  enemy 
was  close  upon  them,  on  May  27,  he  said  from  Haymarket : 
"We  are  moving  finely.  Roads  good.  Rifles,  carbines, 
tents  and  clothing  burned.  This  is  the  all-firedest  scare  I 
ever  heard  of;"  while  General  Shields  characterized  the 
whole  affair  as  a  disgraceful  panic.  On  May  30,  at  n  A. 
M.,  General  Kimball' s  brigade,  preceded  by  four  companies 
of  the  First  Rhode  Island  Cavalry  under  Major  Nelson, 
reached  Front  Royal,  and  after  a  sharp  encounter  in  which 


152     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

8  cavalrymen  were  killed  and  5  wounded,  the  enemy  hastily 
evacuated,  leaving  over  150  prisoners  in  our  hands.  Gen 
eral  Tyler's  brigade  came  up  at  3  p.  M.  and  bivouacked. 
The  next  day  Colonel  Carroll's  Fourth  Brigade  of  Shields's 
division  pushed  forward  to  Middletown,  met  the  enemy's 
infantry  and  cavalry  and  drove  them  in  the  direction  of 
Winchester,  and  nothing  having  as  yet  been  heard  of  Gen 
eral  Fremont,  who  was  to  have  been  at  Strasburg  at  that 
time,  he  returned  to  Front  Royal.  General  Jackson  learn 
ing  of  this  movement  of  the  Union  forces  to  Front  Royal 
some  40  miles  in  his  rear,  while  he  was  near  Charlestown, 
marched  with  all  possible  speed  to  Winchester  and  Stras 
burg,  making  his  escape  on  June  i,  before  the  commands  of 
McDowell  and  Fremont  closed  the  passageway,  and  con 
tinued  his  march  to  beyond  Harrisonburg  in  the  direction 
of  Port  Republic.  And  what  had  become  of  Stonewall 
Jackson  after  the  battle  of  Kernstown?  Falling  back  leis 
urely  before  the  Union  forces,  passing  Harrisonburg,  he 
had  on  or  about  April  19  crossed  the  South  Branch  of  the 
Shenandoah  River  to  Elk  Run  Valley,  where  he  remained 
until  the  arrival  of  General  E well's  division  from  toward 
Culpeper,  on  or  about  April  30,  then,  leaving  Ewell  to 
watch  Banks,  he  hastened  over  the  same  route  that  Carroll 
and  Tylef  traveled  later  on,  to  Port  Republic,  then  on  to 
and  beyond  Staunton,  where  he  united  forces  with  General 
Edward  Johnson  and  moved  upon  General  Milroy  at 
McDowell,  where  he  made  an  attack  on  May  8,  defeating 
the  Union  forces  under  Milroy  reinforced  by  Schenck,  after 
a  spirited  affair,  in  which  Jackson's  loss  was  75  killed  and 
423  wounded.  Having  cleared  that  section  of  his  adver 
saries,  however,  on  May  15  he  moved  toward  New  Market, 
united  with  Ewell  on  the  2ist,  bringing  General  Edward 
Johnson's  command  along,  thus  increasing  this  force  to 
more  than  16,000  effective  men.  General  Banks  had  about 
5,000  men  at  Strasburg  and  Front  Royal.  When  General 
Shields  was  ordered  away  General  Banks  predicted  that 
nothing  but  disaster  awaited  his  command,  as  soon  as  the 
enemy,  largely  reinforced,  should  advance.  Making  pre- 


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text  of  attack  upon  Strasburg  from  the  direction  of  New 
Market  with  a  part  of  Ashby's  cavalry,  General  Jackson 
crossed  over  to  Luray,  reached  Front  Royal  on  May  23, 
and  drove  off  and  captured  the  Union  troops  there,  but, 
fortunately  for  General  Banks,  did  not,  with  his  usual 
energy,  press  on  to  Middletown  until  General  Banks's  main 
force,  then  in  retreat  from  Strasburg,  had  passed  that  point. 
On  May  24  and  25,  however,  General  Banks' s  com 
mand  was  sorely  pressed  while  it  fell  back,  not  only  to 
Winchester,  but  through  Martinsburg  and  across  the 
Potomac,  to  Williamsport  by  the  26th,  leaving  Stonewall 
Jackson  in  peaceable  possession  of  the  entire  Shenandoah 
Valley.  On  the  28th,  2Qth  and  3Oth  General  Jackson  sent 
his  troops  to  Charlestown,  Halltown,  and  across  to  Lou- 
doun  Heights,  to  alarm  the  authorities  in  Washington  for 
the  safety  of  the  nation's  capital,  and  how  well  this  whole 
movement  on  his  part  checkmated  the  proposed  movement 
of  McDowell  toward  Richmond  has  already  been  fully 
shown.  On  June  2,  1862,  General  Shields  said  in  a  mes 
sage  to  Secretary  Stanton :  "We  would  have  occupied 
Strasburg,  but  dared  not  interfere  with  what  was  designed 
for  Fremont.  His  failure  has  saved  Jackson."  Fearing 
lest  some  of  Fremont's  troops  might  intercept  him  at  Stras 
burg,  Jackson  sent  a  small  force  out  to  meet  them,  which, 
by  maintaining  a  bold  front,  succeeded  in  keeping  his  line 
of  retreat  open  until  his  troops  had  passed  that  point  in 
safety. 

It  is  estimated  that  this  movement  of  General  Jackson 
against  General  Banks  not  only  disconcerted  and  prevented 
the  execution  of  important  and  almost  vital  plans  and  move 
ments  looking  to  the  capture  of  Richmond,  but  employed 
not  less  than  50,000  troops  for  at  least  thirty  days. 

On  May  31  there  was  at  Front  Royal  a  large  flouring 
mill  well  filled  with  sacks  of  flour,  and  as  the  paymaster  had 
paid  the  troops  not  long  before,  many  of  the  soldiers  in 
Tyler's  Third  Brigade,  and  the  Seventh  Ohio  in  particular, 
sought  to  purchase  some  flour  as  a  luxurious  change  in 
their  bill  of  fare;  but  when  approached,  the  party  at  the 


154     SE}VE)NTH  RKGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

mill  declined  to  accept  "damned  Yankee  money,"  and  true 
to  his  principles  and  his  faith  in  the  ultimate  success  of  his 
cause,  demanded  Confederate  scrip  or  no  trade.  Now  it  so 
happened  that  some  enterprising  Yankee  had  conceived  the 
idea  that  such  individuals  as  this  mill  man  might  exist, 
when  it  would  be  altogether  convenient  for  the  Union  sol 
diers  to  be  armed  with  a  supply  of  Confederate  money,  as 
well  as  greenbacks,  hence  he  had  printed  several  train-loads 
of  facsimile  five  and  ten  dollar  Confederate  notes  and 
flooded  the  entire  army  with  this  "currency"  at  one  cent  on 
the  dollar,  hence  they  were  in  condition  to  oblige  this  loyal 
Virginian,  and  a  very  lively  traffic  with  the  boys  in  Shields's 
division  at  once  began.  But  soon  General  Tyler's  attention 
was  called  to  the  line  of  his  men  with  sacks  of  flour  upon 
their  shoulders,  much  like  a  stream  of  ants,  wending  their 
way  from  mill  to  camps,  and  always  anxious  for  the  pro 
tection  of  private  property  in  the  early  part  of  the  war,  he 
mounted  and  in  some  haste  galloped  to  the  mill,  went  in, 
saw  the  deal  going  on,  heard  the  miller  declare  his  prefer 
ence  for  Confederate  scrip,  smiled  "child-like  and  bland" 
and  went  his  way,  while  his  soldier  boys  fared  sumptuously 
upon  griddle  cakes,  thickened  soup  and  dumplings  ere  they 
marched  away  on  the  morrow. 

D.  A.  Ward,  of  Company  C,  writes  of  this  march.  His 
experience  fitly  illustrates  the  hardships  of  this  campaign: 

"The  boys  of  Shields's  division  will  not  soon  forget  that 
forced  march  from  Fredericksburg,  the  last  of  May,  1862, 
to  the  support  of  Fremont  on  the  upper  Shenandoah.  It 
was  day  and  night  without  let  up;  about  the  most  trying 
experience  I  ever  had.  In  crossing  Manassas  Gap,  it  will 
be  remembered,  the  column  jerked  along,  with  short  halts 
and  starts,  all  night  long ;  a  manner  of  marching  that  often 
tested  the  endurance,  and  even  the  patriotism,  of  the  weary 
soldier  more  than  fierce  battle.  At  every  short  stop  the 
men  would  throw  themselves  on  the  ground  for  what  rest 
they  could  snatch.  In  my  case,  late  that  night,  when  the 
column  halted  for  a  few  moments,  exhausted  nature  sue- 


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cumbed  to  sleep,  and  not  even  the  moving  troops  awakened 
me.  When  I  opened  my  eyes  it  was  broad  daylight  and  the 
column  miles  in  advance.  It  was  double  forced  march  for 
me  then  till  I  came  up  with  the  command  at  Front  Royal. 

"Before  leaving  Fredericksburg  Uncle  Sam  had  pre 
sented  me  with  a  nice  looking  pair  of  brogans  (charged  to 
my  account  on  the  pay-roll).  On  this  march  to  Port  Re 
public  these  same  brogans  parted  company  with  their  soles 
and  left  me  to  make  the  balance  of  the  march  on  the  rough 
pike  in  bare  feet.  The  soles  of  those  shoes  consisted  of 
wood,  covered  with  welts  of  leather  which  peeled  off,  leav 
ing  me  to  walk  many  weary  miles,  a  la  Valley  Forge,  with 
bleeding  feet,  and,  I  must  say,  lacerated  sentiments  toward 
the  rascally  contractor  who  furnished  such  stock  to  the 
Government." 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 
FROM  FRONT  ROYAL  TO  PORT  REPUBLIC. 

Failing  to  intercept  Jackson  in  his  march  by  Strasburg, 
the  combined  forces  of  Fremont  and  Shields  broke  away  in 
pursuit,  and  while  Fremont  followed  by  New  Market  and 
Harrisonburg,  Shields  moved  up  the  Luray  Valley  in  a  des 
perate  effort  to  prevent  the  enemy  from  crossing  the  South 
Fork  of  the  Shenandoah  River,  while  Fremont  thundered 
down  in  his  rear. 

On  the  night  of  June  i  Shields' s  division  camped  10 
miles  out  toward  Luray  and  the  next  night  near  that  place. 

There  had  been  three  bridges  across  the  South  Fork  of 
the  Shenandoah  not  far  from  Luray;  one  known  as  the 
White  House  Bridge,  on  the  route  from  Luray  to  New 
Market;  one  as  Columbia  Bridge  4  miles  above,  and  one 
near  Conrad's  Store,  10  miles  above  Luray,  and  when  Gen 
eral  Shields  left  Front  Royal  he  supposed  that  all  of  these 
bridges  were  yet  intact.  Imagine  his  surprise,  however, 
when  he  learned  that  Stonewall  Jackson,  fearing  lest  just 
such  a  movement  as  was  then  taking  place  might  occur,  and 
with  that  sagacity  for  which  he  was  famous,  had  some  time 
before  dispatched  a  mounted  force  to  destroy  them  all. 

Finding  it  impossible,  therefore,  to  cross  the  river  to  take 
Jackson  in  flank,  and  feeling  that  he  would  yet  escape  by 
crossing  the  river  higher  up,  Colonel  Carroll  of  the  Fourth 
Brigade  was  commissioned  with  cavalry  and  two  guns, 
without  caissons,  to  push  on  to  Port  Republic.  The  heavy 
and  continuous  rainfall  had  rendered  the  roads  well-nigh 
impassable,  while  at  certain  points  along  the  Blue  Ridge 
such  raging  torrents  swept  by  as  to  be  unfordable  at  times 
even  by  horsemen  until  they  had  to  some  degree  subsided. 
While  Carroll  with  his  cavalry  and  guns  moved  on,  his  in 
fantry  closely  followed,  and  on  June  7  Tyler's  Third  Bri 
gade  stripped  for  the  race  at  Luray  and  camped  15  miles 
away  that  night,  joining  Colonel  Carroll  the  next  clay. 


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At  early  dawn  on  Sunday,  June  8,  Colonel  Carroll 
reached  Port  Republic,  to  the  great  surprise  of  Stonewall 
Tackson  and  his  staff,  who  anticipated  spending  a  quiet  Sab 
bath  there,  and  who  by  the  narrowest  margin  escaped  cap 
ture. 

Colonel  Samuel  S.  Carroll  said : 

"I  reached  the  vicinity  of  Port  Republic  about  6  A.  M.  of 
Sunday,  the  8th  instant,  with  about  150  of  the  First  Vir 
ginia  Cavalry  and  four  pieces  of  Battery  L,  First  Ohio  Ar 
tillery.  I  found  the  enemy's  train  parked  on  the  other  side 
of  the  North  Branch  of  the  Shenandoah,  with  a  large 
quantity  of  beef  cattle  herded  near  by,  and  the  town  held 
by  a  small  force  of  cavalry  only.  I  chose  the  most  com 
manding  position  I  could  find,  about  half  a  mile  from  the 
bridge,  and  planted  there  two  pieces  of  artillery  to  com 
mand  the  ends  of  the  same.  I  then  ordered  Major  Cham 
berlain,  commanding  the  cavalry,  to  rush  down  and  take 
possession  of  the  bridge. 

"Finding  that  he  had  been  injured  by  a  fall  from  his 
horse,  that  his  command  in  consequence  were  in  confusion, 
and  hesitated  as  they  came  to  the  South  River,  and  that  a 
body  of  the  enemy's  cavalry  were  assembling  at  this  end  of 
the  bridge,  giving  me  fears  that  they  would  fire  it,  I  ordered 
the  artillery  to  open  fire  upon  them,  and  sent  Captain  Good 
rich  to  urge  the  cavalry  forward  immediately,  which  he  did, 
and  took  possession  of  the  bridge,  driving  part  of  the 
enemy's  cavalry  across  it  and  part  of  them  out  of  town  by 
the  road  leading  to  the  left. 

"I  then  went  into  the  town  myself,  and  took  with  me  two 
pieces  of  artillery,  one  of  which  I  planted  at  the  end  of  the 
bridge  and  the  other  at  the  corner  of  the  street  commanding 
the  road  by  which  part  of  the  enemy's  cavalry  had  fled. 

"While  occupying  a  position  between  these,  and  devising 
some  method  by  which  I  could  hold  the  town  until  my 
infantry  came  up,  I  suddenly  perceived  the  enemy's  in 
fantry  emerging  from  the  woods  a  short  distance  from  the 
bridge  and  dashing  down  upon  it  at  a  run  in  considerable 
force. 


158     S£V£NTH  RKGlMIvNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"As  soon  as  my  cavalry,  which  was  now  under  charge  of 
its  own  officers,  perceived  them,  they  broke  and  ran  in  every 
direction  by  which  they  could  secure  a  retreat. 

" Seeing  that  I  could  not  hold  that  position,  I  ordered  the 
two  pieces  of  artillery  to  be  withdrawn.  The  enemy's  in 
fantry  fired  so  heavily  into  the  limber  horses  of  the  piece 
at  the  bridge  that  they  ran  away  with  the  limber,  and  that 
piece  had  to  be  abandoned. 

"The  other  piece  was  brought  away  from  its  position  by 
Captain  Robinson,  but  instead  of  taking  the  road,  he  fol 
lowed  by  mistake  some  of  the  flying  cavalry  into  the  woods, 
and  not  being  able  to  extricate  it,  concealed  and  abandoned 
it.  In  the  mean  time,  my  infantry  had  almost  reached  the 
position  where  I  had  left  two  pieces  of  artillery  planted, 
and  they  were  opened  upon  by  eighteen  pieces  of  the 
enemy's  artillery  from  the  hills  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
river,  and  partially  catching  the  contagion  from  the  panic- 
stricken  cavalry,  were  retreating  amid  a  heavy  shower  of 
shot  and  shell.  The  two  pieces  which  I  had  left  upon  the 
hill,  superintended  by  Captain  Keily,  had  been  withdrawn 
from  their  position,  and  one  of  them  abandoned  in  the  mud 
by  its  cannoneers,  while  the  other  was  also  abandoned,  with 
the  pole  of  the  limber  broken. 

"By  the  indomitable  energy  and  courage  of  Colonel 
Daum  and  Captain  Keily  those  pieces  were  saved,  and  I 
managed  to  fall  back  with  my  force  to  a  better  position  out 
of  the  range  of  the  enemy's  guns.  At  this  juncture  General 
Tyler,  with  his  brigade,  joined  me." 

General  Jackson  said : 

"The  main  body  of  my  command  had  now  reached  the 
vicinity  of  Port  Republic.  This  village  is  situated  in  the 
angle  formed  by  the  junction  of  the  North  and  South  rivers, 
tributaries  of  the  South  Fork  of  the  Shenandoah.  Over 
the  larger  and  deeper  of  these  two  streams,  the  North  River, 
there  was  a  wooden  bridge  connecting  the  town  with  the 
road  leading  to  Harrisonburg.  Over  the  South  River  there 
was  a  passable  ford.  The  troops  were  immediately  under 


FRONT  ROYAL  TO  PORT  REPUBLIC  159 

my  own  eye,  and  were  encamped  on  the  high  ground  north 
of  the  village,  about  a  mile  from  the  river.  General  Ewell 
was  some  4  miles  distant  near  the  road  leading  from  Har- 
risonburg  to  Port  Republic.  General  Fremont  had  arrived 
with  his  forces  in  the  vicinity  of  Harrisonburg,  and  General 
Shields  was  moving  up  the  east  side  of  the  South  Fork  of 
the  Shenandoah,  and  was  then  at  Conrad's  Store,  some  15 
miles  below  Port  Republic.  My  position  being  about  equal 
distance  from  both  hostile  armies.  To  prevent  the  junction 
of  the  two  Federal  armies  I  had  caused  the  bridge  over  the 
South  Fork  of  the  Shenandoah  at  Conrad's  Store  to  be 
destroyed.  Intelligence  having  been  received  that  General 
Shields  was  advancing  farther  up  the  river,  Captain  Sipe 
with  a  small  cavalry  force  was  sent  down  during  the  night 
of  the  7th  to  verify  the  report  and  gain  such  additional  in 
formation  respecting  the  enemy  as  he  could.  Capt.  G.  W. 
Myers,  of  the  cavalry,  was  subsequently  directed  to  move 
with  his  company  in  the  same  direction,  for  the  purpose  of 
supporting  Captain  Sipe,  if  necessary. 

"The  next  morning  (the  8th)  Captain  Myers's  company 
came  rushing  back  in  disgraceful  disorder,  announcing  that 
the  Federal  forces  were  in  close  pursuit. 

" Captain  Chipley  and  his  company  of  cavalry,  which  was 
in  town,  also  shamefully  fled.  By  this  time  the  Federal 
cavalry,  accompanied  by  artillery,  were  in  sight,  and  after 
directing  a  few  shots  toward  the  bridge  they  crossed  the 
South  River,  and  dashing  into  the  village  they  planted  one 
of  their  pieces  at  the  southern  entrance  of  the  bridge.  In 
the  mean  time,  the  batteries  of  Wooding,  Poague,  and  Car 
penter  were  being  placed  in  position,  and  General  Talia- 
ferro's  brigade,  having  reached  the  vicinity  of  the  bridge, 
was  ordered  to  charge  across,  capture  the  piece,  and  occupy 
the  town.  Colonel  Fulkerson's  regiment,  the  Fifty-seventh 
Virginia,  delivered  its  fire  and  then  gallantly  charged  over 
the  bridge,  captured  the  gun,  and,  followed  by  the  other 
regiments  of  the  brigade,  entered  the  town  and  dispersed 
and  drove  back  the  Federal  cavalry. 


l6o     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"About  this  time  a  considerable  body  of  infantry  was 
seen  advancing  up  the  same  road. 

"Our  batteries  opened  with  marked  effect  upon  the  re 
treating  cavalry  and  advancing  infantry.  In  a  short  time 
the  infantry  followed  the  cavalry,  falling  back  to  Lewis,  3 
miles  down  the  river,  pursued  for  a  mile  by  our  batteries  on 
the  opposite  bank,  when  the  enemy  disappeared  in  the  wood 
around  a  bend  in  the  road." 

This  attack  of  Carroll  had  hardly  been  repulsed  before 
Ewell  was  seriously  engaged  with  Fremont,  moving  on  the 
opposite  side  of  the  river,  at  Cross  Keys. 

Ever  since  this  affair  occurred  there  has  been  much  spec 
ulation  among  the  members  of  Shields's  division  in  refer 
ence  to  the  instructions  given  Colonel  Carroll  by  the  Gen 
eral,  concerning  the  bridge  at  Port  Republic,  one  contend 
ing  that  he  was  directed  to  destroy,  while  the  other  asserted 
that  he  was  to  save  it.  - 

The  official  records  as  published  show  that  on  June  4, 
1862,  General  Shields  in  a  message  to  Colonel  Carroll  said, 
"You  must  go  forward  at  once  with  cavalry  and  guns  to 
save  the  bridge  at  Port  Republic,"  yet  in  an  official  report 
Shields  stated  that  Carroll  reported  to  him  that  the  bridge 
there  had  been  destroyed  some  weeks  before.  There  is  also 
found  in  the  official  records  the  following: 

"HEADQUARTERS  SHIELD'S  DIVISION, 

"FRONT  ROYAL,  VA.,  June  4,  1862. 
"Captain  E.  B.  OLMSTEAD. 

"SiR :   You  are  hereby  directed  to  send  a  detail  of  forty 
pioneers    with   a   lieutenant   to    accompany   the   command 
under  Colonel  Carroll  to  Port  Republic.     Be  particular  to 
instruct  your  men  to  burn  the  bridge  at  that  place. 
"I  am,  very  respectfully, 

"J.  B.  SWIGART, 

"Lieutenant  of  Volunteers  and 
"Acting  Assistant  Adjutant-General." 


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All  of  which  at  least  indicates  some  confusion. 

In  this  affair  Colonel  Carroll's  forces  lost  9  killed,  30 
wounded,  and  one  lieutenant  missing ;  total,  40. 

During  the  afternoon  of  June  8,  while  near  Lewiston, 
below  Port  Republic,  Tyler's  and  Carroll's  brigades  listened 
to  the  artillery  duel  going  on  at  Cross  Keys,  across  the  river 
toward  Harrisonburg,  between  the  Union  forces  under  Fre 
mont  and  Ewell's  division  of  Stonewall  Jackson's  com 
mand,  where,  after  a  spirited  encounter,  both  sides  with 
drew  until  the  morrow. 

Francis  M.  Cunningham,  sergeant,  first  sergeant,  and 
first  lieutenant,  Company  H,  First  West  Virginia  Cavalry, 
Ohiopyle,  Penna.,  granted  a  medal  of  honor  for  the  cap 
ture  of  the  battleflag  of  the  Twelfth  Virginia  Infantry,  C. 
S.  A.,  at  Sailor's  Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865,  writing  of  the 
advance  upon  Port  Republic,  said  : 

"We  came  in  sight  of  the  town  about  sunrise  on  the 
morning  of  June  8,  1862.  About  seventy-five  of  my  regi 
ment,  the  First  West  Virginia  Cavalry,  had  been  detailed 
as  Carroll's  escort,  and  had  been  feeling  our  way  along 
through  the  mud  and  darkness  with  him  all  night.  When 
daylight  came  and  the  fog  cleared  away  a  little,  one  of 
Shields's  staff  officers  came  galloping  up  and  asked  for  two 
men  to  ride  with  him  up  the  road  toward  the  town.  Myself 
and  one  of  the  other  boys  were  ordered  to  go  with  him  and 
the  command  ordered  to  stand  fast  until  we  returned.  We 
dashed  up  the  road  at  a  lively  gallop  almost  up  to  the  town, 
and  wheeled  quickly  about  and  back  again  without  seeing 
any  force  or  anything  else.  Then  Carroll  ordered  Major 
Chamberlain,  who  was  in  command  of  the  cavalry,  to 
charge  and  take  the  town,  which  we  did,  but  not  until  we 
had  some  trouble  in  crossing  the  South  River,  which  was 
booming  high. 

"There  was  no  bridge  there  and  nobody  seemed  to  want 
to  be  the  first  fellow  over.  In  fact,  it  looked  for  a  little 
while  as  though  nobody  was  going  over  to  call  on  Stone 
wall  Jackson,  who  I  afterward  learned  was  in  the  town 
ii 


162     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

when  we  charged  up  the  river.  We  could  see  rebels  run 
ning  out  of  town  and  across  the  bridge  over  North  River, 
but  not  a  shot  was  fired  at  us  that  I  remember.  I  happened 
to  be  mounted  upon  a  big  brown  stallion  that  I  had  bor 
rowed  from  a  rebel  major  in  a  little  brush  we  had  had  with 
the  rebels  a  few  weeks  before  this.  Sergeant  Ebichousen 
was  mounted  on  a  fine  mare  that  was  a  good  swimmer. 
We  two  volunteered  to  try  the  water,  and  as  good  luck 
would  have  it,  we  got  over  without  much  trouble.  The 
other  boys  soon  pitched  in  and  all  got  over,  and  entered  the 
town  by  the  main,  and  I  think,  the  only  street  that  ran 
through  it.  About  this  time  Carroll  came  dashing  in  and 
ordered  Captain  Kerr  to  send  four  men  across  the  bridge  to 
the  top  of  the  hill,  to  make  an  observation,  and  return  as 
soon  as  possible. 

"I  was  ordered  to  take  three  men  and  go.  I  took  Ser 
geant  Sutton,  and  Corporals  Charles  Winter  and  Walton 
Williams,  and  went  on  what  would  seem  to  be  a  foolhardy 
piece  of  business,  as  any  one  could  see  that  there  were  lots 
of  rebels  over  on  the  other  side  of  North  River.  But  we 
obeyed  the  order,  crossed  the  bridge,  went  to  the  top  of  the 
hill ;  but  how  we  got  back,  I  suppose  the  good  Lord  knows, 
but  I  don't.  Williams  and  Sutton  were  both  wounded, 
while  Winter's  horse  was  shot.  I  was  not  touched,  but  I 
was  scared  when  the  bullets  were  flying  thick  about  me. 
When  we  advanced  to  the  top  of  the  hill  no  one  seemed  to 
pay  any  attention  to  us.  We  blazed  away  at  four  fellows 
sitting  under  a  tree.  Three  of  them  ran  away,  the  fourth 
surrendered.  My  three  comrades  wheeled  and  rushed  for 
the  bridge,  and  while  I  was  trying  to  force  my  prisoner  to 
mount  behind  me  I  was  almost  surrounded;  then  leaving 
my  "J°hnny  Reb,"  I  tested  the  speed  of  my  stallion — laying 
flat  upon  his  back — and  reached  the  bridge  safely.  My 
cohirades  had  already  reported  to  Carroll  that  the  rebel 
army  was  near,  when  he  ordered  Captain  Kerr  to  'charge 
and  give  them  hell!'  but  as  a  column  of  rebel  infantry  ap 
peared,  coming  down  the  hill  on  the  double-quick  to  the 
bridge,  he  changed  his  mind  and  disappeared.  The  rebels 


FRONT  ROYAL  TO  PORT  REPUBLIC         163 

charged  through  the  bridge  and  captured  the  gun  stationed 
there. 

"Our  cavalry  soon  left  town.  Batteries  lined  up  across 
the  North  River  and  shelled  Carroll's  forces  out  of  range. 

"We  had  plenty  of  time  to  burn  the  bridge,  and  should 
have  done  so,  but  I  think  Carroll  was  just  about  enthusi 
astic  enough  to  believe  that  he  could  just  lick  Jackson  and 
hold  the  bridge.  Shields  was  surely  right  when  he  said 
Carroll  lacked  the  good  sense  to  burn  the  bridge  when  it 
was  impossible  to  hold  it. 

"Did  we  have  time  to  burn  the  bridge?  Yes,  plenty  of 
time.  As  near  as  I  remember  we  held  the  town  about  30 
minutes.  A  big  Dutch  sergeant  (Ebichousen)  and  myself 
were  the  first  to  cross  the  South  River  and  enter  the  town 
only  a  few  rods  from  the  bridge.  There  was  a  blacksmith 
shop  near  by,  and  a  fire  burning  to  heat  a  wagon  tire,  also 
the  remnant  of  an  old  strawstack  near  by,  from  which  there 
could  have  been  a  fire  kindled  upon  that  bridge  that  Jack 
son's  whole  army  could  not  have  extinguished." 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

THE  BATTLE  OF  PORT  REPUBLIC. 

General  Jackson  said  that  as  Shields  did  not  renew  the 
attack  on  the  8th,  he  decided  to  take  the  initiative  in  the 
morning.  With  Fremont  up  against  his  rear  and  Shields 
threatening  in  front,  the  condition  of  affairs  required  vigor 
ous  action  and  Maj.  R.  S.  Dabney  of  Jackson's  staff  is 
authority  for  the  statement  that  Jackson  expected  to  brush 
Shields's  troops  away  and  get  back  to  fight  Fremont  by  10 
o'clock  A.  M.  on  the  Qth. 

Leaving  Trimble's  brigade  mainly  to  hold  Fremont  in 
check,  Jackson  ordered  the  rest  of  his  command  to  move  to 
Port  Republic.  He  said  : 

"Before  5  o'clock  in  the  morning  General  Winder's  bri 
gade  was  in  Port  Republic,  and  having  crossed  the  South 
Fork  by  a  temporary  wagon  bridge  placed  there  for  the 
purpose,  was  moving  down  the  river-road  to  attack  the 
union  forces."  (This  was  the  famous  "Stonewall"  Bri 
gade,  and  had  the  advance,  but  soon  came  to  grief.) 

"Advancing  one  and  a  half  miles  he  encountered  the 
Federal  pickets  and  drove  them  in.  The  enemy  had  judi 
ciously  selected  his  position  for  defense.  Upon  a  rising 
ground  near  the  Lewis  house  he  had  planted  six  guns, 
which  commanded  the  road  from  Port  Republic  and  swept 
the  plateau  for  a  considerable  distance  in  front.  As 
Winder  moved  forward  his  brigade,  a  rapid  and  severe  fire 
of  shell  was  opened  upon  it.  Captain  Poague  with  two 
Parrott  guns  was  promptly  placed  in  position  on  the  left  of 
the  road,  to  engage,  and  if  possible  dislodge  the  Federal 
battery. 

"Captain  Carpenter  was  sent  to  the  right  to  select  a  posi 
tion  for  his  guns,  but  finding  it  impracticable  to  drag  them 
through  the  dense  undergrowth,  they  were  brought  back 
and  part  of  them  placed  near  Poague.  The  artillery  fire 


"NTo.TX 


Buttle  of 
PORT    RFPUBLIC,^ 

tTunt?  9, 


BATTLEFIELD  OF  PORT  REPUBLIC 
June  9th,   1862 


BATTLE  OF  PORT  REPUBLIC  165 

was  well  sustained  by  our  batteries,  but  found  unequal  to 
that  of  the  enemy.  In  the  mean  time,  Winder  being  now 
reinforced  by  the  Seventh  Louisiana,  seeing  no  mode  of 
silencing  the  Federal  battery  or  escaping  its  destructive 
missiles  but  by  a  rapid  charge  and  the  capture  of  it,  ad 
vanced  with  great  boldness  for  some  distance,  but  en 
countered  such  a  heavy  fire  of  artillery  and  small  arms  as 
greatly  to  disorganize  his  command,  which  fell  back  in  dis 
order. 

"The  enemy  advanced  across  the  field,  and  by  heavy 
musketry  fire  forced  back  our  infantry  supports,  in  conse 
quence  of  which  our  guns  had  to  retire.  The  enemy's  ad 
vance  was  checked  by  a  spirited  attack  upon  their  flank  by 
the  Forty-fourth  and  Fifty-eighth  Virginia  Regiments, 
directed  by  General  Ewell  and  led  by  Colonel  Scott, 
although  his  command  was  afterward  driven  back  to  the 
woods  with  severe  loss. 

"The  batteries  were  all  safely  withdrawn,  except  one  of 
Captain  Poague's,  which  was  carried  off  by  the  enemy." 
(A  member  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry  was  granted  a  medal 
of  honor  for  capturing  this  gun.) 

"While  Winder's  command  was  in  this  critical  condi 
tion,  the  gallant  and  successful  attack  of  General  Taylor  on 
the  Federal  left  and  rear  diverted  attention  from  the  front, 
and  led  to  a  concentration  of  their  forre  upon  him.  Mov 
ing  to  the  right,  along  the  mountain  acclivity  through  a 
rough  and  tangled  forest,  and  much  disordered  by  the  rapid 
ity  and  obstructions  of  the  march,  Taylor  emerged  with  his 
command  from  the  wood  just  as  the  loud  cheers  of  the 
enemy  had  proclaimed  their  success  in  front,  and,  although 
assailed  by  a  superior  force  in  front  and  flank,  with  their 
guns  in  position,  within  point-blank  range,  the  charge  was 
gallantly  made,  and  the  battery,  consisting  of  six  guns,  fell 
into  our  hands.  Three  times  was  this  battery  lost  and  won 
in  the  desperate  and  determined  efforts  to  recover  it." 

General  Tyler  stated  that  a  heavy  picket  was  kept  well  to 
his  front  during  the  night  to  observe  any  movement  of  the 


1 66     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

enemy,  and  at  4  o'clock  A.  M.  Colonel  Carroll  and  himself 
went  to  the  outer  videttes,  who  reported  not  having  dis 
covered  any  movement  of  the  enemy  during  the  night. 

In  a  short  time,  however,  General  Tyler  learned  that  the 
enemy  was  advancing  in  force  into  the  woods  with  a  view 
to  outflanking  him  upon  the  left.  The  General  said: 

"Captains  Clark  and  Robinson  opened  their  batteries 
upon  them  with  effect.  Two  companies  as  skirmishers  and 
two  regiments  of  infantry  were  ordered  into  the  woods  to 
counteract  this  movement  of  the  enemy.  The  fire  of  our 
skirmishers  was  soon  heard,  and  I  ordered  two  more  regi 
ments  to  their  support.  A  sharp  fire  was  kept  up  until  the 
enemy  retired,  crossing  to  our  right.  The  enemy  opened 
two  guns  on  our  right.  The  Seventh  Indiana  was  now  sent 
to  the  extreme  right,  next  to  the  river.  A  section  of 
Clark's  battery  also  took  position  well  to  the  right.  The 
Seventh  Indiana  having  been  forced  to  retire  a  short  dis 
tance,  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  went  to  their  assistance, 
which  moved  forward  in  splendid  style  on  the  double  quick. 
The  Seventh  Ohio  was  now  sent  to  support  Clark's  guns, 
while  the  Fifth  Ohio  was  sent  to  care  for  Huntington's. 
Regiment  after  regiment  of  the  enemy  moved  upon  the  right 
and  the  engagement  became  very  warm. 

"The  First  Virginia  Infantry  was  ordered  to  the  right, 
entering  the  open  field  with  a  loud  shout.  By  my  direction, 
Colonel  Carroll  took  charge  of  the  right  wing.  My  entire 
force  was  now  in  position. 

"Seven  guns  were  yet  on  the  left  at  the  Coal  pits,  the 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio  in  support.  Under  cover  of  the  engage 
ment  on  our  right,  the  enemy  had  thrown  another  force  into 
the  woods,  and  pressed  down  upon  our  batteries  on  the  left, 
so  rapidly  as  to  pass  the  Eighty-fourth  and  One  Hundred 
and  Tenth  Pennsylvania  Infantry  unobserved,  and  making 
a  charge  so  sudden  and  vigorous  as  to  compel  the  cannon 
eers  to  abandon  their  pieces.  Colonel  Candy  met  the  enemy 
with  great  coolness,  his  men  fighting  with  commendable 
bravery." 


BATTLE  OF  PORT  REPUBLIC  167 

Col.  Henry  B.  Kelley  of  the  Eighth  Louisiana  Infantry, 
who  fought  for  our  guns  at  the  Coal  pits,  said  in  an  ac 
count  of  this  battle : 

"While  this  exultant  crowd  were  rejoicing  and  shouting 
over  their  victory,  suddenly  a  scathing  fire  of  canister  was 
poured  into  them  by  a  section  of  Clark's  battery,  which  had 
been  rapidly  brought  over  from  the  Federal  right  to  within 
two  hundred  yards  of  the  position  of  the  captured:  guns. 
At  the  same  time  the  Fifth  and  Seventh  Ohio,  which,  when 
the  battery  fell,  had  retired  from  their  advanced  position  in 
the  field  in  good  order,  changed  front  to  their  left  and  rear, 
and  formed  line  of  battle  within  a  few  hundred  yards  of  the 
Confederate  mass  about  the  guns. 

"A  conspicuous  figure  in  the  battle  scene  at  this  stage  was 
a  field  officer  on  a  gray  charger,  directing  and  leading  the 
advance  of  the  Federal  line.  Referring  to  an  earlier  stage 
of  the  battle,  on  the  right  near  the  river,  the  commanding 
officer  of  the  Fifth  Virginia,  in  his  report,  makes  mention 
of  a  Federal  officer  upon  a  gray  steed,  who  there  rode  in 
front  of  his  men,  waving  his  hat  and  cheering  them  on,  but 
this  officer  he  says  was  soon  picked  off  by  Confederate 
sharpshooters.  As  to  this  he  must  have  been  mistaken,  for 
it  was  doubtless  the  same  intrepid  officer  who  led  the  last 
charge  of  the  Federal  forces  on  that  field,  with  a  gallantry 
so  conspicuous  as  to  win  the  admiration  of  both  armies. 
Whoever  he  was  there  is  not  a  Confederate  survivor  of  that 
fierce  fight  who  would  not  be  proud  to  salute  him.  (Car 
roll  and  Creighton  each  rode  a  white  horse.) 

"The  disorganized  mass  of  Confederates  about  the  cap 
tured  guns  were  not  only  subjected  to  a  fire  of  canister  at 
short  range  from  a  section  of  Clark's  battery,  and  musketry 
from  the  line  of  the  Fifth  and  Seventh  Ohio,  but  from  other 
regiments  as  well,  who,  like  so  many  hornets,  swarmed 
about  the  Confederates  around  their  lost  battery.  At  the 
outset  of  the  attempt  of  the  Federals  to  retake  their  guns, 
Lieut. -Col.  Peck  of  the  Ninth  Louisiana,  called  out  to  his 
men  to  shoot  the  horses,  which  was  done. 

"When  therefore  the  Federal  forces  retook  and  held  for 


1 68     SKV3NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOUJNTKER  INFANTRY 

a  time,  as  they  did',  the  ground  upon  which  the  guns  stood, 
they  were  unable,  when  they  fell  back,  to  carry  more  than 
one  of  the  guns  with  them,  for  want  of  horses.  Under  the 
galling  fire  so  promptly  brought  to  bear  upon  the  Con 
federates  it  was  impossible  to  reform,  or  reorganize,  or  to 
hold  the  ground  they  occupied,  and  they  fell  away  to  the 
wooded  hills." 

Major  Wood  said  that  while  the  Seventh  was  moving 
upon  the  enemy  about  the  guns  at  the  Coal  Pits— 

"Five  color-bearers  had  now  been  shot  down,  while  ad 
vancing  as  many  rods.  Lieut.  Leicester  King  seized  the 
colors  and  pressed  forward,  followed  by  the  regiment,  which 
sent  volley  after  volley  after  the  fugitives,  the  firing  ceasing 
only  when  the  rebels  were  covered  by  a  friendly  hill." 

General  Tyler  stated : 

' 'The  enemy  had  given  way  along  the  whole  line,  but  I 
saw  heavy  reinforcements  crossing  from  the  town  that 
would  have  been  impossible  for  us  successfully  to  resist. 
After  consulting  Colonel  Carroll  I  ordered  the  troops  to  fall 
back  under  his  direction.  Colonel  Carroll  took  command 
of  the  covering  of  the  retreat,  which  was  mack  in  perfect 
order.  Aide-de-camp  Eaton  was  the  only  officer  of  my 
staff  present.  Captain  Quay  being  too  ill  to  take  the  field, 
Chaplain  D.  C.  Wright  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  volunteered  to 
serve  me.  The  duties  these  gentlemen  were  called  upon  to 
perform  were  arduous,  and  led  them  almost  constantly 
under  fire  of  the  enemy,  yet  they  executed  their  duties  with 
commendable  coolness  and  energy,  meriting  my  warmest 
thanks." 

General  Jackson  had  intended  to  get  back  to  Fremont  by 
10  A.  M.  but  says:  "Finding  the  resistance  more  obstinate 
than  I  anticipated,  orders  were  sent  to  Trimble  to  join  the 
main  body."  Trimble  said:  "Receiving  from  General 
Jackson  two  messages,  in  quick  succession,  to  hasten  to  the 


OF  PORT  REPUBLIC  169 

battlefield  where  he  had  engaged  Shields's  army,  I  marched 
rapidly  to  obey  his  orders,  crossed  the  bridge  and  burned 
it  at  10.15  A.  M."" 

Our  line  of  battle,  extending  from  the  hills  on  our  left  to 
the  river  on  our  right,  nearly  a  mile  in  length,  occupied  the 
attention  of  our  entire  force,  and  having  no  reserves,  when 
ever  one  point  was  strengthened  it  was  at  the  expense  of 
another,  and  this  constant  shifting  wearied  the  troops ;  yet 
although  confronted  and  largely  outnumbered  by  the  ac 
knowledged  champion  fighters  of  their  day,  our  little  com 
mand,  for  four  and  a  half  hours,  held  them  in  fierce,  steady, 
and  persistent  battle,  and  made  a  record  for  gallant  fighting 
in  the  open  not  excelled  in  any  contest  of  that  great  war. 
Jackson  said  he  "found  the  resistance  more  obstinate  than 
he  anticipated."  Shields  said:  "Our  men  fought  like 
devils."  Said  Tyler:  "The  Seventh  and  Fifth  Ohio  moved 
forward  and  engaged  the  enemy  in  a  style  that  commanded 
the  admiration  of  every  beholder,"  and  that  they  "were  sup 
porting  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  driving  the  enemy  from  their 
position  and  retaking  the  battery;"  while  a  gallant  soldier 
in  gray  who  lost  a  leg  in  battle  said  we  were  Western  men 
whose  forefathers  moved  from  Virginia  and  "foemen 
worthy  of  their  steel." 

Lieut.-Col.  William  R.  Creighton,  who  commanded  the 
Seventh  Ohio  at  Port  Republic,  stated  that  he  was  ordered 
to  the  right  in  support  of  a  section  of  artillery ;  enemy  ad 
vanced  at  charge  bayonet;  gave  order  to  fire;  enemy  fell 
back ;  advanced  in  line  with  Fifth  Ohio ;  line  of  battle  well 
kept ;  enemy  broke  and  ran ;  was  attacked  on  left  flank ; 
drove  enemy  off,  then  retired  and  retook  guns  at  Coal  Pits. 
He  then  said : 

"I  cannot  too  highly  praise  the  conduct  and  gallant  bear 
ing  of  the  officers.  Adjutant  Molyneaux,  Captains  Crane, 
Seymour,  Wood  and  Weed ;  Lieutenants  McClelland,  Krie- 
ger,  Brisbane,  King,  Day,  Reed,  Howe,  Johnson,  Davis  and 
Ross  deserve  the  highest  praise  and  commendation.  Every 
officer  and  man  without  exception,  was  in  his  place  doing 


170     SKVSNTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

his  duty.  Captain  Wood  was  wounded  in  leg  and  Lieuten 
ant  Day  in  shoulder.  Lost  n  killed,  56  wounded,  and  7 
missing;  was  obliged  to  leave  5  wounded  on  the  field. 
Took  into  the  fight  nine  companies,  numbering  in  all  327 
men.  Company  B  was  on  detached  duty — was  obliged  to 
leave  some  men  behind  because  of  lack  of  shoes  and  cloth 
ing.  My  men  were  worn  out  by  constant  marching  and 
lack  of  rations,  and  in  no  condition  to  fight."  (Many  of 
the  men  who  participated  in  this  altogether  active  and 
strenuous  battle  were  bareheaded  and  barefooted,  yet  never 
fought  better.)* 

As  an  indication  of  the  mettle  of  some  of  the  men  after 
the  retreat  began,  we  note  the  following  incident:  The 
driver  of  the  horses  attached  to  the  only  gun  that  was  res 
cued  at  the  Coal  Pits,  struck  soft  ground,  mired  down,  and 
must  have  assistance  or  abandon  the  gun  to  the  enemy,  who 
were  already  near  enough  to  command  a  halt,  when  Sergt. 
Charles  King  of  Company  G,  who  had  been  shot  plump 
through  his  face,  and  Henry  H.  Rhodes  of  Company  D, 
who  had  gone  into  this  battle  barefooted  and  bareheaded, 
were  leaving  the  field  deliberately,  each  grasped  a  wheel  and 
lifted  to  such  purpose  as  to  materially  assist  the  horses  in 
again  starting  the  gun  and  thus  saved  it  from  capture. 
Comrade  Rhodes  states  that  when  Sergeant  King  was  in 
the  act  of  lifting  at  the  artillery  wheel,  his  exertion  was  so 
great  as  to  force  the  blood  out  of  the  openings  in  his  cheeks 
in  distinct  spurting  streams. 

The  writer  distinctly  recalls  having  seen  Sergeant  King 
the  next  day,  in  an  ambulance,  with  his  face  so  swollen  as 
to  be  beyond  all  recognition  from  his  features  alone.  For 
this  gallant  and  heroic  act  both  of  these  comrades  should 
have  been  granted  medals  of  honor. 

Not  long  after  General  Tyler  and  his  command  had  left 
the  battlefield  of  Port  Republic,  the  forces  under  General 
Fremont  came  up,  and  opened  their  batteries  upon  the 
enemy  and  drove  them  off. 

General  Jackson  said : 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  634. 


E ATTIRE;  OF  PORT  REPUBLIC  171 

"While  the  forces  of  Shields  were  in  full  retreat  and  our 
troops  in  pursuit,  Fremont  appeared  on  the  opposite  bank  of 
the  South  Fork  of  the  Shenandoah  River  with  his  army, 
and  opened  his  artillery  upon  our  ambulances  and  parties 
engaged  in  the  humane  labors  of  attending  to  our  dead  and 
wounded,  and  the  dead  and  wounded  of  the  enemy." 

Toward  nightfall  General  Jackson  withdrew  his  troops 
into  the  mountains  by  a  road  leading  up  the  ravine  of  Deep 
Run  into  Brown's  Gap  in  the  Blue  Ridge,  while  the  forces 
under  General  Tyler  halted  at  the  Shenandoah  Iron  Works 
for  the  night,  having  met  General  Shields,  with  the  First 
and  Second  Brigades,  en  route. 


CHAPTER  XX. 


FROM  LURAY  TO  ALEXANDRIA  AND  AROUND  TO  CULPEPER 

COURT  HOUSE. 

On  June  7,  1862,  in  a  message  to  Colonel  Carroll  then  en 
route  to  Port  Republic,  General  Shields  stated  that  while 
his  command  was  in  position  to  throw  itself  upon  Jackson's 
flank,  he  was  pestered  about  shoes  and  stockings  and  cloth 
ing,  and  added  :  "Why,  if  the  clothing  was  here,  there  is 
no  time  to  get  it.  Push  on  and  take  5,000  of  the  enemy 
prisoners  ;  then  there  will  be  time  to  clothe  you." 

As  early  as  the  8th,  General  McDowell,  then  in  Washing 
ton,  directed  his  chief  of  staff,  then  at  Front  Royal,  to  send 
orders  to  Shields  to  cease  pursuit  and  withdraw  his  com 
mand  to  Luray,  from  whence  he  was  to  march  to  Warren- 
ton  and  Fredericksburg,  to  resume  operations  against  Rich 
mond,  but  they  were  not  received  in  time  to  avert  the  battle 
at  Port  Republic. 

On  June  10  the  march  was  resumed,  and  at  5.30  p.  M. 
Shields  sent  a  message  stating  that  he  was  then  about  12 
miles  from  Columbia  Bridge,  en  route  to  Luray;  that  he 
would  be  unable  to  reach  that  point  that  night,  and  that  by 
reason  of  his  troops  having  been  over-worked  and  about 
one-third  of  them  barefooted,  and  all  exhausted,  he  would 
be  obliged  to  remain  there  two  or  three  days  to  rest  up. 
Reaching  Luray  on  the  nth  he  remained  there  until  the 
1  5th,  then  moved  to  Front  Royal,  arriving  on  the  :6th;  the 
pay-rolls  were  signed  on  the  I7th,  troops  paid  on  the  igth, 
and  on  the  2ist  "Shields's  Foot  Cavalry"  were  again  on  the 
march  along  the  Manassas  Gap  Railroad,  en  route  to  Bris- 
tow  Station,  where  they  arrived  on  the  23d  and  went  into 
camp  along  Broad  Run. 

Lieut.  Frank  Paine,  who  by  reason  of  continued  ill  health 
was  unable  to  endure  the  severe  marching  and  inclement 
weather  to  which  Shields's  division  continued  to  be  sub- 


FROM  LURAY  To  ALEXANDRIA  173 

jected,  and  whose  resignation  in  consequence  had  been 
accepted  on  June  10,  1862,  relates  that  while  returning  on 
foot  from  Luray  to  Front  Royal  he  obtained  a  glass  of 
milk  at  a  farmhouse  near  by,  which  soon  produced  severe 
nausea  and  vomiting,  leading  him  to  fear  and  believe  that 
he  had  been  poisoned.  After  walking  a  short  distance,  and 
while  experiencing  great  agony,  he  threw  himself  under  a 
tree  to  die,  when  Comrade  W.  P.  Tisdel  came  along  in 
charge  of  the  supply  train,  gathered  him  up  and  conveyed 
him  to  Front  Royal,  where  medical  attendance  was  soon 
had,  and  his  life  saved.  Both  of  these  comrades  yet  sur 
vive. 

As  an  indication  of  the  condition  of  Shields's  division 
when  it  reached  Bristow  Station,  it  can  be  shown  that  a 
close  inspection  revealed  the  fact  that  during  the  past  month 
and  a  half  he  had,  including  the  casualties  in  two  brigades 
on  the  expedition  to  Port  Republic,  lost  4,000  men,  three- 
fourths  of  whom  had  been  placed  hors  de  combat  by  the 
vicissitudes  of  the  march,  inclement  weather,  exposure,  and 
insufficient  rations. 

In  his  memorandum  furnished  in  order  that  his  men 
might  be  reclothed,  he  mentioned  4,000  blankets,  12,000 
shoes,  20,000  stockings,  12,000  pants,  10,000  blouses,  12,- 
ooo  shirts,  12,000  drawers,  and  3,500  rubber  blankets,  which 
indicates  that  his  "brave  boys"  were  at  that  time  a  little 
light  on  wardrobes. 

On  the  25th  the  Seventh  was  called  out  to  witness  the 
presentation  of  a  handsome  and  spirited  horse,  fully  capari 
soned,  with  sword,  shoulder  straps  (denoting  the  rank  of 
colonel),  sash,  spur  and  field-glasses — a  present  from  the 
officers  and  men  to  Col.  William  R.  Creighton.  The  pre 
sentation  address  was  made  by  Capt.  James  T.  Sterling  of 
Company  B,  and  Colonel  Creighton  having  been  so  over 
come  by  emotion  that  he  could  not  make  suitable  reply,  Gen 
eral  Tyler  did  so  for  him. 

General  Shields  was  relieved  of  his  command  on  June  26 
and  did  not  again  appear  in  the  theater  of  war.  On  June 
27  the  Third  Brigade  took  cars  for  Alexandria,  arriving  on 


174     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  "OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

the  28th,  and  embarked  upon  the  steamer  North  America 
for  the  Peninsula,  but  on  the  morrow  went  ashore  and  en 
camped  on  the  heights  beyond  Alexandria.  On  July  4  the 
brigade  assembled  at  General  Tyler's  headquarters,  located 
in  a  house  surrounded  by  trees,  where  Sergt.  Charles  P. 
Bowler  of  Company  C  read  the  Declaration  of  Independ 
ence,  and  addresses  were  delivered  by  General  Tyler,  Chap 
lain  Wright,  and  Hon.  A.  G.  Riddle  of  Cleveland.  On  the 
5th  the  regiment  surrendered  the  old  converted  flint-lock 
muskets,  which  it  drew  at  Camp  Dennison,  for  Springfield 
rifles,  probably  one  of  the  best  guns  then  in  use.  This  was 
a  welcome  and  agreeable  change. 

On  the  9th  the  brigade  was  again  at  General  Tyler's 
headquarters  to  listen  to  addresses,  as  the  General  had  a 
fondness  for  exhibiting  his  brigade  to  any  and  all  of  his 
friends  who  came  from  Ohio  and  elsewhere  to  visit  him. 

However,  this  pleasing  diversion,  with  now  and  then  a 
day  on  grand  review,  was  about  all  the  duty  the  brigade 
performed  during  the  four  weeks  it  was  stationed  there. 
Mrs.  Creighton  and  Mrs.  Crane  came  to  camp  on  July  u 
and  remained  a  couple  of  weeks,  which  proved  a  pleasure  to 
the  members  of  the  entire  regiment,  who  were  pleased  to 
look  upon  their  happy  faces  once  more. 

With  light  duty  and  liberal  passes  to  Washington,  Alex 
andria,  and  Mount  Vernon,  the  members  of  the  Seventh 
Ohio  yet  remember  the  four  weeks  spent  in  camp  near 
Alexandria  in  July,  1862,  as  the  only  "soft  snap"  of  its  en 
tire  service. 

On  June  26,  1862,  President  Lincoln  issued  an  order 
creating  the  "Army  of  Virginia,"  which  was  to  consist  of 
Fremont's,  Banks's,  and  McDowell's  corps,  as  well  as  the 
troops  in  the  defenses  of  Washington  under  General  Stur- 
gis  (changing  the  number  of  Banks's  corps  from  the  Fifth 
to  the  Second),  and  assigning  Ma j. -Gen.  John  Pope  to  its 
command. 

General  Tyler's  brigade  was  ordered  to  report  to  General 
Banks,  then  near  Little  Washington,  west  of  Culpeper  Court 
House.  Taking  cars  over  the  Orange  &  Alexandria  Rail- 


FROM  LURAY  TO  ALEXANDRIA  175 

road  on  July  25  it  reached  Warrenton  the  next  day; 
marched  out  near  Gaines's  Cross-Roads  on  the  3ist,  joining 
General  Banks's  corps  the  next  d;ay  near  Little  Washington, 
in  a  beautiful  country  occupied  by  a  large  force,  which  ap 
peared  grand  and  war-like. 

On  Sunday,  August  3,  Maj.-Gen.  Pope  arrived,  and  re 
viewed  and  inspected  the  entire  corps. 

The  strength  of  the  Second  Corps  was  then  reported  as 
consisting  of  15,962  men,  while  Sigel  (formerly  Fremont) 
had  14,310  and  General  McDowell  25,607,  total  55,879, 
composing  the  "Army  of  Virginia,"  in  the  field  under  Gen 
eral  Pope.  The  following  is  self-explanatory : 

"HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  VIRGINIA, 
"CAMP  NEAR  SPERRYVIU^E,  VA.,  August  2,  1862. 
"Special  orders 

No.  32. 

"Section  n.  The  brigade  brought  to  this  place  yesterday 
by  General  Tyler  will  be  consolidated  with  the  brigade  un 
der  General  Geary,  which  will  be  known  as  the  First  Bri 
gade,  General  Augur's  division. 

"General  Tyler  will  return  to  Washington  and  report  to 
General  Sturgis  to  organize  a  new  brigade. 
"By  command  of  Maj.-Gen.  Pope. 

"R.  O.  SEivFRiDGE, 
"Assistant  Adjutant-General." 

With  this  order  in  his  possession  General  Tyler  regret 
fully  bade  his  old  regiment  and  brigade  an  affectionate 
good-by,  his  moistened  eyes  plainly  indicating  the  depth  of 
his  feelings. 

The  so-called  brigade  of  General  Geary  was  found  to  con 
sist  of  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Infantry,  composed 
of  some  i, 800  men,  and  Knap's  Pennsylvania  Battery,  just 
needing  the  four  Ohio  regiments  to  make  it  what  it  should 
be,  not  only  in  the  number  of  regiments,  but  its  numerical 
strength  as  well. 


176     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

This  organization  served  together  until  June,  1864,  and 
made  its  mark  upon  many  gory  fields. 

On  August  6  the  main  body  of  the  Second  Corps,  under 
command  of  Maj.-Gen.  N.  P.  Banks,  marched  beyond 
Woodville;  on  the  next  day  to  Hazel  River,  and  on  the 
night  of  the  8th  encamped  about  that  pretty  county-seat, 
Culpeper  Court  House. 


CHAPTER  XXI. 

THE  BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN. 

General  Pope  stated,  in  an  official  report,  that  when  he 
assumed  command  of  the  Army  of  Virginia  it  was  the  wish 
of  the  Government  that  he  should  cover  the  city  of  Wash 
ington  from  any  attacks  from  the  direction  of  Richmond; 
make  such  dispositions  as  were  necessary  to  assure  the 
safety  of  the  Valley  of  the  Shenandoah;  and  at  the  same 
time  so  operate  upon  the  lines  of  communication  in  the  di 
rection  of  Gordonsville  and  Charlottesville  as  to  draw  off,  if 
possible,  a  considerable  force  of  the  enemy  from  Richmond, 
and  thus  relieve  the  operations  against  the  city  of  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac. 

To  this  end  early  in  July  he  ordered  General  Sigel  to  take 
post  at  Sperryville ;  Banks  at  from  six  to  ten  miles  east  of 
that  point,  while  Ricketts's  division  of  McDowell's  corps 
moved  to  Waterloo  Bridge  on  the  upper  Rappahannock, 
with  King's  division,  also  of  that  corps,  at  Fredericksburg, 
and  all  of  his  cavalry  scouting  well  to  the  front. 

Crawford's  brigade  of  Williams's  division  of  Banks's 
corps  was  soon  advanced  to  Culpeper  Court  House,  while 
his  cavalry  pushed  forward  to  the  Rapidan,  in  the  direction 
of  Gordonsville. 

On  July  14,  while  the  troops  under  the  command  of  Gen 
eral  Pope  were  in  position  as  above  indicated,  he  ordered  a 
substantial  cavalry  raid  to  be  made  upon  the  railroad  near 
Gordonsville  and  Charlottesville,  but  this  movement  failed 
miserably  with  no  good  results. 

On  July  29,  more  than  a  month  after  he  had  assumed 
command  of  the  Army  of  Virginia,  General  Pope  left  Wash 
ington  to  join  his  troops  in  the  field,  and  on  August  7  there 
were  assembled  along  the  turnpike  from  Sperryville  to  Cul 
peper  28,500  men,  with  King's  division  yet  on  the  lower 
12 


178    SE;V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOI,UNTE;£R  INFANTRY 

Rappahannock,  while  his  cavalry  was  guarding  his  front 
along  the  Rapidan,  Robertson's  River,  and  at  Madison 
Court  House. 

Soon  after  the  battle  of  Port  Republic  on  June  9,  Stone 
wall  Jackson  hastened  to  Richmond  and  the  Peninsula; 
helped  defeat  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  on  July  13 
was  ordered  to  Gordonsville  to  watch  the  movements  of  the 
Army  of  Virginia,  when,  learning  of  the  strong  force  under 
General  Pope  he  requested  General  Lee  to  reinforce  him, 
which  was  done  by  sending  A.  P.  Hill's  division,  so  that 
while  the  Union  forces  were  concentrating  in  the  direction 
of  Culpeper,  Stonewall  Jackson  was  on  the  qui  vlve  below 
the  Rapidan  with  a  force  of  some  20,000  men,  seeking  an 
opportunity  to  engage  them. 

On  August  7  Rickett's  division  reached  Culpeper  Court 
House,  and  Jackson,  learning  that  only  a  part  of  Pope's 
forces  were  there,  and  hoping  to  arrive  in  time  to  defeat 
them  in  detail,  also  marched  for  that  point. 

While  at  Sperryville  on  the  afternoon  of  the  7th,  Pope 
learned  of  the  enemy  crossing  the  Rapidan,  and  reached 
Culpeper  the  next  morning.  Here  he  again  learned  of  the 
advance  of  the  enemy,  and  pushed  Crawford's  brigade  in 
the  direction  of  Cedar  Mountain,  to  support  his  cavalry  un 
der  General  Bayard,  then  slowly  retiring  in  that  direction. 
He  also  ordered  Banks  and  Sigel  to  move  promptly  to  join 
him  at  Culpeper. 

General  Pope  said: 

"To  my  surprise  I  received  after  night  on  the  8th,  a  note 
from  General  Sigel,  dated  Sperryville  at  6.30  that  afternoon, 
asking  me  by  what  road  he  should  march  to  Culpeper  Court 
House.  As  there  was  but  one  road  between  these  two 
points,  and  that  a  broad  stone  turnpike,  I  was  at  a  loss  to 
understand  how  General  Sigel  could  entertain  any  doubt 
as  to  the  road  by  which  he  should  march.  This  doubt,  how 
ever,  delayed  the  arrival  of  his  corps  at  Culpeper  Court 
House  several  hours,  and  rendered  it  impracticable  for  that 
corps  to  be  pushed  to  the  front,  as  I  had  designed,  on  the 
afternoon  of  the  next  day." 


THE:  BATTLE;  OF  CE;DAR  MOUNTAIN  179 

Early  on  the  morning  of  the  Qth  General  Banks,  whose 
corps  by  reason  of  regiments  on  detached  duty,  etc.,  then 
numbered  about  8,000  men,  was  directed  to  move  forward 
to  Cedar  Mountain  to  join  the  brigade  of  General  Crawford 
sent  out  the  day  before. 

He  was  to  take  up  a  strong  position  at  or  near  the  point 
occupied  by  Crawford's  brigade;  push  his  skirmishers  well 
to  the  front;  and  if  the  enemy  advanced  to  the  attack,  to 
check  and  delay  him;  determine  his  force  and  intentions, 
and  notify  the  commanding  general,  7  miles  away  at  Cul- 
peper,  at  once. 

From  General  Pope's  standpoint  all  this  appears  to  have 
been  a  simple  matter  for  General  Banks  to  accomplish,  but 
then  General  Pope  had  never  had  any  personal  experience 
in  handling  Stonewall  Jackson,  and  probably  did  not  then 
appreciate  some  things  as  well  as  he  did  later  on. 

The  march  to  what  became  the  field  of  battle,  by  reason 
of  the  extreme  heat,  was  necessarily  very  slow  and  tedious, 
affecting  friend  and  foe  alike,  and  was  thus  aptly  described 
by  Gen.  John  W.  Geary : 

"At  about  8  A.  M.  August  9,  the  brigade  took  up  the  line 
of  march,  taking  the  road  toward  Orange  Court  House. 
The  extreme  heat  of  the  day  caused  many  cases  of  sun 
stroke,  and  the  scarcity  of  water  immense  suffering  among 
the  men ;  in  fact,  after  a  march  of  five  or  six  miles  the  road 
on  each  side  was  full  of  men  who  had  been  compelled  to  fall 
out  from  sheer  exhaustion,  and  many  cases  of  sunstroke 
terminated  fatally." 

This  condition  is  further  emphasized  by  the  fact  that  it 
required  6  hours  in  which  to  march  7  miles. 

The  batteries  took  position  on  high  ground,  where  they 
unlimbered  and  prepared  for  action,  while  the  troops  were 
near  by  in  ready  support.  The  public  highway  leading  from 
Culpeper  to  Orange  Court  House,  and  upon  which  the 
enemy  was  expected  to  approach,  was  the  dividing  line  be 
tween  the  divisions  of  Williams  and  Augur — the  former  be 
ing  upon  the  right  and  the  latter  upon  the  left. 


180   SEVENTH  RSGIMKNT  OHIO  VOUJNTISER  INFANTRY 

Immediately  in  front  of  Williams's  left,  where  the  main 
battle  was  joined  was  timber,  then  a  wheat-field  in  which 
the  shocks  of  grain  were  standing,  then  timber  beyond, 
while  in  front  of  Augur  was  an  open  field — pasture,  corn 
field  and  meadow — with  Cedar  Mountain  a  mile  to  the  left 
oblique,  as  we  faced  to  the  front.  The  road  from  Madison 
Court  House  intersected  the  road  to  Culpeper  at  Colvin's 
Tavern,  some  three  miles  in  rear  of  Banks,  where  Ricketts's 
division  of  10,000  men  was  posted  to  guard  against  any 
force  which  might  threaten  from  that  direction.  Before 
General  Banks  reached  the  field  at  Cedar  Mountain  in  per 
son,  General  Bayard,  commanding  the  cavalry  at  that  point, 
said  in  a  message  to  General  McDowell :  "The  enemy  are 
advancing  in  force;  artillery,  cavalry  and  infantry  wagons 
in  sight.  They  advance  confidently,  more  than  a  thousand 
cavalry  in  sight.  They  arc  attempting  to  flank  us  on  the 
left."  And  yet  when  General  Banks  came  up  and  looked  the 
situation  over  he  sent  the  following  message  to  General 
Pope: 

"August  9,  1862 — 2.25  p.  M. 

"The  enemy  shows  his  cavalry  (which  is  strong)  osten 
tatiously.  No  infantry  seen  and  not  much  artillery.  Woods 
on  left  said  to  be  full  of  troops.  A  visit  to  the  front  does 
not  impress  that  the  enemy  intends  immediate  attack;  he 
seems,  however,  to  be  taking  positions. 

"N.  P.  BANKS, 
"Major-General." 

The  woods  on  the  left  referred  to  the  slope  of  Slaughter 
Mountain,  where  a  part  of  General  Ewell's  division  had 
gone  under  cover. 

Shortly  after  General  Banks  sent  this  message  the  enemy 
opened  up  with  six  batteries  and  poured  a  constant  shower 
of  solid  shot  and  shell  into  our  batteries  and  troops,  in  plain 
view  in  the  open  fields,  while  the  indication  of  a  desperate 
struggle  became  more  and  more  apparent  until  4.50  p.  M., 
when  General  Banks,  in  another  message  to  General  Pope, 
yet  at  Culpeper,  said : 


CEDAR  MOUNTAIN 

August  9  "•  1862. 

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BATTLEFIELD  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN,  VA. 

August  9th,  1862 


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"About  4  o'clock  shots  were  exchanged  by  the  skirmish 
ers.  Artillery  opened  on  both  sides  in  a  few  minutes.  One 
regiment  of  rebel  infantry  advancing  now  deployed  in  front 
as  skirmishers. 

"I  have  ordered  a  regiment  on  the  right  (Williams's  di 
vision)  to  meet  them,  and  one  from  the  left;  Augur  to  ad 
vance  on  the  left  and  in  front. 

"5  P.  M. — They  are  now  approaching  each  other. 

"N.  P.  BANKS, 
"Major-General." 

And  what  of  Stonewall  Jackson  ? 

On  August  9,  when  at  Locust  Dale,  twelve  miles  from 
Culpeper,  and  five  below  Cedar  Mountain,  he  said  in  a  mes 
sage  to  Gen.  R.  E.  Lee : 

"General :  I  am  not  making  much  progress.  The  ene 
my's  cavalry  yesterday  and  last  night  also,  threatened  my 
train.  Hill,  though  at  Orange  Court  House  yesterday 
morning,  having  encamped  in  a  mile  of  the  town  on  the 
other  side,  reported  last  night  that  he  was  not  more  than  a 
mile  on  this  side,  thus  making  only  two  miles  yesterday. 
Ewell's  division,  which  is  near  this  point,  marched  about 
eight  miles.  Yesterday  was  oppressively  hot;  several  men 
had  sunstrokes.  To-day  I  do  not  expect  much  more  than  to 
close  up  and  clear  the  country  around  my  train  of  the  ene 
my's  cavalry.  I  fear  that  the  expedition  will,  in  consequence 
of  my  tardy  movements,  be  productive  of  but  little  good. 
My  plan  was  to  have  been  at  Culpeper  Court  House  this 
forenoon.  The  enemy's  infantry,  from  reports  brought  in 
last  night,  is  about  five  miles  in  front;  his  cavalry  near 


From  the  foregoing  it  appears  that  while  he  was  in 
formed  as  to  the  location  of  Crawford's  brigade  near  Cedar 
Mountain,  he  had  not  as  yet  learned  of  the  advance  of  the 
rest  of  Banks's  corps  to  that  point,  and  that  nothing  was 
farther  from  his  expectation  than  that  of  fighting  that  after 
noon  one  of  the  most  destructive  battles  of  the  war. 


1 82     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

In  his  official  report  of  the  battle,  after  stating  that  the 
Federal  cavalry  displayed  unusual  activity,  endangering  his 
train,  and  rendering  it  necessary  to  detach  a  brigade  of  in 
fantry  to  guard  it,  he  said : 

"On  the  Qth,  as  we  arrived  within  about  eight  miles  of 
Culpeper  Court  House  we  found  the  enemy  in  our  front, 
near  Cedar  Run,  and  a  short  distance  west  and  north  of 
Slaughter  Mountain.  When  first  seen  his  cavalry  in  large 
force  occupied  a  ridge  to  the  right  of  the  road. 

"A  battery  opened  upon  the  cavalry,  which  soon  forced  it 
to  retire.  Our  fire  was  responded  to  by  some  guns  beyond 
the  ridge  from  which  the  Federal  advance  had  just  been 
driven.  Soon  after  this  the  enemy's  cavalry  returned  to  the 
position  where  it  was  first  seen.  General  Early  was  ordered 
forward,  keeping  near  the  Culpeper  road,  while  General 
Ewell,  with  his  two  remaining  brigades,  diverged  from  the 
road  to  the  right,  advancing  along  the  western  slope  of 
Slaughter  Mountain.  General  Early  pushed  forward,  driv 
ing  the  Federal  cavalry  before  him  to  the  crest  of  a  hill 
which  overlooked  the  ground  between  his  troops  and  the 
opposite  hill,  along  which  the  enemy's  batteries  were  posted. 
In  his  front  the  country  was  for  some  distance  open  and 
broken.  A  corn-field,  and  to  the  left  of  it  a  wheat-field 
upon  which  the  shocks  were  yet  standing,  extended  to  the 
opposite  hill,  which  was  covered  with  timber.  So  soon  as 
Early  reached  the  eminence  described,  the  Federal  batteries 
were  opened  upon  him.  Large  bodies  of  cavalry  were  seen 
in  the  wheat-field  to  the  left.  General  Early  having  retired 
his  troops  under  the  protection  of  the  hill,  Captain  Brown 
with  one  piece,  and  Captain  Dement  with  three  pieces  of 
artillery,  planted  their  guns  in  advance  of  his  right,  and 
opened  a  rapid  and  well-directed  fire  upon  the  Federal  bat 
teries. 

"By  this  time  General  Winder,  with  Jackson's  division, 
had  arrived,  and  after  having  disposed  Campbell's  brigade 
under  cover  of  the  wood,  near  the  wheat-field ;  Taliaferro's 
brigade  parallel  to  the  road,  in  the  rear  of  the  batteries  of 
Poague,  Carpenter,  and  Caskie,  then  being  placed  near  the 


THE  BATTLE  OF  CE)DAR  MOUNTAIN  183 

road,  and  Winder's  brigade  as  a  reserve,  he  was  proceeding 
to  direct  with  his  usual  skill  and  coolness,  the  movements  of 
these  batteries,  when  he  was  struck  by  a  shell  from  which 
he  expired  in  a  few  hours.  Latimer's  guns  were  planted 
upon  an  elevated  spot  on  the  northwest  termination  of 
Slaughter  Mountain  about  two  hundred  feet  above  the  val 
ley  below,  which  opened  with  marked  effect  upon  the  ene 
my's  batteries.  For  some  two  hours  a  rapid  and  continuous 
fire  of  artillery  was  kept  up  on  both  sides. 

"Our  batteries  were  well  served  and  damaged  the  enemy 
seriously. 

"About  5  o'clock  the  enemy  threw  forward  his  skirmish 
ers  through  the  corn-field  and  advanced  his  infantry  until 
then  concealed  in  the  woods,  to  the  rear  and  left  of  his  bat 
teries.  Another  body  of  infantry  apparently  debouching 
from  one  of  those  valleys,  hid  from  view  by  the  undulating 
character  of  the  country,  moved  upon  Early's  right,  which 
rested  near  a  clump  of  cedars  where  the  guns  of  Brown  and 
Dement  were  posted." 

General  Banks  said  he  had  ordered  Augur  to  advance  on 
the  left  and  in  front.  General  Augur  said : 

"I  caused  Geary's  brigade  to  advance,  which  it  did  stead 
ily  and  quickly,  and  when  within  range  opened  a  regular 
and  well-directed  fire  upon  the  enemy.  I  then  caused 
Prince's  brigade  to  advance  in  like  manner  upon  the  left, 
which  it  did  under  its  gallant  leader,  handsomely  and  in 
good  order,  and  when  in  position  opened  its  fire." 

The  Seventh  Ohio  had  the  right  and  front  of  Geary's 
brigade,  with  its  right  resting  upon  the  road  to  Orange 
Court  House,  and  had  the  honor  of  opening  the  fierce  in 
fantry  fighting  which  ensued. 

The  Thirteenth  Virginia  Infantry,  of  Early's  brigade, 
was  directly  opposed  to  the  Seventh  in  front,  and  gave  us  a 
warm  reception,  while  a  part  of  Taliaferro's  brigade,  in  line 
of  battle  to  Early's  left  and  beyond  the  road  to  Orange,  also 
poured  destructive  volleys  in  a  right  oblique  fire  into  our 


184     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

right  wing,  rapidly  reducing  our  ranks,  while  the  concen 
trated  artillery  fire  of  the  batteries  then  but  a  short  distance 
away  rapidly  insured  our  complete  annihilation. 
General  Geary  said : 

"The  Seventh  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  under  the  destructive 
fire  of  at  least  five  times  their  number,  were  being  terribly 
cut  up,  but  retained  their  ground,  closing  up  their  deci 
mated  ranks  and  still  pressing  toward  the  enemy.  Seeing 
their  condition  I  ordered  the  Fifth  and  Twenty-ninth  Ohio 
to  their  support.  They  promptly  answered  the  command, 
the  Twenty-ninth  passing  immediately  to  the  support  of 
the  Seventh,  and  the  Fifth  to  the  left  of  the  Sixty-sixth." 

General  Williams,  whose  troops  were  on  the  right  of 
Geary,  said : 

"About  5  o'clock,  by  direction  of  the  major-general  com 
manding  corps,  I  ordered  Crawford's  brigade  to  occupy  the 
woods  in  front,  preparatory  to  a  movement  which  it  was 
thought  might  relieve  the  left  wing  severely  pressed  by  the 
enemy,  especially  by  a  heavy  cross-fire  of  artillery,  one  bat 
tery  of  which  would  be  exposed  to  our  infantry  fire  from 
the  new  position." 

General  Crawford  estimated  the  wheat-field  in  his  front 
as  being  300  yards  wide,  which  he  must  cross  in  plain  view 
of  the  brigades  of  Jackson's  old  division  and  the  batteries 
already  in  position  to  receive  him.  He  said : 

"My  regiments  were  immediately  formed,  the  Forty- 
sixth  Pennsylvania  on  the  right  and  the  Twenty-eighth  New 
York  and  Fifth  Connecticut  on  the  left.  The  Tenth  Maine 
was  advanced  through  the  woods  on  my  extreme  left  under 
the  immediate  direction  of  a  staff  officer  of  the  major-gen 
eral  commanding  corps,  and  was  some  distance  from  the 
other  regiments. 

"I  then  gave  the  order  to  advance  to  the  edge  of  the 
woods,  to  fix  bayonets  and  to  charge  upon  the  enemy's  posi 
tion.  Steadily  in  line  my  command  advanced,  crossed  the 


THE  BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN  185 

fence  which  skirted  the  woods,  and  with  one  loud  cheer 
charged  across  the  open  space  in  the  face  of  a  fatal  and 
murderous  fire  from  the  masses  of  the  enemy's  infantry  who 
lay  concealed  in  the  bushes  and  woods  in  our  front  and 
flank.  Onward  these  regiments  charged,  driving  the  ene 
my's  infantry  back  through  the  woods  beyond. 

"The  Twenty-eighth  New  York,  Fifth  Connecticut,  and 
part  of  the  Forty-sixth  Pennsylvania  entered  the  woods  and 
engaged  in  a  hand-to-hand  contest  with  vastly  superior 
numbers  of  the  enemy,  reaching  the  battery  at  the  heart  of 
the  position,  but  the  reserves  of  the  enemy  were  at  once 
brought  up  and  thrown  upon  our  broken  ranks. 

"The  field  officers  had  all  been  killed,  wounded,  or  cap 
tured  ;  the  support  I  looked  for  did  not  arrive,  and  my  gal 
lant  men,  broken,  decimated  by  that  fearful  fire,  that  une 
qual  contest,  fell  back  again  across  the  space,  leaving  most 
of  their  number  upon  the  field. 

"The  slaughter  was  fearful.  Most  of  the  officers  had 
fallen  by  the  side  of  their  men,  and  the  color  guards  had 
been  shot  down  in  detail  as  they  attempted  to  sustain  and 
carry  forward  the  colors  of  their  regiment." 

The  battle  had  been  joined  in  earnest  and  the  grim  mon 
ster  was  reaping  a  bountiful  harvest.  The  courage  and  dash 
exhibited  by  Crawford's  troops  in  the  gallant  and  heroic 
charge  so  vividly  described  by  their  commander  was  of  the 
highest  order,  and  should  be  recorded  high  up  on  the  Tablet 
of  Fame. 

Resuming  what  Stonewall  Jackson  said : 

"The  infantry  fight  soon  extended  to  the  left  and  center. 
Early  became  warmly  engaged  with  the  enemy  on  his  right 
and  front.  He  had  previously  called  for  reinforcements. 

"Thomas's  brigade  was  sent  to  him  and  formed  on  his 
right.  While  the  attack  upon  Early  was  in  progress  the 
main  body  of  the  Federal  infantry  moved  down  from  the 
wood,  through  the  corn  and  wheat-fields,  and  fell  with 
great  vigor  upon  the  extreme  left,  and  by  force  of  superior 
numbers,  bearing  down  all  opposition,  turned  it  and  poured 


l86     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

a  destructive  fire  into  its  rear.  Campbell's  brigade  fell  back 
in  disorder.  The  enemy  pushing  forward,  and  the  left  flank 
of  Taliaferro's  brigade  being  by  these  movements  exposed 
to  a  flank  fire,  fell  back,  as  did  also  the  left  of  Early's  line. 
During  the  advance  of  the  enemy  the  rear  of  the  guns  of 
Jackson's  division  became  exposed  and  were  withdrawn. 

"At  this  critical  moment  Branch's  brigade  of  Hill's  divi 
sion,  with  Winder's  brigade  farther  to  the  left,  met  the  Fed 
eral  forces,  flushed  with  their  temporary  triumph,  and  drove 
them  back  with  terrible  slaughter  through  the  woods." 

It  was  said  of  Colonel  Garnett's  brigade  that  the  bayo 
net  was  freely  used  and  a  hand-to-hand  fight  with  superior 
numbers  ensued  before  the  right  of  the  brigade  fell  back. 

General  Jackson  restored  his  line  of  battle  and  won  the 
day  by  ordering  up  the  brigades  of  Branch,  Archer,  and 
Fender,  which,  with  the  return  of  some  of  the  troops  which 
"ran  off  in  disorder,"  soon  swept  the  field  of  the  remaining 
fragments  of  Banks's  corps,  then  unable  to  stem  the  vic 
torious  advance. 

An  extract  from  the  journal  of  General  Branch  reads  as 
follows : 

"The  battle  commenced  and  raged  for  a  short  time,  when 
General  Jackson  came  to  me  and  told  me  his  left  was  beaten 
and  broken,  and  the  enemy  were  turning  him  and  he  wished 
me  to  advance.  I  was  already  in  line  of  battle  and  instantly 
gave  the  order  to  forward  march.  I  had  not  gone  100  yards 
through  the  woods  before  we  met  the  celebrated  Stonewall 
Brigade,  utterly  routed  and  fleeing  as  fast  as  they  could  run. 
After  proceeding  a  short  distance  farther  we  met  the  enemy 
pursuing.  My  brigade  opened  upon  them  and  quickly  drove 
them  back  from  the  woods  into  a  large  field.  Following  up 
to  the  edge  of  the  field,  I  came  in  view  of  large  bodies  of 
the  enemy,  and  having  a  very  fine  position  I  opened  upon 
them  with  great  effect." 

When  the  charge  of  Crawford's  regiments  broke  up 
and  put  to  flight  Jackson's  line  of  battle  on  the  left,  the 


BATTLS  OF  CKDAR  MOUNTAIN  187 

Twenty-ninth  Ohio  advanced  and  relieved  the  Seventh, 
which  moved  back  to  a  place  of  safety  across  Cedar  Run. 

As  the  enemy  advanced!  in  pursuit  of  the  Union  forces 
now  falling  back  across  the  wheat-field,  the  Tenth  Maine, 
of  Crawford's  brigade,  which  had  been  held  in  reserve  to 
his  left,  was  advanced,  but  soon  met  the  fate  of  the  other 
regiments,  and  was  swept  from  the  field.  At  this  time  Gor 
don's  brigade  of  Williams's  division,  consisting  of  the  Sec 
ond  Massachusetts,  Third  Wisconsin,  and  the  Twenty-sev 
enth  Indiana,  which  had  been  holding  the  extreme  right, 
nearly  a  mile  to  the  right  rear  of  the  point  of  severest  battle, 
was  hurried  across  Cedar  Run,  to  and  up  the  decided  slope 
of  a  hill  covered  with  brush  and  trees,  and  in  an  exhausted 
condition  brought  up  on  the  verge  of  the  famous  wheat-field, 
now  fully  occupied  and  covered  by  the  enemy,  to  be,  like 
their  predecessors,  cut  to  pieces  and  forced  to  retire. 

At  this  time  a  remarkable  incident  occurred.  With  a 
view  to  delaying  the  advance  of  the  brigades  of  infantry  in 
and  about  the  wheat-field,  moving  in  the  direction  of  a  bat 
tery  without  support,  Maj.  Richard  I.  Falls  of  the  First 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry  was  ordered  to  charge  the  foe,  and 
the  following  is,  in  part,  his  official  report  of  the  affair : 

"I  was  directed  by  Brig.-Gen.  Bayard  to  charge  through 
the  enemy's  lines  at  a  point  where  they  were  supposed  to  be 
forming  for  a  charge  on  our  batteries,  my  command  con 
sisting  of  Companies  A,  B,  C,  and  D ;  Companies  A  and  B 
forming  the  first  squadron,  commanded  by  Capt.  William 
Litzenberg  of  Company  B ;  Companies  C  and  D  comprising 
the  second  squadron,  commanded  by  Capt.  John  P.  Taylor 
of  Company  C. 

"After  getting  in  front  of  the  point  designated,  and  being 
in  column  of  fours,  I  immediately  formed  squadron,  my 
command  being  already  under  fire.  I  moved  forward  at  a 
rapid  gait  until  within  fifty  yards  of  the  enemy's  lines,  which 
I  found  in  great  force  and  three  in  number,  when  I  gave  the 
command  'charge,'  when  with  loud  and  terrific  cheering 
my  command  charged  through  the  enemy's  lines,  cutting  and 
running  down  and  scattering  them  in  every  direction,  caus- 


1 88     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ing  sad  havoc  and  discomfiture  in  their  ranks,  as  a  view  of 
the  field  and  prisoners  can  testify.  After  charging  back 
and  reforming,  I  found  my  command  reduced  from  164  to 
71,  the  remainder  having  been  killed,  wounded,  or  other 
wise  placed  hors  de  combat,  by  their  horses  falling  over 
others  killed  or  wounded." 

Major  Falls  and  Captain  Taylor  had  their  horses  shot 
from  under  them,  while  Stonewall  Jackson  said  of  this  cav 
alry  charge : 

"At  this  time  the  Federal  cavalry  charged  Taliaferro's 
brigade  with  impetuous  valor,  but  was  met  with  such  deter 
mined  resistance  by  his  brigade  in  front,  and  Branch's  bri 
gade  in  flank,  that  it  was  forced  rapidly  from  the  field  with 
loss  and  in  disorder." 

The  official  records  show  that  some  three  brigades  of  in 
fantry  and  a  battery  took  credit  for  firing  upon  Major  Falls 
and  his  immortal  little  band,  and  the  wonder  is  that  a  single 
man  escaped  to  tell  the  story. 

General  Pope,  in  referring  to  the  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  said  he  had  continued  to  receive  reports  from  General 
Banks  during  the  day  that  no  attack  was  apprehended,  and 
that  no  considerable  infantry  force  of  the  enemy  had  come 
forward ;  but  toward  evening  the  increase  in  artillery  firing 
satisfied  him  that  an  engagement  might  be  at  hand,  though 
the  lateness  of  the  hour  rendered  it  unlikely,  and  he  ordered 
McDowell  to  advance  Ricketts's  division  to  support  Banks, 
and  directed  Sigel  (who  had  reached  Culpeper  that  after 
noon,  but  could  not  move  until  his  command  was  fed  out 
of  McDowell's  wagons)  to  bring  his  men  upon  the  ground 
as  soon  as  possible. 

General  Pope  then  said : 

"I  arrived  personally  on  the  field  at  7  p.  M.  and  found 
the  action  raging  furiously.  The  infantry  fire  was  inces 
sant  and  severe.  I  found  Banks  holding  the  position  he 
took  up  early  in  the  morning.  The  slaughter  was  severe  on 


THE  BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN  189 

both  sides,  much  of  the  fighting  being  hand-to-hand.  The 
dead  bodies  of  both  armies  were  found  mingled  together  in 
masses  over  the  whole  ground  of  the  conflict. 

"The  behavior  of  Banks's  corps  during  the  action  was 
very  fine.  No  greater  gallantry  and  daring  could  be  ex 
hibited  by  any  troops.  I  cannot  speak  too  highly  of  the  in 
trepidity  and  coolness  of  General  Banks  himself  during  the 
whole  engagement. 

"He  was  in  the  front  and  exposed  as  much  as  any  man 
in  his  command." 

General  Pope's  criticism  of  General  Banks : 

"He  left  the  strong  position  which  he  had  taken  up  and 
had  advanced  at  least  a  mile  to  assault  the  enemy,  believing 
that  they  were  not  in  considerable  force,  and  that  he  would 
be  able  to  crush  the  advance,  before  the  main  body  could 
come  up  from  the  direction  of  the  Rapidan.  He  accord 
ingly  threw  forward  his  whole  corps  into  action  against  su 
perior  forces  of  the  enemy,  strongly  posted  and  sheltered 
by  woods  and  ridges.  His  advance  led  him  over  the  open 
ground,  which  was  everywhere  swept  by  the  fire  of  the 
enemy  concealed  in  the  woods  and  ravines  beyond. 

"Notwithstanding  these  disadvantages  his  corps  gallantly 
responded  to  his  orders  and  assaulted  the  enemy  with  great 
fury  and  determination." 

Just  before  the  battle  opened  Lieut.  Llewellyn  R.  Davis, 
then  in  command  of  Company  D  of  the  Seventh  Ohio,  was 
detailed  to  serve  upon  the  staff  of  Brig.-Gen.  John  W. 
Geary,  and  Lieut.  Henry  Z.  Eaton  of  Company  B,  who  had 
been  serving  as  aide-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Brig.-Gen.  E. 
B.  Tyler,  was  detailed  to  command  Company  D  in  that  bat 
tle,  where  he  was  severely  wounded  and  carried  out  of  the 
service  by  it. 

On  the  night  of  August  9,  when  Banks's  corps  had  re 
tired  behind  Cedar  Run,  Jackson  still  wishing  to  reach  Cul- 
peper,  ordered  an  advance,  which  had  proceeded  but  a  short 
distance  beyond  Cedar  Run,  however,  when  it  came  up 


190    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

against  Rickett's  division,  and  after  a  brief  yet  severe  and 
destructive  artillery  duel  was  forced  to  retire. 

General  Pope  said  the  next  day  was  exceedingly  hot  and 
the  troops  on  both  sides  were  too  much  fatigued  to  renew 
the  action,  so  the  whole  day  was  given  by  both  armies  to 
burying  the  dead  and  gathering  and  caring  for  their 
wounded,  while  on  the  nth  there  was  a  regular  flag  of 
truce  under  which  the  troops  of  Pope  and  Jackson  frater 
nized  upon  the  battlefield,  where  the  burial  of  the  dead  and 
caring  for  the  wounded  was  mutually  carried  on. 

As  early  as  August  8  General  Pope  had  ordered  General 
King,  on  the  lower  Rappahannock,  to  march  to  him  near 
Culpeper,  and  then  by  reason  of  the  battle  on  the  Qth,  in 
other  messages,  had  urged  King  to  hasten,  which  brought 
this  reinforcement  near  Cedar  Mountain  on  the  nth.  This 
was  probably  known  to  Jackson,  as  on  that  night  he  with 
drew  across  the  Rapidan,  to  which  line  General  Pope 
promptly  advanced  the  next  day,  but  did  not  cross. 

He  also  issued  Special  Order  No.  41,  dated  August  12, 
1862,  directing  Brig.-Gen.  A.  S.  Williams,  then  temporarily 
commanding  the  Second  (Banks's)  Army  Corps,  to  estab 
lish  his  command  in  camp  at  or  near  Culpeper,  which  was 
done,  and  this  corps  was  for  a  few  days  General  Pope's  re 
serve  corps. 

On  the  1 3th  General  Halleck  directed  Pope  not  to  ad 
vance  across  the  Rapidan,  and  to  guard  well  against  a  flank 
movement,  while  on  the  i6th  he  suggested  that  it  would  be 
far  better  if  he  were  in  rear  of  the  Rappahannock  and  that 
he  look  well  to  his  left.  By  this  time  it  having  been  decided 
to  withdraw  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  from  the  Peninsula, 
and  General  Pope  having  learned  from  dispatches  captured 
by  his  cavalry  and  from  other  sources  that  Gen.  Robert  E. 
Lee,  who  with  his  entire  force  had  now  reached  the  Rapi 
dan,  intended  to  flank  him  on  his  left  and  cut  him  off  from 
the  Rappahannock,  issued  orders  on  the  i8th  for  his  entire 
command  to  prepare  to  retire,  and  by  the  night  of  the 
his  trains  and  infantry  were  safely  behind  that  river. 


THE;  BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN  191 

CASUALTIES  AT  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN. 

Command:     Brigadier-General  Geary's  Brigade. 

Staff,  wounded  (the  General  himself), i 

Fifth  Ohio:   Killed,  14;  wounded,  104;   missing,  4,  .  .  122 
Seventh  Ohio:   Killed,  31;   wounded,  149;   missing,  2,  182 
Twenty-ninth  Ohio:    Killed,  6;    wounded,  50;    miss 
ing,  2, ..... 66 

Sixty-sixth    Ohio:  Killed,    10;     wounded,    81 ;    miss 
ing,  3, 94 


Total:   Killed,  61 ;  wounded,  385  ;  missing,  19, ..   465 

NOTE. — The  2  missing  in  Seventh  Ohio  were  later  on 
found  to  have  been  killed.  The  entire  loss  in  said  battle  in 
Pope's  command  is  given  as  follows :  Killed,  314;  wounded, 
1,445;  missing,  622;  total,  2,381 — Jackson's  loss:  Killed, 
229;  wounded,  1,047;  total,  1,276,  making  total  casual 
ties,  3,657. 

(Casualty  list  in  Geary's  brigade  as  found  in  the  Rebel 
lion  Records.) 

REPORT  OF  COL.  WILLIAM  R.  CRElGHTON,  SEVENTH  OHIO  IN 
FANTRY. 

"HEADQUARTERS  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER 
INFANTRY, 

"IN  THE  FIELD  NEAR  CULPEPER  COURT  HOUSE, 

"August  9th,  1862. 

"SiR :  I  would  respectfully  submit  the  following  report 
of  the  part  taken  by  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry  in  the  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Saturday,  August  9,  1862 : 

"At  about  8  o'clock  A.  M.  we  moved  forward,  by  order  of 
Brig.-Gen.  Geary,  commanding  the  brigade,  a  distance  of 
eight  miles,  suffering  greatly  from  the  scarcity  of  water 
and  the  intense  heat,  from  the  effect  of  which  a  number  of 
men  were  fatally  sunstruck.  We  took  position  in  rear  of 
Knap's  battery,  on  the  west  side  of  Cedar  Run,  forming  a 


192     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

line  of  battle  due  north  and  south,  and  remained  there  until 
3.30  P.  M.,  when  we  changed  position  by  the  right  flank  to 
support  the  right  center  battery.  In  that  position  we  re 
mained  about  an  hour,  when  we  received  orders  to  advance 
in  line  of  battle.  We  moved  forward  about  200  yards,  and 
were  ordered  to  halt  and  await  further  orders.  In  the  mean 
time,  we  were  exposed  to  a  terrible  cross-fire  from  rebel 
batteries,  when  we  lost  several  men  killed  and  wounded. 

"We  remained  there  about  an  hour,  when  we  advanced  to 
support  the  line  of  skirmishers  thrown  out  by  the  Twelfth 
Regular  Infantry,  who  were  retreating  under  the  fire  of  the 
enemy,  then  advancing  in  force  in  line  of  battle.  We  were 
soon  in  range  of  their  infantry,  and  became  hotly  engaged. 
We  held  our  position  until  relieved  by  the  Twenty-ninth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  when,  closing  my  decimated  ranks 
I  moved  off  the  field  by  the  right  of  column  to  the  rear,  and 
halted  on  the  summit  of  a  hill  on  the  east  side  of  Cedar 
Run.  Having  been  wounded  in  the  left  side  and  arm,  I  was 
compelled  to  retire  and  leave  the  regiment  to  the  senior  offi 
cer  in  the  field.  At  about  9  o'clock  p.  M.  the  regiment 
moved  forward  toward  Cedar  Run,  being  detailed  for  picket 
duty.  When  within  a  short  distance  of  the  creek  our  ad 
vance  was  challenged,  but  giving  no  answer,  it  was  fired 
into  from  right,  left,  and  front,  compelling  it  to  retire  under 
cover  of  the  woods,  and  falling  back  one  mile  it  bivouacked 
for  the  night. 

"I  cannot  speak  too  highly  of  the  officers  and  men. 
Every  one  was  at  his  post,  and  nobly  did  each  one  do  his 
duty. 

"Number  of  field,  line,  and  staff  officers  wounded,  2; 
line  officers  killed,  3  ;  wounded,  5  ;  enlisted  men  killed,  34  ; 
wounded,  146.  Total  killed,  37;  wounded,  153.  Total 
loss,  190  out  of  307.* 

"W.  R.  CREIGHTON, 

7th  o.  v.  ir 


The  Seventh  Ohio  lost  more  men  in  killed  and  wounded 
*See  Casualty  List,  p.  636. 


THE  BATTLE:  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN  193 

in  this  battle  than  any  other  regiment  engaged  therein  on 
either  side. 

Comrade  M.  M.  Andrews  contributes  the  following: 

"Not  a  braver  nor  nobler  life  was  sacrificed  on  the  altar 
of  patriotism  during  the  civil  war  than  that  of  Charles  P. 
Bowler,  of  my  company.  I  was  at  his  side  when  he  fell.  It 
was  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  August  9,  1862.  The 
Confederates  were  strongly  posted  on  a  ridge  and  in  woods 
in  our  front,  and  we,  without  protection  or  support,  were 
facing  them  in  an  open  field.  The  battle  had  raged  furiously 
for  several  hours.  Our  ranks  were  being  rapidly  thinned. 
Colonel  Creighton  was  wounded,  but  continued  to  ride  along 
the  line,  urging  the  men  to  renewed  efforts.  Lieutenant 
Ross,  in  temporary  command  of  Company  C,  was  killed,  and 
many  officers  and  men  were  down. 

"In  that  terrible  furnace  of  fire  in  the  meadow,  below  the 
corn-field,  our  line  had  begun  to  yield  stubbornly  before  the 
murderous  guns  of  Stonewall  Jackson's  veterans,  when  Ser 
geant  Bowler,  cheering  on  his  comrades,  was  hit  by  a  hostile 
bullet  which  passed  through  his  heart,  and  he  fell  to  instant 
death.  At  this  moment  it  seemed  plain  that  we  would  have 
to  fall  back.  I  thought  at  once  of  making  an  effort  to  help 
my  comrade  if,  possibly,  he  was  still  alive.  For  this  purpose 
I  dropped  on  my  knee  at  his  side  and  endeavored  to  unloose 
his  cartridge  belt.  This  left  me  about  twenty  feet  in  advance 
of  our  front  line,  which  had  begun  to  recede.  Of  course  I 
was  a  good  mark  for  the  enemy's  sharpshooters,  and  was 
myself  hit  by  a  shot  from  their  left  center,  the  ball  entering 
the  cartridge-box  at  my  side.  Fortunately  my  body  was  not 
pierced,  but,  being  off  my  balance,  I  fell  over.  Just  then  a 
shout  arose  from  our  boys,  and  looking  up,  I  saw  the  rebel 
line  moving  rapidly  by  flank.  This  movement  of  the 
enemy's  front  gave  us  the  impression  that  we  were  driving 
them,  and  our  men  pressed  forward  again.  I  sprang  up 
and,  advancing  with  our  line,  began  firing  once  more.  The 
rebel  front  had  indeed  given  away,  but  only  to  give  place  to 
fresh  troops,  who  poured  into  our  ranks  a  most  deadly  storm 
of  bullets. 
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194     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"The  confusion  of  battle  carried  me  away  from  Bowler's 
body,  so  that  when,  some  time  afterward,  I  went  to  the  rear 
with  a  disabling  bullet  through  my  hand,  I  had  no  further 
opportunity  to  care  for  my  fallen  comrade. 

"That  evening,  when  night  fell,  the  enemy  had  possession 
of  the  meadow,  the  scene  of  our  terrific  struggle.  The  next 
day  when  a  detail,  under  a  flag  of  truce,  went  through  our 
lines  to  bury  the  dead,  they  found  the  bodies  unrecognizable, 
black  and  swollen  in  the  August  sun;  their  pockets  turned 
out  and  robbed  of  their  contents. 

"Bowler,  with  many  of  his  noble  comrades,  sleeps  in  an 
unknown  grave,  honored  in  memory  as  he  was  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  him  in  life." 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

THE;  SECOND  BULJ,  RUN  CAMPAIGN. 
BY  CAP?.  GEO.  A.  McKAY. 

The  Fifth  Army  Corps,  commanded  by  Maj.-Gen.  N.  P. 
Banks,  was  changed  by  order  of  the  President  to  that  of  the 
Second  Corps,  Army  of  Virginia;  the  First  Division  re 
mained  under  the  command  of  Brig.-Gen.  Alpheus  S.  Wil 
liams,  and  the  Second  Division  was  placed  under  Brig.-Gen. 
C.  C.  Augur,  the  brigade  commanders  being  S.  W.  Craw 
ford,  First  Brigade,  and  George  H.  Gordon,  Third  Brigade, 
both  in  the  First  Division,  and  John  W.  Geary,  First  Bri 
gade.;  Henry  Prince,  Second  Brigade,  and  George  S. 
Greene,  Third  Brigade  of  the  Second  Division. 

Augur  and  Geary  were  both  wounded  severely  at  the 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  August  9,  1862,  and  the 
senior  officers  present  assumed  command  of  the  division  and 
brigades  till  they  returned  to  duty. 

The  First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Second  Army  Corps, 
was  composed  of  the  Fifth,  Seventh,  Twenty-ninth,  and 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  and  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Vol 
unteer  Infantry. 

General  Pope  reports : 

"That  under  the  changed  conditions  of  things  brought 
about  by  General  McClellan's  retreat  to  James  River,  and 
the  purpose  to  withdraw  his  army  and  unite  it  with  that 
under  my  command,  the  campaign  of  the  Army  of  Virginia 
was  limited  to  the  following  objects. 

"ist.  To  cover  the  approaches  to  Washington  from  any 
enemy  advancing  from  the  direction  of  Richmond,  and  to 
oppose  and  delay  its  advance  to  the  last  extremity,  so  as  to 
give  all  the  time  possible  for  its  withdrawal  of  the  Army  of 
the  Potomac  from  the  James  River. 

"2d.  If  no  heavy  forces  of  the  enemy  moved  north,  to 
operate  on  their  lines  of  communication  with  Gordonsville 


196     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

and  Charlottesville,  so  as  to  force  Lee  to  make  heavy  de 
tachments  from  his  force  at  Richmond  and  facilitate  to  that 
extent  the  withdrawal  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac." 

Halleck  was  of  the  opinion  that  the  junction  of  the  two 
armies  could  be  made  on  the  line  of  the  Rappahannock.  but 
the  enemy  moved  north  with  the  bulk  of  his  army  so 
promptly,  that  the  line  of  the  Rappahannock  was  too  far  to 
the  front  and  had  to  be  modified  to  suit  the  movements  as 
they  developed.  To  meet  one  of  them,  Pope  ordered  his 
army  from  near  the  Rapidan  and  Culpeper  Court  House  on 
August  1 8  to  the  north  side  of  the  Rappahannock  River  to 
escape  being  flanked  on  his  left,  crossing  on  the  I9th. 

August  21  Pope's  headquarters  were  at  Rappahannock 
Station  on  the  north  side  of  the  river  facing  south,  with 
the  following  commands  in  position  awaiting  the  onset  of 
Lee  and  his  cohorts:  McDowell's,  Sigel's,  and  Banks's 
corps,  the  latter-named  being  at  and  near  Beverly's  Ford, 
leaving  his  cavalry  in  observation  on  the  south  side. 

The  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  being  in  Banks's  corps  in 
the  Second  Division,  it  is  with  that  division  mainly  that  I 
will  deal.  The  enemy  on  the  2Oth  advanced  with  their 
whole  army  in  pursuit  of  a  vanquished  foe  as  they  thought, 
the  right  wing  to  the  vicinity  of  Kelly's  Ford  on  the  Rappa 
hannock  River,  the  left  to  the  railroad  bridge  and  fords 
above,  believing  it  was  possible  to  force  a  crossing  at  the 
ford ;  but  after  a  careful  reconnaissance  they  found  the 
upper  crossings  too  well  defended  and  their  left  wing 
marched  to  reach  some  point  on  the  river  not  so  well  de 
fended,  closely  followed  by  their  right  wing. 

The  Union  troops  made  a  clash  across  the  river  and  en 
gaged  the  enemy,  but  their  main  body  pursued;  the  even 
tenor  of  its  way  and  the  Union  troops  retired  to  the  north 
side  of  the  river,  the  casualties  on  both  sides  being  slight. 

At  Beverly's  Ford,  where  the  Seventh  Ohio  was  sta 
tioned,  General  Rosser's  brigade  of  Stuart's  cavalry  crossed 
and  made  a  lodgment  on  the  east  bank,  but  being  unsup 
ported  by  infantry,  after  a  brisk  skirmish  it  was  forced  to 


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retire.  The  Union  troops  countered  by  crossing  at  Free 
man's  Ford  and  attacked  General  Trimble,  who  had  been 
left  as  rearguard  by  Jackson  in  his  advance  to  the  upper 
crossings.  Hood's  and  Whiting's  brigades  from  Long- 
street's  corps  reinforced  Trimble  and  the  Union  troops  were 
forced  to  retire. 

The  position  on  the  east  bank  of  the  river  was  higher  than 
that  of  the  west,  making  it  possible  for  the  artillery  of  the 
Union  troops  to  overlook  and  enfilade  the  lines  of  the 
enemy. 

When  Jackson's  corps  left  Rappahannock  Bridge,  a 
strong  force  of  the  Union  troops  passed  over  to  the  west 
bank  of  the  river  under  cover  of  several  batteries  stationed 
on  the  east  side.  In  this  movement  the  Second  Division  of 
Banks's  corps  was  in  reserve. 

General  Longstreet  put  nearly  the  whole  of  his  artillery 
into  position  to  drive  them  back,  but  the  Union  troops 
fought  so  stoutly  that  they  did  not  retire  until  the  evening 
of  the  23d,  when  they  recrossed  the  river. 

General  Stuart  crossed  at  Waterloo  and  Hunt's  Mill  with 
1,500  cavalry  and  a  battery  of  horse  artillery  of  the  Con 
federates,  and  rode  to  Catlett's  Station  via  Warrenton,  cap 
turing  several  prisoners,  a  large  amount  of  United  States 
currency,  several  dispatches,  and  part  of  General  Pope's 
equipments.  He  returned  to  Sulphur  Springs  on  the  23d, 
going  into  position  outside  of  General  Lee's  left.  The  dis 
patches  captured  were  valuable  to  Lee,  giving  the  different 
positions  of  Pope's  army. 

General  Jackson  crossed  over  to  the  east  bank  of  the  river 
at  Sulphur  Springs,  but  being  pressed  by  Pope  he  was 
forced  to  retreat  to  an  upper  crossing,  where  he  could  move 
to  the  west  bank  again. 

The  whole  of  the  23d  and  24th  was  spent  in  severe  artil 
lery  fire,  infantry  in  support.  The  Second  Division  of  the 
Second  Corps  had  its  share  of  the  peril  and  losses. 

Pope  was  reinforced  by  the  divisions  of  Kearny  and 
Reynolds  on  the  24th.  On  the  25th  Jackson  crossed  the 
fords  of  the  upper  streams  and  reached  Salem.  On  the 


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26th  he  passed  through  Thoroughfare  Gap  to  Gainesville, 
where  Stuart  joined  him  with  all  of  his  cavalry,  and  the 
combined  command  reached  Bristow  Station  soon  after 
sunset.  Two  trains  and  a  number  of  prisoners  were  cap 
tured.  General  Banks's  corps  was  concentrated  on  this  day 
at  Sulphur  Springs,  near  Waterloo,  and  marched  on  War- 
renton  in  pursuit  of  Jackson.  On  the  2/th  Jackson  marched 
to  Manassas  Junction  with  the  divisions  of  Taliaferro  and 
A.  P.  Hill,  leaving  Ewell  at  Bristow  Station.  On  the  march 
he  was  attacked  by  a  regiment  of  cavalry,  a  brigade  of  in 
fantry  and  a  battery  of  artillery,  with  part  of  Scammon's 
division  in  reserve,  but  brushed  them  aside  and  reached  the 
junction  where  the  captures,  an  eight-gun  battery  complete 
and  an  immense  quantity  of  army  supplies,  were  divided, 
such  as  could  be  consumed  or  hauled  off,  where  he  was 
joined  by  the  divisions  of  A.  P.  Hill  and  Ewell  after  hood 
winking  Pope  by  false  marching,  and  went  into  bivouac 
under  the  cuts  and  embankments  of  an  unfinished  railroad. 

On  the  evening  of  the  2/th  Pope  had  concentrated  his 
troops  at  Warrenton,  McDowell's  corps  and  Reynolds's  di 
vision,  15,000;  Sigel's  corps,  9,000;  Banks's,  5,000;  Reno's, 
7,000;  Heintzelman's  and  Porter's  corps,  18,000 — in  all, 
54,500  men  with  4,000  cavalry.  In  his  rear  was  Jackson, 
20,000.  On  the  Rappahannock,  Longstreet,  25,000,  and 
R.  H.  Anderson's  division  in  reserve,  5,000 — total,  50,000, 
with  3,000  cavalry  under  Stuart. 

On  the  26th  Longstreet  crossed  at  Hinson's  Mill  Ford, 
leaving  Anderson's  division  on  the  Warrenton  Sulphur 
Spring  route. 

Longstreet  marched  over  the  route  of  Jackson  via  White 
Plains  and  Thoroughfare  Gap,  crossing  two  brigades  above 
the  Gap  and  three  brigades  crossing  at  Hopewell  Pass,  and 
forcing  Ricketts,  who  was  on  the  east  side  of  the  Gap,  to 
withdraw  to  prevent  being  attacked  on  flanks  and  rear. 

On  the  28th  General  Pope  ordered  McDowell  with  his 
own  corps  and  Reynolds's  division  and  Sigel's  corps  to  be 
at  Gainesville  at  nightfall,  Reno's  corps  and  Kearney's  divi 
sion  to  Greenwich  to  support  McDowell,  and  ordered  Por- 


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ter's  corps  to  remain  at  Warrenton  Junction  till  relieved  by 
Banks's  corps,  then  to  push  on  to  Gainesville,  Banks  to  fol 
low  by  the  railroad  route. 

There  was  some  heavy  skirmishing  between  Jackson  and 
Hatch's  division,  in  which  two  of  his  brigades  lost  751  offi 
cers  and  men. 

On  the  29th  Pope  ordered  Hooker's  and  Kearny's  divi 
sions  and  Reno's  corps  to  reinforce  Sigel's  corps  and  Rey- 
nolds's  division,  the  troops  in  front  of  Jackson,  and  that 
McDowell's  and  Porter's  corps  march  to  Gainesville,  Banks 
to  remain  at  Kettle  Run  with  his  corps,  making  it  the  ex 
treme  left  of  the  line. 

At  2  o'clock  Kearny  attacked  Jackson,  supported  by 
Stevens,  and  tried  to  escalade  the  railroad  cut  and  embank 
ment  behind  which  was  Jackson's  corps.  He  made  charge 
after  charge,  but  did  not  succeed.  Generals  Hooker  and 
Sigel  did  some  desperate  fighting,  but  without  any  result 
whatever  except  in  one  place  in  the  line,  where  one  brigade 
broke  through,  cutting  off  the  extreme  left  brigade;  but 
the  enemy  reinforcing  the  broken  line,  they  were  driven 
back  after  losing  heavily. 

Longstreet  marched  in  the  direction  of  Gainesville  at 
daylight.  The  firing  of  the  attacking  force  operating 
against  Jackson  became  deadly  in  the  extreme,  the  battery 
on  the  extreme  left  of  the  Union  line  partially  turning  Jack 
son's  right.  Longstreet's  men  were  thrown  forward; 
Hood's  two  brigades  were  deployed  across  the  turnpike  at 
right  angles,  supported  by  the  brigade  under  Evans ;  Kem- 
per  deployed  two  of  his  brigades,  supported  by  the  Third, 
on  the  right  of  Hood. 

The  three  brigades  of  Wilcox  were  posted  in  the  rear  of 
Hood  and  Evans  and  in  close  supporting  distance.  Between 
Hood's  left  and  Jackson's  right  was  an  open  field.  Colonel 
Walton  of  the  Washington  Artillery  occupied  it  at  once,  it 
being  a  commanding  position. 

The  division  under  D.  R.  Jones  deployed  in  the  same 
order  as  the  others,  with  a  crochet  to  the  rear  across  the 


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Manassas  Gap  Railroad  to  guard  against  the  forces  of  the 
enemy  from  Manassas  and  Bristow. 

R.  H.  Anderson's  reserve  division  marched  for  Gaines 
ville  at  daylight  along  the  Warrenton  turnpike. 

On  the  30th  the  Union  forces  were  in  line — Kearny, 
Ricketts,  Hooker,  Stevens,  Reno,  Sigel,  King,  Porter, 
Sykes,  Reynolds,  Schenck,  Milroy,  with  Banks  on  the  ex 
treme  left  at  Kettle  Run.  Numerous  changes  were  made  in 
the  position  of  these  troops  after  they  became  engaged, 
moving  from  position  to  position  so  as  to  reinforce  certain 
parts  of  the  line  which  had  become  weakened  by  the  fierce 
firing. 

The  positions  of  the  different  commanders  of  the  Con 
federates  remained  as  stated  previously,  the  only  difference 
being  that  when  they  advanced  they  made  a  half  left  wheel 
of  Longstreet's  corps,  the  different  divisions  retaining  their 
positions  in  line. 

When  Pope  was  driven  back  by  the  terrible  onslaught  of 
the  enemy,  Banks's  corps  was  isolated  and  cut  off,  as  well  as 
the  wagon-trains  and  cars  loaded  with  ammunition  and  sup 
plies. 

Setting  fire  to  the  trains  while  on  the  west  side  of  the 
railroad,  Banks  was  forced  to  march  his  corps  through  the 
blazing  trains  and  exploding  ammunition,  where  it  was  as 
dangerous,  if  not  more  so,  than  in  a  pitched  battle,  so  as  to 
gain  the  east  side  of  the  railroad. 

There  was  one  notable  exception  as  regards  the  burning. 
Sergt.  Levi  F.  Bauder  in  command  of  the  ammunition  train 
of  the  First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Second  Army  Corps, 
did  not  burn  his,  but  escaped  to  Manassas  with  eighteen 
wagons  loaded  with  ammunition  and  took  with  him  sev 
enty  or  eighty  stragglers. 

As  soon  as  all  of  his  troops  had  passed  the  obstacle,  Banks 
made  a  forced  march  via  Brentsville  to  Bull  Run,  reaching 
there  at  Blackburn's  Ford  on  the  3ist  of  August.  On  our 
arrival  there  the  first  officer  we  met  was  General  Kearny. 

September  i,  we  marched  on  a  parallel  road  with  Kearny 
(to  the  east  of  his  column),  bound  for  Fairfax  Court 


SECOND  BULL  RUN  CAMPAIGN  2OI 

House.  There  was  a  heavy  rain  storm,  and  officers  and 
men,  thoroughly  tired  out  with  marching  and  fighting, 
straggled  somewhat.  A  sharp  rattle  of  musketry  to  our  left, 
and  our  men  closed  upon  the  double-quick  on  our  advance. 
The  firing  still  continuing  we  formed  in  line  of  battle  and 
moved  to  our  left  so  as  to  join  hands  with  Kearny's  division 
as  a  reserve  to  his  force. 

Generals  Kearny  and  Stevens  were  killed,  and  nearly 
2,000  officers  and  men  killed  and  wounded  in  a  very  few 
minutes,  as  it  appeared  to  us.  As  soon  as  we  could  after  the 
battle  (which  we  called  Chantilly),  we  continued  our  march 
to  Fairfax  Court  House. 

September  2,  our  command  marched  for  Alexandria,  and 
was  halted  near  Fort  Worth,  where  we  were  informed  that 
General  McClellan  had  been  reappointed  to  the  command 
of  the  army. 

During  the  retreat  from  Cedar  Mountain  the  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  I.  was  continually  hearing  artillery  and 
musketry  firing,  and  was  in  dangerous  proximity  to  moving 
cannon  and  musket  balls. 

The  losses  on  both  sides  during  Pope's  retreat  from  the 
Rappahannock  aggregated  15,000  for  the  Union  and  10,000 
for  the  Confederate  troops.  But  the  loss  in  weight  on  ac 
count  of  shortage  in  rations  could  not  be  computed,  nearly 
every  soldier  in  the  command  subsisting  on  green  corn  for 
several  days.  Cooking  the  corn  over  the  embers  in  this 
campaign  was  the  general  and  accepted  way. 

September  3,  we  marched  to  the  rear  of  Fort  Richardson, 
situated  beyond  Alexandria,  Va. 

General  Banks's  health  having  failed  on  this  campaign, 
he  was  relieved  from  the  command  of  the  corps  and  placed 
in  command  of  the  military  defenses  around  Washington. 

General  A.  S.  Williams  was  assigned  to  temporary  com 
mand  of  the  corps. 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

ANTIETAM. 

BY  CAPT.  GEO  A.  MCKAY. 

September  4,  the  corps  moved  to  Georgetown,  and  cross 
ing  the  Potomac  on  the  Aqueduct  Bridge  marched  to  Tenal- 
lytown,  near  Washington,  D.  C.,  where  they  found  their 
wagon-train  waiting  their  arrival. 

September  5,  the  corps  moved  to  Rockville,  Maryland, 
situated  about  sixteen  miles  from  Washington. 

September  6,  it  was  ascertained  by  reconnaissances  of  cav 
alry  and  infantry  that  Lee's  army  had  crossed  into  Mary 
land.  An  invasion  of  the  North  was  threatened,  Washing 
ton  and  Baltimore  were  in  danger.  Our  corps  moved  up  in 
line  two  and  one-half  miles  from  Rockville. 

In  his  advance  through  Maryland,  in  pursuit  of  the 
enemy,  General  McClellan  moved  his  army  in  three  parallel 
columns,  the  two  corps  of  Sumner  and  Williams  having  the 
central  line  of  march. 

September  9,  moved  to  Middlebrook. 

September  10,  moved  to  within  2  miles  of  Damascus. 

September  n,  moved  to  Damascus. 

September  12.  In  General  Orders,  No.  129,  the  Presi 
dent  directed  that  the  Second  Corps  of  the  Army  of  Virginia 
should  become  the  Twelfth  Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac. 

The  corps  moved  to  Ijamsville. 

September  13,  moved  from  Ijamsville  to  Frederick,  ford 
ing  the  Monocacy  River  on  the  way.  It  arrived  in  the  same 
fields  that  were  occupied  the  previous  clay  by  the  Confeder 
ate  division  of  Gen.  D.  H.  Hill.  Corporal  B.  W.  Mitchell, 
of  Company  F  of  the  Twenty-seventh  Indiana,  picked  up 
an  order  written  at  Confederate  headquarters,  which  was 
at  once  transmitted  through  the  ordinary  medium  of  com 
munication  to  McClellan's  headquarters,  where  it  was  found 
to  be  a  general  order  signed  by  Lee's  adjutant-general,  giv- 


ANTIEJTAM  203 

mg  directions  for  the  movements  of  the  entire  Confederate 
army,  thus  revealing  the  plans  of  the  enemy.* 

Fully  informed  now  as  to  the  location  and  movement  of 
each  column  of  the  Confederate  army,  McClellan  gave  im 
mediate  orders  for  an  advance,  overtaking  their  rear  in  the 
passes  of  the  South  Mountain.  Here  the  enemy  had  made 
a  determined  stand,  but  was  defeated  and  driven  out  with 
severe  loss. 

September  14,  moved  forward,  passing  through  Fred 
erick,  where  we  did  not  see  "Barbara  Frietchie  or  her  gray 
head."  The  troops  pushed  on  to  the  front,  where  the  fight 
ing  had  already  commenced,  as  the  marching  troops  could 
hear  the  boom  of  artillery  at  South  Mountain  and  Harper's 
Ferry.  It  was  past  midnight  when  the  head  of  the  column 
reached  the  field  and  went  into  position  in  reserve.  The 
enemy  retreated  during  the  night,  leaving  their  dead  un- 
buried  on  the  field. 

September  15,  Maj.-Gen.  Joseph  K.  F.  Mansfield,  who 
had  been  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Twelfth  Army 
Corps,  joined  us  while  on  the  march,  General  Williams  re 
suming  charge  of  the  First  Division.  Resuming  the  march 
the  corps  passed  over  the  battlefield,  and  through  Boons- 
boro.  The  hospitals  were  filled  with  Confederate  wounded, 
while  along  the  roadside  lay  many  of  their  dead.  That 
night  the  corps  bivouacked  in  the  fields  near  Keedysville, 
not  far  from  the  Antietam  Creek. 

September  16,  received  orders  to  move  and  line  of  battle 
was  formed.  Just  over  the  low  ridge  of  hills  that  skirted 
the  stream  a  lively  cannonade  was  in  progress  that  sounded 
as  if  it  were  close  by.  Hooker  was  shelling  the  enemy's 
lines  on  the  farther  side  of  the  creek;  at  times  a  brisk 
skirmish  fire  was  heard,  but  the  corps  did  no  fighting. 

*The  gratification  expressed  at  McClellan's  headquarters  over  this 
event  was  so  pronounced  that  it  was  noised  about,  and  coming  to  the 
ears  of  a  citizen  of  Frederick,  who  was  a  Southern  sympathizer,  he 
carried  the  news  of  it  after  dark  on  the  night  of  the  I3th  to  General 
J.  E.  B.  Stuart,  who  transmitted  it  to  General  Lee,  who  was  then  at 
Hagerstown. — John  Bresnahan,  Twenty-seventh  Indiana. 


2O4     SEVENTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOI^UNT^R  INFANTRY 

Everywhere  the  brigades  and  divisions  of  the  other  corps 
were  going  into  position.  As  far  as  the  view  extended  were 
regiments  on  regiments,  many  of  them  closed  en  masse  on 
close  column  by  division  that  looked  like  solid  squares,  with 
their  colors  in  the  center.  It  was  a  grand,  a  memorable 
sight.  The  hours  passed  quickly,  and  in  the  fading  light  of 
a  generous  sunset  the  men  prepared  their  evening  meal. 
Then  while  the  bugles  were  sounding  sweet  and  clear  from 
distant  camps  they  made  their  simple  bivouac  under  the 
starlight  and  lay  down  to  sleep.  But  their  rest  was  short. 
At  ii  o'clock  the  men  were  awakened  and  ordered  to  fall 
in  quietly ;  they  were  instructed  to  make  no  noise.  Silently 
and  half  asleep  the  column  moved  off  in  the  darkness,  and 
crossing  the  Antietam  on  one  of  the  upper  bridges  arrived 
at  their  designated  position  after  a  three-hour  march.  The 
corps  was  now  on  the  farm  of  J.  Poffenberger,  at  the  right 
of  the  Union  army,  and  in  the  rear  and  partly  to  the  left  of 
Hooker's  corps,  which  was  in  camp  on  a  farm  belonging  to 
another  J.  Poffenberger  and  about  one  mile  distant  from 
the  Twelfth  Corps.  A  heavy  dew  was  falling,  but  the  men 
threw  themselves  down  in  the  wet  grass  for  a  few  hours' 
sleep.  They  were  soon  startled  from  their  heavy  slumbers 
by  a  volley  of  musketry  that  rang  out  noisily  on  the  night 
air  from  a  piece  of  woods  close  by.  It  was  an  accidental 
collision  between  the  Confederate  pickets  of  Hood's  division 
and  a  regiment  of  the  Pennsylvania  Reserves  attached  to 
the  division  commanded  by  Maj.-Gen.  Meade.  Nothing 
came  of  it  and  soon  all  was  quiet  again. 

When  day  broke  on  Wednesday  morning,  the  I7th, 
Hooker,  looking  south  from  the  J.  Poffenberger  farm  along 
the  turnpike,  saw  a  gently  rolling  landscape  of  which  the 
commanding  point  was  the  Dunker  Church,  whose  white 
brick  walls  appeared  on  the  west  side  of  the  road  backed  by 
the  West  Wood,  which  sloped  toward  him,  filling  a  slight 
hollow  which  ran  parallel  to  the  turnpike,  with  a  single  row 
of  fields  between.  Beyond  the  Miller  house  and  barns  the 
grounds  dipped  into  a  little  depression.  Beyond  this  was 
seen  a  large  corn-field  between  the  East  Wood  and  the 


ANTlETAM  2O5 

turnpike,  rising  again  to  the  highest  level.  There  was,  how 
ever,  another  small  dip  beyond,  which  could  not  be  seen 
from  Hooker's  position,  and  the  second  ridge,  near  the 
church,  and  extending  across  the  turnpike.  Eastward  into 
the  East  Wood  could  be  seen  the  Confederate  line  of  gray, 
partly  sheltered  by  piles  of  rails  taken  from  the  fences. 
They  seemed  to  Hooker  to  be  at  the  farther  side  of  the 
corn-field  and  at  the  top  of  the  first  rise  of  ground  beyond 
Miller's.  It  was  plain  that  the  high  ground  about  the  little 
white  church  was  the  key  to  the  enemy's  position,  and  if  that 
could  be  carried  Hooker's  task  would  be  well  done. 

The  Confederates  opened  the  engagement  by  a  rapid  fire 
from  a  battery  near  the  East  Wood  as  soon  as  it  was  light, 
and  Hooker  answered  the  challenge  by  an  immediate  order 
for  his  line  to  advance.  Doubleday's  division  was  in  two 
lines,  Gibbon's  and  Phelps's  brigades  in  front  supported  by 
Patrick  and  Hofmann.  Gibbon  had  the  right  and  guided 
upon  the  turnpike.  Patrick  held  a  small  wood  in  his  rear, 
which  is  upon  both  sides  of  the  road  a  little  north  of  Miller's 
house.  Some  of  Meade's  men  were  supposed  to  be  in  the 
northwest  extension  of  the  West  Wood,  and  thus  to  cover 
Gibbon's  right  flank  as  he  advanced.  Part  of  Battery  B, 
Fourth  United  States  Artillery,  was  run  forward  to  Miller's 
barn  and  stack-yard  on  the  right  of  the  road,  and  fired  over 
the  heads  of  the  advancing  regiments.  Other  batteries 
were  similarly  placed  more  to  the  left.  The  line  moved 
swiftly  forward  through  Miller's  orchard  and  kitchen  gar 
den,  breaking  through  a  stout  picket  fence  on  the  near  side, 
down  into  the  moist  ground  of  the  hollow,  and  up  through 
the  corn,  which  was  higher  than  their  heads  and  shut  out 
everything  from  view.  At  the  southern  side  of  the  field 
they  came  to  a  low  fence,  beyond  which  was  an  open  field, 
at  the  farther  side  of  which  was  the  enemy's  line.  But  Gib 
bon's  right,  covered  by  the  corn,  had  outmarched  the  left, 
which  had  been  exposed  to  a  terrible  fire,  and  the  direction 
taken  had  been  a  little  oblique,  so  that  the  right  wing  of  the 
Sixth  Wisconsin,  the  flanking  regiment,  had  crossed  the 
turnpike  and  was  suddenly  assailed  by  a  sharp  fire  from  the 


206     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

West  Wood  in  flank.  They  swung  back  into  the  road,  lying 
down  along  the  high,  stout  post-and-rail  fence,  keeping  up 
their  fire  by  shooting  between  the  rails.  Leaving  this  little 
band  to  protect  their  right,  the  main  line,  which  had  come 
up  on  the  left,  leaped  the  fence  at  the  south  edge  of  the 
corn-field  and  charged  across  the  open  at  the  enemy  in  front. 
But  the  concentrated  fire  of  artillery  and  musketry  was 
more  than  they  could  bear.  Men  fell  by  the  hundreds,  and 
the  thinned  ranks  gave  way  and  ran  for  the  shelter  of  the 
corn.  They  were  rallied  in  the  hollow  on  the  north  side  of 
the  field. 

The  enemy  had  rapidly  extended  his  left  under  cover  of 
the  West  Wood,  and  now  made  a  dash  at  the  right  flank 
and  Gibbon's  exposed  guns.  The  gunners  double  charged 
the  cannon  with  canister,  and  under  a  terrible  fire  of  both 
artillery  and  rifles  the  enemy  broke  and  sought  shelter. 
Patrick  moved  up  in  support  of  Gibbon  and  was  sent  across 
the  turnpike  into  the  West  Wood  to  cover  that  flank. 

The  Confederates  advanced  again,  forcing  Patrick  to  re 
sume  his  original  line  of  front  and  to  retire  to  the  cover  of 
a  ledge  at  right  angles  to  the  road  near  Gibbon's  guns. 
Farther  to  the  left  Phelps's  and  Hofmann's  brigades  had 
had  similar  experiences,  pushing  forward  nearly  to  the 
Confederate  lines,  and  being  driven  back  with  great  loss 
when  they  charged  over  open  ground  against  the  enemy. 
Ricketts's  division  entered  the  edge  of  the  East  Wood,  but 
here,  at  the  salient  angle,  where  D.  H.  Hill  and  Lawton 
joined,  the  enemy  held  the  position  stubbornly,  and  the  re 
pulse  of  Doubleday's  division  made  Ricketts  glad  to  hold 
even  the  edge  of  the  East  Wood  as  the  right  of  the  line  was 
driven  back. 

It  was  about  7  o'clock,  and  Mansfield's  corps  (the 
Twelfth)  was  approaching,  for  that  officer  had  called  his 
men  to  arms  at  the  first  sound  of  Hooker's  battle  and  had 
moved  to  his  support.  The  corps  consisted  of  two  divisions, 
Williams's  and  Greene's,  and  were  marched  to  the  field  in 
columns  of  battalions  en  masse.  Proper  intervals  for  de 
ployment  had  not  been  preserved  and  time  was  necessarily 


ANTI^TAM  2O7 

lost  before  the  troops  could  be  placed  in  line.  General 
Mansfield  fell  mortally  wounded  before  the  deployment  was 
complete,  and  the  command  devolved  on  General  Williams. 
Williams  had  only  time  to  take  the  most  general  directions 
from  Hooker,  when  the  latter  also  was  wounded.  The 
Twelfth  Corps'  attack  seems  to  have  been  made  obliquely 
to  that  of  Hooker,  and  -facing  more  to  the  westward,  for 
General  Williams  speaks  of  the  post-and-rail  fences  along, 
the  turnpike  being  a  great  obstruction  to  their  front. 
Greene's  division  on  the  left  moved  along  the  ridge  leading 
to  the  East  Wood,  taking  as  the  guide  for  his  extreme  left 
the  line  of  the  burning  house  of  Mumma,  which  had  been 
set  on  fire  by  D.  H.  Hill's  men. 

In  Greene's  division  was  the  First  Brigade,  Second 
Division,  Twelfth  Army  Corps,  consisting  of  the  Fifth, 
Seventh,  Twenty-ninth,  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  and  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry.  The  writer  was  a 
member  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  and  in  future  will  confine 
himself  mainly  as  to  what  that  regiment,  brigade,  and  di 
vision  did  in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  giving  full  credit  to 
others  for  what  they  did  so  far  as  lies  in  his  power,  with 
malice  to  none,  as  the  rank  and  file  of  every  corps  present 
and  in  action  did  their  duty  well.  Some  of  the  most  des 
perate  fighting  done  during  the  war  took  place  in  its  im 
mediate  front. 

Doubleday  in  his  report  notices  the  change  of  direction  as 
indicated  above  of  Williams's  division,  which  had  relieved 
him,  and  says  Williams's  brigades  were  swept  away  by  a 
fire  from  their  left  and  front,  from  behind  rocky  ledges 
they  could  not  see.  Our  officers  were  deceived  in  part  as  to 
the  extent  and  direction  of  the  enemy's  line  by  the  fact  that 
the  Confederate  cavalry  commander,  Stuart,  had  occupied 
a  commanding  hill  west  of  the  pike  and  beyond  our  right 
flank,  and  from  this  position,  which  in  fact  was  considerably 
detached  from  the  Confederate  line,  he  used  his  batteries 
with  such  effect  as  to  produce  the  belief  that  a  continuous 
line  extended  from  this  point  to  the  Bunker  Church.  Our 
two  lines  of  attack  were  convergent  ones,  the  right  sweeping 


208     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

southward  along  the  pike  and  through  the  narrow  strip  of 
the  West  Wood,  while  the  division  which  drove  the  enemy 
from  the  East  Wood  moved  upon  the  commanding  ground 
around  the  church.  This  error  of  direction  was  repeated 
with  disastrous  effect  a  little  later,  when  Sumner  came  on 
the  ground  with  Sedgwick's  division. 

When  Mansfield's  corps  came  on  the  field,  Meade,  who 
succeeded  Hooker,  withdrew  the  First  Corps  to  the  ridge 
north  of  Poffenberger's,  where  it  had  bivouacked  the  night 
before.  It  had  suffered  severely,  having  lost  2,470  in  killed 
and  wounded,  but  it  was  still  further  depleted  by  straggling, 
so  that  Meade  reported  less  than  7,000  men  with  the  colors 
that  evening.  Its  organization  was  preserved,  however. 

Greene's,  division,  on  the  left  of  the  Twelfth  Corps, 
profited  by  the  hard  fighting  of  those  who  had  preceded  it, 
and  was  able  to  drive  the  enemy  quite  out  of  the  East  Wood 
and  across  the  open  fields  between  it  and  the  Dunker 
Church.  It  was  here  that  Adj.  J.  B.  Molyneaux,  of  the 
Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  disarmed  an  officer  of  the 
Confederate  army  in  a  hand-to-hand  sword  combat. 

Just  as  we  emerged  from  the  East  Wood  Sergt.  Jere  G. 
Claflin,  of  Company  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  was 
wounded,  being  hit  on  the  shin-bone  as  he  was  crossing  a 
fallen  tree,  and  for  a  few  minutes  the  air  was  blue  with  ex 
pletives  from  him  on  account  of  the  severe  pain  occasioned 
by  the  wound. 

Greene  succeeded,  about  the  time  of  Sumner's  advance, 
in  getting  a  footing  about  the  Dunker  Church  itself,  but 
only  after  desperate  fighting,  the  enemy  lying  in  windrows 
over  the  corn-field.  This  position  was  held  for  some  time. 

The  fighting  of  Hooker's  and  Mansfield's  men,  though 
lacking  unity  of  force  and  purpose,  had  cost  the  enemy  dear. 
J.  R.  Jones,  who  commanded  Jackson's  division,  had  been 
wounded ;  Starke,  who  succeeded  Jones,  was  killed ;  Law- 
ten,  who  followed  Starke,  was  wounded.  Ewell's  division, 
commanded  by  Early,  had  suffered  hardly  less.  Hood  was 
sent  back  into  the  fight  to  relieve  Lawton,  and  had  been  re 
inforced  by  the  brigades  of  Ripley,  Colquitt,  and  McRae 
(Garland's)  from  D.  H.  Hill's  division. 


ANTIETAM  209 

When  Greene  reached  the  Dunker  Church  with  his  divi 
sion,  consisting  of  the  Seventh  O.  V.  I.  and  other  regiments, 
the  Confederates  on  that  wing  had  suffered  more  fearfully 
than  our  own  men.  Nearly  half  their  number  were  killed 
and  wounded,  and  Jackson's  famous  "Stonewall"  Division 
was  so  completely  disorganized  that  only  a  handful  of  men 
under  Colonels  Grigsby  and  Stafford  remained  and  attached 
themselves  to  Early 's  command. 

Of  the  division  under  Early,  his  own  brigade  was  all  that 
retained  much  strength,  and  this,  posted  among  the  rocks  in 
the  West  Wood  and  vigorously  supported  by  Stuart's  horse 
artillery  on  the  flank,  was  all  that  covered  the  left  of  Lee's 
army. 

Sumner's  Second  Corps  was  now  approaching  the  scene 
of  action,  or  rather  two  divisions  of  it — Sedgwick's  and 
French's — Richardson's  being  still  delayed  till  his  place 
could  be  filled  by  Porter's  troops,  the  strange  tardiness  in 
sending  orders  being  noticeable  in  regard  to  every  part  of 
the  army.  Sumner  met  Hooker,  who  was  being  carried 
from  the  field. 

Both  Sedgwick  and  French  marched  their  divisions  by 
the  right  flank,  in  three  columns,  a  brigade  in  each  column, 
Sedgwick  leading.  They  crossed  the  Antietam  by  Hooker's 
route,  but  did  not  march  as  far  to  the  northwest  as  Hooker 
had  done.  When  the  center  of  the  corps  was  opposite  the 
Dunker  Church,  and  nearly  east  of  it,  the  change  of  direc 
tion  was  given ;  the  troops  faced  to  their  proper  front  and 
advanced  in  line  of  battle  in  three  lines,  fully  deployed,  and 
60  or  70  yards  apart.  Sumner  himself  being  in  rear  of 
Sedgwick's  line,  and  near  its  left.  When  they  approached 
the  position  held  by  Greene's  division  at  Dunker  Church, 
French  kept  on  so  as  to  form  on  Greene's  left,  while  Sedg 
wick,  under  Sumner's  immediate  lead,  diverged  to  the  right, 
passing  through  the  East  Wood,  crossing  the  turnpike  on 
the  right  of  Greene  and  of  the  Dunker  Church,  and  plunged 
into  the  West  Wood.  At  this  point  there  were  no  Confed 
erates  in  front  of  them. 
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210     S£V£NTH  REGIMKNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Early  was  farther  to  the  right,  opposing  Williams's  di 
vision  of  the  Twelfth  Corps,  and  now  made  haste  under 
cover  of  the  woods  to  pass  around  Sedgwick's  right  and  to 
get  in  front  of  him  to  oppose  his  progress.  This  led  to 
heavy  skirmishing  until  McLaws's  and  Walker's  divisions 
came  upon  the  field,  marching  rapidly  from  Harper's  Ferry. 

Walker  charged  upon  the  left  flank  of  Sedgwick's  lines, 
which  were  soon  thrown  into  confusion,  and  McLaws,  pass 
ing  by  Walker's  left,  threw  his  division  diagonally  upon  the 
already  broken  and  retreating  line  of  Sumner. 

All  of  the  troops  were  rallied  at  the  ridge  on  the  Poffen- 
berger  farm,  where  Hooker's  corps  had  already  taken  posi 
tion,  supported  by  thirty  pieces  of  artillery. 

Every  effort  of  Jackson  and  Stuart  to  resume  the  aggres 
sive  or  to  pass  between  them  and  the  Potomac  was  rendered 
abortive. 

The  enemy  now  concentrated  upon  Greene  at  the  Bunker 
Church,  and  after  a  stubborn  resistance  he,  too,  was  driven 
back,  with  his  division,  upon  the  turnpike  and  the  open 
ground  to  the  edge  of  the  East  Wood.  Here,  bv  the  aid  of 
several  batteries  gallantly  handled,  he  defeated  the  subse 
quent  effort  to  dislodge  him. 

It  was  here  that  Capt.  Wm.  A.  Howe,  of  the  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  L,  while  flourishing  his  sword  over  his 
head  and  leading  on  his  men,  had  the  blade  of  it  snapped 
off  by  a  shot  from  the  enemy.  The  shock  from  the  blow 
temporarily  paralyzed  his  right  arm,  all  that  was  left  of  the 
sword  being  the  hilt. 

The  battle  on  the  extreme  right  was  thus  ended  before 
10  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and  there  was  no  more  serious 
fighting  north  of  the  Dunker  Church. 

French  advanced  on  Greene's  left,  over  the  open  farm 
lands,  and  after  a  fierce  combat  about  the  Roulette  and'  Clipp 
farm  buildings  drove  D.  H.  Hill's  division  from  them. 

Richardson's  division  came  up  on  French's  left  soon 
after,  having  been  relieved  by  Porter's  corps,  and  the  enemy 
were  pressed  back,  till  after  several  hours  of  fighting  the 
sunken  road,  since  known  as  the  "Bloody  Lane,"  was  in 


ANTIETAM  211 

our  hands,  piled  full  of  Confederate  dead  who  had  defended 
it  with  their  lives.  Richardson  was  mortally  and  Barlow 
desperately  wounded  and  Hancock  transferred  to  command 
the  division. 

The  Confederates  during  this  movement  ran  out  of  am 
munition,  but  securing  enough  powder  for  their  artillery, 
they  seized  a  blacksmith  shop,  and  soon  its  contents,  con 
sisting  of  wagon  chains,  hammers,  tongs,  etc.,  were  sent 
howling  over  our  heads,  the  noise  being  simply  horrible. 

The  head  of  Franklin's  corps  (the  Sixth)  had  arrived 
about  10  o'clock  and  taken  position  near  the  Sharpsburg 
Bridge,  which  Sumner  had  occupied.  Smith's  and  Slocum's 
divisions  were  ordered  to  Sumner's  assistance,  and  early  in 
the  afternoon  Irwin  and  Brooks,  of  Smith's,  advanced  to 
the  charge  and  relieved  Greene's  division  and  part  of 
French's,  whose  guns  were  foul,  the  men  out  of  ammuni 
tion  and  suffering  for  want  of  water.  Greene's  division 
had  been  engaged  in  battle  for  about  seven  hours  con 
tinuously,  losing  heavily.  Just  before  the  division  was  re 
lieved  the  writer  was  severely  wounded  and  taken  to  the 
brick  hospital,  together  with  Sergt.  Jere  G.  Claflin. 

In  the  battle  the  Second  Division  (Greene's)  was  supplied 
twice  with  forty  rounds  per  man,  from  their  ammunition- 
train,  by  Sergt.  Levi  F.  Bauder  in  charge.  When  it  entered 
the  battle  each  man  had  sixty  rounds,  making  a  total  of  140 
rounds  per  man  expended  by  it. 

Where  you  read  Greene's  division,  read  Seventh  Regi 
ment  O.  V.  I.,  as  they  were  the  advance  in  all  of  the  move 
ments  on  the  battlefield  of  the  division  that  day,  and  held 
on  to  their  position  in  the  East  Wood  tenaciously  from  the 
time  it  was  captured  until  relieved  by  Franklin,  who  with 
Greene  held  the  position  until  the  retreat  of  Lee  to  Vir 
ginia. 

About  5.30  P.  M.  Greene's  division  was  ordered  to  form 
in  rear  of  Franklin's  corps,  in  support,  by  General  McClel- 
lan  in  person.  The  movement  was  done  promptly  and  we 
lay  on  our  arms  all  night. 

Lieut. -Col.  Tyndale,  Twenty-eighth  Penn.  V.  I.,  com 
manding  the  First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Twelfth  Army 


212     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Corps,   was   severely  wounded,   and   Lieut.-Col.   Orrin   J. 
Crane  assumed  command. 

At  10  o'clock  A.  M.J  as  a  diversion,  McClellan  gave  orders 
for  Burnside's  corps  and  Cox's  division  to  try  to  cross  the 
Antietam  and  attack  the  enemy.  This  was  done  by  moving 
Rodman's  division  to  a  ford  below  the  bridge,  and  Sturgis's 
over  the  bridge,  strongly  supported  by  Cox's  division  in 
reserve,  although  at  times  it  became  the  front  in  the  dif 
ferent  movements.  They  were  confronted  by  D.  R.  Jones's 
division  of  four  brigades  deployed  on  the  neighboring  hills. 

The  advance  of  the  Union  troops  was  supported  by 
numerous  batteries  well  posted  in  commanding  positions, 
but  inferior  to  that  of  the  enemy,  who  appeared  to  be 
stronger  in  that  arm  of  the  service.  Jones's  division  was 
driven  back  and  the  Union  troops  had  partially  occupied 
Sharpsburg,  when  they  were  confronted  by  a  heavy  rein 
forcement  consisting  of  six  brigades  under  Gen.  A.  P.  Hill, 
who  had  marched  from  Harper's  Ferry,  arriving  at  noon  at 
Sharpsburg.  The  Union  troops  were  forced  to  retire,  but 
remained  in  position  on  the  west  side  of  Antietam  Creek 
until  the  Confederates  crossed  into  Virginia  on  the  morn 
ing  of  the  i Qth. 

The  losses  of  the  Union  troops  in  this  battle  were  12,400 
men.  Those  of  the  Confederates,  as  reported  by  Longstreet 
in  his  Memoirs,  were  13,687.  The  losses  in  the  Twelfth 
Corps  were  1,746,  the  Seventh  O.  V.  I.  losing  nearly  one- 
half  of  the  number  taken  into  action.* 

September  18,  the  Twelfth  Corps  remained  on  the  battle 
field  in  line  of  battle,  with  arms  stacked. 

September  19,  marched  over  the  battlefield  toward  Har 
per's  Ferry,  reaching  Sandy  Hook,  Maryland,  about  3  p.  M. 
September  20,  after  marching  all  night. 

September  22,  occupied  Loudoun  Heights,  Va.,  and  went 
into  camp. 

"HDQRS.  FIRST  BRIG.  SECOND  Div.  BANKS'S  ARMY  CORPS, 
"LOUDOUN  HEIGHTS,  VA.,  Sept.  25,  1862. 

"SiR :  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report  of 
the  part  taken  by  the  First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  in  the 
battle  of  Antietam,  on  the  I7th  September,  1862.  The  bri- 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  640. 


ANTIETAM  213 

gade  was  composed  of  the  Twenty-eighth  Pa.  Vols.,  Maj. 
Ario  Pardee,  commanding;  Fifth  Ohio  Vols.,  Maj.  John 
Collins,  commanding;  Seventh  Ohio  Vols.,  Maj.  O.  J. 
Crane,  commanding,  and  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  Vols.,  Lieut. - 
Col.  Eugene  Powell,  commanding.  The  brigade  under  com 
mand  of  Lieut.-Col.  H.  Tyndale,  Twenty-eighth  Pa.  Vols., 
was  formed  at  5.30  A.  M.  in  column  of  divisions,  right  in 
front.  It  was  then  marched  in  column  about  one  mile  to  a 
point  of  woods,  where  the  enemy  were  in  force  and  had 
engaged  our  right,  holding  them  in  check.  At  this  point 
the  order  came  to  deploy  column  into  line  of  battle,  which 
was  promptly  executed.  We  then  advanced  a  short  dis 
tance  into  the  woods,  where  the  enemy  were  formed  under 
cover  of  a  fence.  The  action  then  commenced.  After  ex 
changing  a  few  shots  the  engagement  became  general,  which 
continued  for  an  hour  and  a  half  of  severe  fighting  with 
great  slaughter  to  the  enemy,  when  the  enemy  gave  way  in 
confusion  and  disorder  before  the  furious  onset  of  our 
troops.  We  pursued  them  rapidly,  capturing  many  prison 
ers,  and  strewing  the  ground  with  their  dead  and  wounded. 
After  pressing  them  closely  for  a  distance  of  one-half  mile, 
we  were  obliged  to  slacken  our  fire,  as  our.  ammunition  had 
given  out,  when,  receiving  a  supply,  we  changed  our  line  by 
the  right  flank  and  marched  to  an  elevation,  where  we 
awaited  the  advance  of  the  enemy,  who  was  advancing  in 
column  of  regiments. 

"We  then  received  orders  to  fall  back  under  cover  of  the 
hill,  and  awaited  the  advance  of  the  enemy.  When  within 
a  short  range,  our  troops  were  quickly  thrown  forward  to 
the  top  of  the  hill,  where  we  poured  into  their  advancing 
columns  volley  after  volley.  So  terrific  was  the  fire  of  our 
men  that  the  enemy  fell  like  grass  before  the  mower;  so 
deadly  was  the  fire  that  the  enemy  retired  in  great  disorder, 
they  not  being  able  to  rally  their  retreating  forces. 

"We  charged  them  in  a  heavy  piece  of  woods,  driving 
them  out  of  it,  capturing  a  large  number  of  prisoners 
(among  them  was  a  lieutenant-colonel  and  a  lieutenant), 
and  made  terrible  havoc  in  their  ranks,  covering  the  ground 


214     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

with  their  slain,  many  of  them  officers.  We  gained  the 
woods,  and  held  our  position  for  two  hours.  We  were  then 
ordered  to  retire  and  be  relieved  by  other  troops,  under  com 
mand  of  General  Smith. 

"It  is  impossible  at  this  time  to  speak  of  individual 
bravery,  but  I  can  say,  without  flattery,  that  all,  both  officers 
and  men  of  the  different  regiments  of  the  brigade,  nobly 
stood  by  their  colors,  and  did  their  duty  well  on  that  event 
ful  day.  Lieut. -Col.  Tyndale,  while  nobly  doing  his  duty, 
was  severely  wounded. 

"Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"ORRIN  J.  CRANE, 
"Major,  Commanding  Brigade. 
"Brig.-Gen.  GREENE, 

"Commanding  Second  Division." 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 

ON   I.OUDOUN   AND   BOLIVAR   HEIGHTS   AND  THE)    FIGHT    AT 

DUMFRIES. 


While  encamped  upon  Loudoun  Heights  near  Harper's 
Ferry,  the  Seventh  Ohio,  whose  ranks  by  reason  of  its  al 
most  continuous  active  service  in  the  field  since  leaving 
Camp  Dennison,  and  the  casualties  of  battle,  had  become 
very  much  depleted,  was  materially  strengthened  on  the  Qth 
of  October  by  the  arrival  of  Lieut.  William  D.  Shepherd  in 
charge  of  150  recruits,  besides  a  number  of  the  regiment 
who  were  returning  from  hospitals  where  they  had  been  on 
account  of  wounds  received  at  the  battles  of  Kernstown, 
Port  Republic,  and  Cedar  Mountain. 

These  recruits  had  enlisted  just  after  the  news  of  the  snug 
fighting  and  heavy  losses  at  Cedar  Mountain  had  reached 
northern  Ohio,  for  the  distinct  purpose  of  joining  the 
Seventh  to  fill  its  ranks  and  strengthen  its  battle  line,  and  it 
can  be  most  truthfully  stated  that  the  subsequent  service  of 
that  organization  amply  proved  that  a  better  class  of  young 
men  than  the  recruits  who  came  to  us  at  Loudoun  Heights 
could  not  have  been  found.  Above  the  average  in  educa 
tion  and  intelligence,  apt  in  drill  and  in  learning  the  duties 
of  a  soldier,  they  readily  adapted  themselves  to  their  sur 
roundings;  were  brave,  gallant,  and  true,  and  in  fact 
measured  up  to  the  highest  standard  of  American  volun 
teers. 

General  Mansfield  having  been  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Antietam,  Gen.  A.  S.  Williams  commanded  the  Twelfth 
Corps  until  October  20,  when  Ma  j.  -Gen.  Henry  W.  Slocum 
assumed  command.  General  Slocum  was  a  graduate  of 
West  Point  who  resigned  as  early  as  1857  to  follow  civil 
pursuits,  but  when  the  call  for  troops  was  made  early  in 
1  86  1  he  tendered  his  services,  and  on  May  21  became  colo 
nel  of  the  Twenty-seventh  New  York  Infantry.  With  his 


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regiment  he  participated  in  the  battle  of  Bull  Run  on  July 
21,  1 86 1,  where  he  was  severely  wounded.  He  was  pro 
moted  to  brigadier-general  to  date  August  9,  1861,  and 
when  able  for  duty  was  given  command  of  a  brigade  in 
Franklin's  division  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac. 

He  went  to  the  Peninsula,  where  after  participating  in 
the  battles  there  he  was,  on  the  4th  of  July,  1862,  promoted 
to  major-general  and  given  command  of  a  division  in  Gen 
eral  Franklin's  corps.  On  September  14,  1862,  with  his 
division,  he  captured  Crampton's  Gap  in  the  Catoctin 
Range,  and  on  the  lyth  took  an  active  part  in  the  battle  of 
Antietam.  He  was  modest,  quiet,  and  unassuming,  yet 
always  measured  up  to  the  best  standard  and  was  greatly 
beloved  by  his  men. 

On  October  21,  at  2.30  o'clock  A.  M.,  the  Second  Division 
of  the  Twelfth  Corps,  under  the  command  of  Gen.  John  W. 
Geary,  who  had  returned  to  duty  and  been  given  command 
of  a  division,  moved  up  Loudoun  Valley  some  fifteen  miles 
to  Lovetsville,  where  a  number  of  prisoners  were  taken,  the 
command  returning  to  camp  the  next  day.  On  the  3Oth 
the  Second  Division  moved  camp  to  Bolivar  Heights,  across 
the  Shenandoah  River,  where  it  was  more  comfortably  sit 
uated.  On  the  3 ist  Colonel  Creighton  rejoined  his  regi 
ment,  having  been  absent  since  August  9,  on  account  of  a 
severe  wound  received  at  Cedar  Mountain. 

During  the  month  of  November  the  Second  Division 
almost  daily  performed  herculean  guard  duty  some  miles 
out  toward  Charlestown,  where  General  Geary  had  a  corps 
of  pioneers  cutting  all  the  timber  in  sight  to  give  clear  range 
to  his  artillery.  On  October  i  President  Lincoln  visited 
General  McClellan's  army,  remaining  some  days,  during 
which  he  rode  over  the  battlefield  of  South  Mountain  and 
Antietam,  and  also  reviewed  the  troops.  Upon  his  return 
to  Washington,  President  Lincoln  issued  an  order  on  Octo 
ber  7  directing  General  McClellan  to  cross  the  Potomac  and 
give  battle  to  the  enemy,  but  he  did  not  begin  to  comply 
with  this  order  until  the  26th,  ancl  did  not  get  his  army 
across  until  November  3d,  which  reluctantly  compelled  his 


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removal  from  the  command  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac, 
and  as  it  subsequently  proved,  from  further  military  duty 
during  that  war.  The  order  relieving  Maj.-Gen.  George 
B.  McClellan  from  his  position  as  the  commanding  general 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  was  dated  November  5,  1862, 
and  was  received  by  him  on  the  7th,  while  at  Rectortown  on 
the  Manassas  Gap  Railroad.  He  was  relieved  by  Maj.- 
Gen.  Ambrose  E.  Burnside. 

On  December  2  General  Geary,  under  orders  from  Gen 
eral  Slocum,  moved  with  his  division  on  a  scout,  which  has 
been  very  ably  handled  by  Sergeant  M.  M.  Andrews  of 
Company  C,  as  follows : 

"RECONNAISSANCE  TO  WINCHESTER. 

"Our  stay  at  Harper's  Ferry,  from  September  2Oth  to 
December  loth,  1862,  was  characterized  by  the  most  severe 
guard  duty  in  the  experience  of  the  regiment,  and  much  of 
the  romance  of  war.  Our  picket  lines  extended  several 
miles  through  the  rough  mountains  about  and  toward  Win 
chester  in  the  Valley,  which  was  occupied  by  the  enemy. 
From  our  first  camp  on  the  rocky  side  of  Loudoun  Heights 
we  looked  down  upon  a  splendid  panorama  of  varied 
scenery — the  beautiful  Potomac  and  the  dashing  Shenan- 
cloah  rivers,  joining  their  waters  at  the  village  of  Harper's 
Ferry  with  its  quaint  buildings  and  the  U.  S.  Arsenal  in 
ruins,  and  everywhere  camps  of  infantry,  artillery  and  cav 
alry;  while  beyond,  as  far  as  the  vision  could  reach,  were 
picturesque  forest  and  mountain.  Almost  daily  the  great 
military  balloon  "Constitution"  floated  over  the  white  tents 
below  us. 

"The  last  of  October  Geary's  division  moved  down  and 
camped  on  Bolivar  Heights,  relieving  Sumner's  corps,  and 
for  a  month,  with  other  troops,  was  busy  strengthening  the 
defenses  of  our  position.  Heavy  details  of  choppers 
slashed  down  the  trees  in  our  front,  our  brigade  acting  as 
pioneer  guard  between  them  and  the  enemy. 

"On  December  2,  General  Geary,  under  orders  from  the 
commanding  general,  began  a  reconnaissance  toward  Win- 


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Chester,  for  the  purpose  of  locating  the  enemy  and  to  ascer 
tain  his  strength  in  the  Valley.  Our  force  consisted  of 
about  3,000  picked  men,  12  pieces  of  artillery  from  the  dif 
ferent  batteries  of  the  division,  and  50  mounts  from  the 
Maryland  cavalry.  With  well-filled  cartridge-boxes  and 
haversacks  the  column  started  at  6.30  A.  M.  The  boys  were 
in  fine  spirits,  with  the  prospect  of  active  service,  and  swung 
along  in  the  crisp,  frosty  air  of  the  early  morning,  with  joke 
and  song. 

"Approaching  Charlestown  (where  John  Brown  was 
tried  and  hung)  our  advance  had  a  sharp  skirmish  with  the 
rebel  cavalry,  resulting  in  the  wounding  of  four  or  five  of 
their  men  and  several  horses  killed.  They  fell  back  beyond 
Charlestown,  where  we  arrived  at  8.30  A.  M. 

"As  our  fellows  entered  the  one  street  of  the  village  some 
one  struck  up  'John  Brown's  Body/  and  the  rousing  song 
was  taken  up  with  a  volume  of  sound  by  the  whole  column. 
In  front  of  the  court-house  we  halted,  and,  stacking  arms 
for  a  brief  rest,  every  one  was  curious  to  inspect  the  court 
room  where  the  old  hero  was  tried,  and  the  field  near  by, 
where  he  was  executed. 

"Taking  up  the  line  of  march  on  the  Berryville  Pike,  we 
soon  encountered  more  rebel  cavalry,  who  retreated  before 
our  advance  to  near  the  hamlet  of  Berryville,  where  we 
discovered  the  enemy  in  some  force  on  a  hill.  Knap's 
boys  dropped  a  few  shells  amongst  them,  when  they  with 
drew  toward  Winchester.  Our  advance  took  possession 
of  the  hill,  and  General  Geary  at  once  disposed  his  force  in 
order  of  battle. 

"The  Seventh  Ohio,  with  two  pieces  of  Knap's  battery, 
took  the  lead,  and  our  squadron  of  cavalry  was  sent  for 
ward  in  advance.  The  writer,  who  was  in  command  of 
Company  C,  was  directed  to  deploy  the  company  as  skir 
mishers  to  the  right  of  the  road  and  advance  through  the 
field  to  the  woods  beyond,  from  which  rifle  shots  were  com 
ing.  Just  as  this  movement  began  our  cavalry  squad  was 
seen  galloping  back,  followed  by  a  large  force  of  rebel 
horsemen — the  Twelfth  Virginia  Cavalry — on  a  furious 


IvOUDOUN  AND  BOUVAR  HEIGHTS 

charge  against  our  front.  Knap's  guns  swung  into  posi 
tion  in  the  road  and  received  the  rebs  with  grape;  and  the 
regiment  poured  into  their  ranks  a  volley  of  musketry. 
This  broke  their  impetuous  charge  and  turned  them  back 
in  great  confusion.  They  left  on  the  field  4  men  mortally 
wounded,  who  died  soon  after,  and  about  20  horses  killed 
and  disabled.  Company  C  advanced  into  the  woods,  where 
we  came  up  against  a  line  of  the  enemy's  skirmishers,  and 
drove  them  steadily  before  us. 

"When  the  firing  had  ceased,  an  incident  of  personal  in 
terest  occurred  which  is  perhaps  worth  mention.  The 
writer  saw  a  Confederate  soldier  raise  his  gun  to  fire  at  one 
of  the  company,  but  he  got  the  first  shot  and  winged  the  reb, 
who  ran  back,  holding  his  arm.  Advancing  at  once  to  the 
spot,  the  writer  found  the  reb's  rifle  and  knapsack  by  the 
tree  which  had  partially  protected  him.  The  fresh  blood 
on  his  knapsack  told  the  story  of  his  sudden  decision  to  part 
with  it. 

"About  dusk  our  troops  bivouacked  in  line  of  battle 
behind  temporary  barricades  of  fallen  trees.  The  next 
morning,  December  3,  the  march  was  resumed  toward  Win 
chester.  Crossing  Opequon  Creek  we  came  upon  a  camp 
recently  vacated  by  the  rebel  Gen.  A.  P.  Hill's  corps.  The 
whole  force  was  brought  up  and  bivouacked  that  night  on 
the  rebel  camp-ground. 

"Early  Thursday  morning  we  proceeded  cautiously  to 
Winchester.  General  Geary  sent  Dr.  Ball,  medical  director 
of  the  division,  under  a  flag  of  truce,  into  the  town  to  de 
mand  its  surrender.  The  commanding  officer  replied  that 
no  resistance  would  be  made;  but,  learning  that  there  ex 
isted  in  the  place  an  epidemic  of  smallpox,  General  Geary 
decided  not  to  go  in. 

"Gathering  up  a  lot  of  prisoners,  118  in  all,  and  recap 
turing  some  of  our  own  men  who  had  been  taken  prisoners, 
our  column  took  up  the  line  of  march  at  about  3  p.  M.  on 
the  Martinsburg  turn-pike  toward  Harper's  Ferry. 
Camped  that  night  about  six  miles  from  Winchester,  and 
next  day,  December  4,  proceeded  via  Bunker  Hill  and 


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Smithfield  on  our  return  march.  The  night  of  the  5th  of 
December,  we  bivouacked  in  a  snowstorm,  without  shelter, 
or  adequate  covering  to  protect  us  from  the  severe  cold,  but 
got  some  rest ;  and;  next  day  arrived  at  Bolivar  in  excellent 
condition,  having  made  the  entire  scout  without  a  single 
casualty  on  the  Union  side." 

M.  M.  ANDREWS, 

On  December  10  the  Twelfth  Corps  marched  away  to 
Hillsboro,  Leesburg,  Fairfax  Court  House  and  Station, 
across  the  Occoquan,  reaching  Dumfries  Court  House  on 
the  1 8th,  where  the  Fifth,  Seventh,  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio 
Infantry  and  a  section  of  McGilvery's  Sixth  Maine  Battery, 
under  command  of  Colonel  Charles  Candy,  were  left  to 
guard  and  help  keep  open  a  line  of  communication  in  the 
rear  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  then  mainly  stationed 
about  Falmouth  on  the  Rappahannock.  Between  excessive 
picket  duty  in  many  directions  and  all  sorts  of  rumors  with 
reference  to  possible  attack  from  J.  E.  B.  Stuart's  raiders 
by  day,  and  Mosby's  Guerrillas  by  night,  the  little  garrison 
at  Dumfries  had  a  strenuous  time  until  the  27th,  when 
something  occurred,  of  which  Comrade  Condit  of  Company 
C  has  written  as  follows : 

"THE  DUMFRIES  'SCRAP/ 

"In  point  of  magnitude  the  Dumfries  fight  was  a  robust 
skirmish,  not  to  dignify  it  as  one  of  the  smaller  conflicts  of 
the  war.  We  who  were  wounded,  and  our  friends,  prefer 
to  think  of  that  engagement  as  a  battle  rather  than  a  skirm 
ish.  Our  first  fight  is  always  spoken  of  as  the  'battle  of 
Cross  Lanes,'  and  although  attended  by  far  more  disastrous 
results  to  the  regiment,  it  lasted  scarcely  30  minutes,  while 
the  conflict  at  Dumfries,  with  three  times  the  Union  troops 
engaged,  raged  almost  continuously  from  12.30  p.  M.  until 
dark. 

"But  let  us  go  back  a  little.  The  great  battle  of  Antietam 
had  been  fought  on  the  ifth  of  September,  1862.  Follow 
ing  up  the  advantage  gained,  our  army  slowly  felt  its  way 


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down  the  river  to  Harper's  Ferry,  and  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment,  after  wading-  both  the  Potomac  and  the  Shenandoah 
rivers,  went  into  camp  on  Loudoun  Heights  for  a  'breath 
ing  spell.'  From  this  and  the  surrounding  heights  our 
army  was  reviewed  by  President  Lincoln,  and  the  holler  this 
writer  gave  him  as  he  passed  along  the  line  he  feels  sure  is 
still  reverberating  somewhere  around  Maryland  Heights. 
Here  the  Potomac  army  took  its  final  leave  of  'Little 
Mac,' — its  old  commander — a  most  unwelcome  parting  to 
most  of  us.  If  there  had  been  giants  in  those  days  I  am 
sure  the  regiment  would  have  detailed  a  large  squad  of  them 
as  water-carriers  on  Loudoun  Heights.  Carrying  water  up 
that  mountainside  was  really  one  of  the  hardships  of  the 
war.  Some  favoring  providence  coming  our  way,  after  a 
few  weeks,  permitted  us  to  change  our  base  to  Bolivar 
Heights,  where  we  later  prepared  and  went  into  winter 
quarters.  From  this  height  the  writer  was  elevated  from 
the  ranks  to  that  of  a  corporal — a  bit  of  military  history  not 
likely  to  add  greatly  to  the  renown  of  this  mountain  top 
which  Miles  and  Jackson  had  just  previously  made  famous. 

"Early  December  snows  had  begun  to  fall  upon  our 
cabins,  and  now,  alas !  our  cozy  winter  quarters  must  be 
abandoned.  Lee  had  fallen  back  and  the  greater  part  of 
our  army  was  nearing  the  Rappahannock  hard  by  Freder- 
icksburg,  and  on  December  10  we  too  were  ordered  for 
ward.  It  was  a  cross-country  march  to  the  south  with  little 
or  no  halting  until  we  reached  the  village  of  Dumfries  on 
Ouantico  Creek  near  where  it  puts  into  the  Potomac.  Here 
the  'Ohio  Brigade,'  consisting  of  the  Fifth,  Seventh  and 
Sixth-sixth  Regiments,  was  detached  and  went  into  camp 
on  the  1 8th  of  December.  To  this  force  must  be  added  a 
section  of  the  Sixth  Maine  Battery  and  a  company  of  the 
Twelfth  Illinois  Cavalry,  altogether  a  miniature  army  con 
stituting  a  part  of  the  reserve  to  and  rear  protection  for 
Burnside's  command  which  was  about  to  strike  Lee  at 
Fredericksburg. 

"Dumfries  was  one  of  those  sleepy  old  towns  that  one 
would  hardly  undertake  to  wake  up  with  a  cannon,  though 


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Gen.  Wade  Hampton  did  make  the  effort  on  the  I2th  inst. 
previous  to  our  arrival.  Happening  that  way  with  some 
thing  over  500  of  his  cavalry  and  a  field  battery,  he  opened 
on  the  town  just  at  daybreak.  After  firing  a  couple  of  can 
non  shot  he  made  a  dash  into  the  village,  capturing  the  50 
odd  Union  troops  that  garrisoned  the  place,  together  with 
24  wagons  loaded  with  sutler's  supplies;  but  this  incident 
must  have  passed  from  the  memory  of  the  then  remaining 
villagers  after  a  day  or  two,  for  I  can  not  recall  its  mention 
at  the  time,  nor  did  I  know  of  the  circumstance  until  44 
years  afterward.  But  this  raid  of  the  I2th  of  December 
seems  to  have  had  its  influence.  The  sutler's  goods  cap 
tured  had  found  a  responsive  welcome  on  the  part  of  the 
Confederates,  whose  stomachs  were  rarely  surprised  with 
such  delicate  'liquids'  and  'solids'  as  our  sutler  used  to  hand 
out  to  us  at  seven-story  prices.  The  holidays  were  now 
upon  Confederate  and  Unionist  alike,  and  the  said  'liquids' 
and  'solids'  of  sutler  and  army  supplies  may  have  had  more 
to  do  with  this  Confederate  move  on  Dumfries  than  we  sus 
pected  at  the  time. 

"It  was  12  o'clock  noon,  December  27th,  1862,  when 
Orderly  Sergeant  Andrews  of  Company  C  and  this  writer 
threw  down  a  dressed  Confederate  sheep  in  front  of  Joe's 
kitchen.  (Joe  was  our  private  colored  cook.)  We  had 
killed  and  dressed  this  sheep  about  a  mile  from  camp,  tied 
its  legs  together,  through  which  we  ran  a  pole,  and  then 
hustled)  it  into  camp  on  our  shoulders.  We  had  killed  the 
sheep  partly  in  'self-defense'  and  partly  because  we  did  not 
have  the  wealth  to  put  up  for  a  'sutler's  layout'  on  New 
Year's  Day.  By  the  time  we  had  gotten  our  breath  and 
given  Joe  his  orders  about  a  fry  for  dinner,  a  cannon  ball 
came  shrieking  over  our  heads;  then  another  and  another 
passed  over  the  camp  close  enough  to  be  hair-lifting. 
Plainly  it  was  time  to  'get  busy.'  Our  supply  of  fresh  mut 
ton  was  a  forgotten  incident.  Everybody  was  yelling  'fall 
in !'  and  soon  the  three  regiments  and  battery  were  on  the 
move  to  meet  the  enemy  who,  as  yet,  had  not  disclosed  him 
self  to  our  vision.  Our  camp  lay  on  the  north  side  of  the 


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village.  Immediately  on  the  south  side  of  the  town  was  a 
worn-out  open  field  of  considerable  proportions.  This  field 
on  its  far  side  to  us  was  skirted  with  a  thicket  of  second- 
growth  pine  timber,  through  which  was  deployed  this  Con 
federate  force  who  had  not  only  'called'  for  us  who  were  in 
the  ranks,  but  were  there  to  demand  any  delicacies  Uncle 
Sam  and  the  sutlers  had  that  would  be  suitable  for  holiday 
consumption.  The  reader  is  already  familiar  with  the  Union 
troops  under  command  of  Col.  Charles  Candy,  the  ranking 
officer  of  the  Post — a  command  numbering  ten  to  twelve 
hundred  soldiers  able  for  duty.  But  who  were  these  Con 
federates  in  front  of  us?  Burnside  had  been  driven  back 
at  Fredericksburg,  in  more  or  less  confusion,  only  two  or 
three  days  before,  and  this  released  a  part  of  J.  E.  B. 
Stuart's  cavalry  for  a  raid  in  the  rear  of  our  main  army. 
Confederate  history  establishes  the  fact  that  this  particular 
force  confronting  us  at  Dumfries  was  made  up  of  select  de 
tachments  from  the  cavalry  brigades  of  Fitz  Hugh  and  W. 
H.  F.  Lee,  with  Wade  Hampton's  division  not  far  away  on 
a  side  mission — all  under  the  personal  command  of  General 
Stuart  himself,  who  admits  he  had  about  1800  men  with 
him  besides  4  pieces  of  artillery.  There  is  a  question 
whether  Wade  Hampton  with  his  command  of  870  men 
were  actually  present  and  engaged  our  forces.  Colonel 
Creighton  of  the  Seventh  had  been  detailed  that  morning  as 
the  general  officer  of  the  day,  and  thus  the  picket  forces 
along  the  outer  defenses  fell  to  his  command,  while  the  com 
mand  of  the  regiment  itself  devolved  upon  Major  Crane, 
who  moved  forward  with  the  Seventh  in  splendid  order  and 
with  marked  coolness  under  a  galling  fire  of  grape  and  solid 
shot  as  we  crossed  the  old  field  and  met  the  enemy's  skir 
mishers  (dismounted),  driving  them  in  and  holding  the 
thicket  of  pines — a  position  they  stubbornly  resisted,  for 
now  it  was  our  cover  and  protection  as  well  as  theirs. 

"At  this  point,  and  just  as  I  was  congratulating  myself 
that  we  were  to  have  this  thick  woods  for  protection,  I  re 
ceived  a  severe  gun-shot  wound  in  the  left  thigh,  and  so  I 
must  turn  to  the  official  reports  covering  the  balance  of  the 


224      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

engagement.  Quoting  from  Colonel  Creighton's  official  re 
port  of  the  battle:  'We  now  changed  position  by  the  right 
flank  to  the  crest  of  a  hill  on  our  right,  and  soon  orders 
were  received  to  fall  back  to  the  support  of  the  Fifth  O.  V. 
I.,  which  was  supporting  the  battery  in  the  open  field.  * 
*  After  remaining  in  this  position  about  an  hour, 
we  were  ordered  to  support  our  left  with  part  of  the  regi 
ment,  moving  the  right  wing  about  200  yards  to  the  right. 
With  the  right  wing  we  opened  fire  by  volley  on  the  enemy 
who  were  opposing  the  left  center  of  the  main  force  and 
quickly  silenced  them.  We  then  received  orders  to  throw 
out  heavy  pickets  to  the  front  and  bivouac  for  the  night.' 
This  refers,  of  course,  only  to  the  movement  of  the  Seventh. 
The  Colonel  seems  to  have  been  too  modest  to  make  any 
mention  of  the  part  he  bore  in  this  fight  as  commander  of 
the  picket  forces.  Colonel  Candy,  commanding,  in  his 
official  report  says :  'About  3  p.  M.  the  enemy  moved  to  the 
right,  where  they  were  met  by  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  and  a 
part  of  the  Twelfth  Illinois  Cavalry.  Enemy  made  re 
peated  charges  upon  this  force  only  to  be  repulsed.  During 
this  part  of  the  engagement  Colonel  Creighton  of  the  Sev 
enth  Ohio,  general  officer  of  the  day,  and  Lieutenant  Clark 
of  the  Sixty-sixth,  officer  in  charge  of  the  pickets,  displayed 
great  coolness  and  bravery  in  discharge  of  their  duties/ 
While,  of  course,  no  official  mention  would  be  made  of  our 
brave  Colonel's  enthusiastic  reception  of  the  enemy,  at  this 
time,  as  he  repeatedly  rode  forward  in  the  open,  calling  at 
the  top  of  his  voice,  'Come  on,  you  devils !  Come  on !' 

"The  Fifth  Ohio,  assigned  to  the  support  of  the  battery, 
seems  not  to  have  suffered  equally  with  the  other  two  regi 
ments.  During  the  engagement  the  battery  itself  fired  185 
rounds  and  came  off  the  field  without  loss  of  a  man  or 
horse.  During  the  night  the  Confederates  withdrew  from 
the  field,  and  if  not  roundly  defeated  they  were  completely 
foiled  in  their  plans  for  our  capture  and  the  much-coveted 
army  and  sutlers'  supplies. 

"The  Seventh  went  into  the  engagement  with  312  men 
and  returned  to  camp  with  293.  The  casualties — omitting 


IvOUDOUN  AND  BOLIVAR  HEIGHTS  225 

the  'missing' — were  as  follows :  Sylvester  Carter,  private 
Company  B,  wounded  in  head ;  John  Gordon,  private  Com 
pany  B,  taken  prisoner;  Andrew  Atloff,  private,  Company 

B,  taken  prisoner;    E.  M.  Condit,  corporal,   Company  C, 
wounded  in  left  thigh;    Philip  Grigsby,  private,  Company 

C,  left  ankle  crushed;   Thomas  Roff,  private,  Company  D, 
wounded  in  left  leg  by  grape-shot;   Wm.  P.  Root,  private, 
Company  D,  wounded  in  shoulder ;  Wm.  H.  Kibbe,  private, 
Company  F,  wounded  in  breast;    Wm.  M.  Perry,  private, 
Company   F,    wounded   in   ankle;    Austin   Bull,    corporal, 
Company  G,  killed ;   Stephen  Willock,  corporal,  Company  I, 
wounded  in   ankle.     Eight  others  are   reported   'missing,' 
presumably  taken  prisoners,  or  may  have  suffered  a  worse 
fate. 

"The  writer  was  put  out  of  business  so  early  in  the  fight 
that  he  had  no  opportunity  for  observation  of  interesting 
incidents  which  never  find  their  way  into  official  reports. 
His  own  experience  he  regarded  as  thrilling  at  the  time. 
While  I  was  lying  in  a  depression  waiting  the  hospital 
stretcher  which  was  to  bear  me  to  the  rear  for  surgical  oper 
ation,  a  shell  struck  into  the  ground  perhaps  forty  feet  back 
of  me  and  then  kindly  bounded  over  my  head,  lighting  a  few 
rods  beyond;  but  it  left  a  'cloud  burst'  of  gravel  and  red 
clay  behind  it  which  kept  falling  upon  me  till  I  felt  sure  I 
was  to  be  buried  alive.  Loaded  on  to  the  stretcher  I 
passed  my  gun  to  a  third  soldier  to  carry,  remarking  to  him 
that  I  would  not  exchange  that  gun  for  any  160  acres  of 
land,  for  the  wood  of  its  stock  had  received  and  retained  a 
bullet  at  Antietam  that  would  have  otherwise  hit  me  in  the 
face.  We  had  not  proceeded  far  when  a  shell  came  scream 
ing  along  our  way.  The  man  with  my  gun  did  not  do  the 
natural  thing,  drop  it  and  run,  but  striking  the  posture  of 
an  athlete,  threw  the  gun  fifty  to  seventy-five  feet  from  him, 
and  then  got  down  and  ran.  That  was  my  army  farewell 
to  my  trusty  gun.  The  ambulance  eventually  landed  me 
in  a  thicket  of  brush  near  the  banks  of  the  Potomac,  where 
other  soldiers  were  lying  on  the  ground  receiving  attention 
15 


226     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

from  the  surgeons.  When  my  turn  came  I  blandly  waived 
the  anesthetic  offered  and  boldly  told  the  surgeon  to  'sail  in 
and  find  that  rebel  bullet.'  After  he  had  slashed  into  me 
ad  libitum  he  nailed  the  infernal  thing  where  it  was  deeply 
imbedded  amid  arteries  and  ligaments,  that  made  me  howl 
with  pain;  but  the  instant  I  recovered  my  breath  and  the 
surgeon  handed  me  the  bullet,  I  exclaimed  with  deep  elo 
quence,  'Doctor,  you're  mine  for  ninety  days !'  though  why 
I  should  have  thus  limited  my  great  admiration  for  this 
servant  of  Uncle  Sam  has  never  been  quite  clear  to  my 
mind. 

"Mixed  in  with  memories  of  fresh  mutton,  screaming 
shells,  wounds  and  agonizing  yells,  Dumfries  has  still 
another  memory  which  your  honored  historian — Dr.  Wil 
son — shares  with  this  writer,  viz :  that  we  were  both  made 
sergeants  from  this  headquarters  of  the  Seventh  O.  V.  I. 

"E.  M.  CONDIT." 


"HEADQUARTERS  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I., 

"DUMFRIES,  VA.,  Dec.  27,  1862. 
"Col.  CHAS.  CANDY, 

"Candy's  Ohio  Brigade. 

"SiR:  I  would  respectfully  submit  the  following  report 
of  the  part  taken  by  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  in  the 
skirmish  at  Dumfries,  Va.,  December  27,  1862 : 

"Orders  were  received  at  these  Headquarters  about  i  P. 
M.  to  'form  the  regiment  into  line,  awaiting  further  orders, 
which  was  promptly  done.  Soon  we  were  ordered  to  'move 
to  the  front.'  Moved  off  by  the  right  flank  to  the  crest  of 
a  hill  in  the  right  center  of  the  town,  where,  forming  in  line 
of  battle,  we  moved  forward  to  within  one  hundred  ( 100) 
yards  of  a  pine  grove  south  of  the  town.  The  First  Mary 
land  Cavalry  being  in  front  and  falling  back  under  the  first 
fire  of  the  enemy,  we  fixed  bayonets  and  walked  promptly 
forward  to  the  edge  of  the  grove,  our  left  resting  on  the 
Telegraph  road,  at  which  point  the  rebels  opened  fire  upon 
us  with  a  few  shots  which  were  quickly  responded  to, 


IvOUDOUN  AND  BOLIVAR   HEIGHTS  227 

though  after  the  loss  of  two  wounded  men.  We  now 
changed  position  by  the  right  flank  to  the  crest  of  a  hill  on 
our  right,  and  soon  ordiers  were  received  to  fall  back  to  the 
support  of  the  Fifth  O.  V.  I.,  which  was  supporting  the  bat 
tery  in  the  open  field.  In  pursuance  of  which  orders  we 
took  position  with  our  right  resting  on  the  wood  road  which 
runs  parallel  with  the  Telegraph  road.  After  remaining  in 
this  position  about  one  hour,  we  were  ordered  to  support  our 
left  with  part  of  the  regiment,  moving  the  right  wing  about 
the  distance  of  two  hundred  (200)  yards  to  the  right. 
With  the  right  wing  we  opened  fire  by  volley  on  the  enemy 
who  were  opposing  the  left  center  of  the  main  force,  and 
quickly  silenced  them.  We  then  received  orders  to  throw 
out  heavy  pickets  to  the  front  and  bivouac  for  the  night. 
"I  have  the  honor  to  further  report  as  follows : 

Number  present  in  action,  ........... ,(. . 312 

Number  killed,    .......... ...  . ., i 

Number  wounded, 8 

Number  missing  (i  of  whom  is  prisoner),  . ...  ...        6 

Number  prisoners,    ...,...,..., 2 

Number  stragglers, 2 

19 


*  Total  returned  from  battle,  . . 293 

"I  have  the  honor  to  be 

"Your  most  obedient  servant, 

"WM.  R.  CREIGHTON, 
"Col.  Comdg.  Regt." 


'See  Casualty  List,  p.  642. 


CHAPTER  XXV. 

FROM  DUMFRIES  TO   CHANCElvU)RSVIIvLE 

From  December  27,  1862,  to  April  20,  1863,  the  troops 
at  Dumfries  devoted  much  time  to  the  strict  performance 
of  picket  duty  with  a  view  to  being  prepared  for  every 
emergency,  but  they  were  not  again  disturbed  by  the  enemy. 

Although  this  command  was  isolated  and  small,  offering 
a  tempting  bait  to  Stuart's  raiders,  yet  it  passed  the  winter 
pleasantly,  as  it  was,  as  a  rule,  not  only  supplied  with  ordi 
nary  hardtack,  beans,  coffee  and  bacon,  and  occasionally 
treated  to  soft  bread  and  dessicated  potatoes  and  vegetables, 
but  frequently  feasted  upon  Potomac  oysters,  on  the  side, 
while  in  addition  to  all  this  liberal  furloughs  were  granted 
and  taken  advantage  of  by  many  to  visit  home  and  friends 
once  more. 

All  this,  with  the  return  of  many  who  had  been  •  absent 
sick,  and  wounded,  and  in  prison,  reinforced  and  encour 
aged  the  membership  of  all  their  regiments,  giving  new 
tone  and  animation  to  the  entire  command. 

While  at  Dumfries,  however,  the  Seventh  met  with  heavy 
loss  in  the  resignation  of  Lieut. -Col.  Joel  F.  Asper,  Capt. 
Charles  A.  Weed,  Capt.  J.  B.  Molyneaux,  and  First  Lieuten 
ant  and  Adjutant  William  D.  Shepherd,  all  of  whom  had 
served  faithfully  since  the  organization  of  the  regiment  at 
Camp  Dennison,  and  been  repeatedly  tried  in  the  fire  of 
battle. 

While  there,  Colonel  Creighton  was  for  a  time  in  com 
mand,  as  witness  the  following : 

"DUMFRIES  COURT-HOUSE,  VIRGINIA, 

"February  25,  1863. 
"Lieut.-Col.  H.  C.  ROGERS, 

"Assistant  Adjutant  General : 

"Our  scout  brought  in  information  this  evening  that  he 
was  told  by  a  citizen  that  the  enemy's  cavalry  intended 


DUMFRIES  TO   CHANCEUvORSVIUvS  22Q 

making  a  raid  on  this  place,  to  capture  the  commissary 
stores,  etc.,  supposing  that  the  new  picket  line  established 
last  Sunday  was  simply  a  ruse,  and  supposing  that  we  have 
left. 

"From  what  information  he  could  get  in  regard  to  posi 
tion  of  cavalry,  the  Prince  William  Cavalry  was  at  White 
Sulphur  Springs,  with  five  light  pieces  of  artillery;  the 
Black  Horse  Cavalry  are  at  Warrenton.  We  will  be  on  the 
alert,  and  are  able  to  repel  any  attack  of  their  cavalry. 

"W.  R.  CRKIGHTON, 
"Colonel,  Commanding  Brigade  and  Post." 

On  March  20  many  of  the  Seventh  who  were  captured 
at  Cross  Lanes  on  August  26,  1861,  and  had  been  in  prison 
in  Richmond,  New  Orleans,  and  Salisbury,  having  been 
duly  exchanged,  rejoined  their  companies  and  were  given 
a  cordial  welcome. 

On  January  25,  1863,  Maj.-Gen.  Ambrose  E.  Burnside 
was  relieved  by  order  of  President  Lincoln  and  Maj.-Gen. 
Joseph  Hooker  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac,  then  mainly  in  the  vicinity  of  Fredericks- 
burg,  where  it  had  recently  met  a  most  signal  defeat. 

The  new  commanding  general  had  had  large  experience 
as  a  brigade,  division  and  corps  commander  in  the  army  he 
was  now  called  upon  to  lead  to  victory,  and  was  far  and 
near  favorably  known  as  a  ready  and  steady  fighter,  having 
been  dubbed  by  his  admirers  as  "Fighting  Joe  Hooker." 

He  at  once  set  to  work  to  restore  tone  and  confidence  to 
his  men,  and  to  bring  back  to  their  places  at  the  front  the 
more  than  85,000  officers  and  men  then  "absent  without 
leave." 

In  this  he  was  cordially  assisted  by  President  Lincoln, 
who  issued  a  proclamation  extending  clemency  to  every 
officer  and  soldier,  then  so  absent,  who  would  report  for 
duty  within  the  next  thirty  days.  On  March  21  General 
Hooker  issued  an  order  establishing  corps  badges,  to  be 
worn  by  officers  and  men  to  indicate  the  corps  and  division 
to  which  they  belonged.  The  Twelfth  Corps  badge  was  a 


230     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

five-pointed  star.  First  Division,  red;  Second  Division, 
white;  Third  Division,  blue. 

As  early  as  April  n  the  commanding  general  informed 
President  Lincoln  that  he  intended  to  move  against  General 
Lee  to  the  right,  and  the  cavalry  under  General  Stoneman 
was  directed  to  move  to  the  enemy's  rear  on  the  I3th. 

On  April  19  orders  came  for  the  troops  stationed  at  Dum 
fries  to  be  ready  to  march  at  6  A.  M.  on  the  morrow. 

The  next  day  a  short  march  to  the  front  was  made; 
Hartwood  Church  reached  on  the  2ist;  Stafford  Court 
House  passed  on  the  22d ;  paid  off  on  the  27th ;  near  Kel 
ly's  Ford  on  the  28th;  crossed  the  Rappahannock  at  Kel 
ly's  Ford  and  the  Rapidan  at  Germanna  Ford  on  the  29th, 
and  reached  Chancellorsville  at  2  p.  M.  on  the  3<Dth. 

The  troops  then  up  were  the  Fifth,  Eleventh,  and  Twelfth 
Corps,  with  Pleasonton's  cavalry;  and  all  under  the  com 
mand  of  Ma j. -Gen.  Henry  W.  Slocum,  the  commander  of 
the  Twelfth  Corps. 


BADGE  OF  THE  SECOND  DIVISION 
12th  and  20th  Army  Corps 


of  the  1^-JKr^  May  2  anJ3, 
of  PIT  !.&  •Pip^ 


BATTLEFIELD  OF  CHANCELLORSVILLE,  VA 

May  1st,  2d  and  3d,  1863 


CHAPTER  XXVI. 

THE;  BATIXK  OF 


As  a  place,  Chancellorsville  consisted  of  one  stately  man 
sion  with  out-buildings,  and  a  blacksmith  shop,  located 
twelve  miles  west  of  Fredericksburg  at  the  intersection  of 
the  Plank  and  Wilderness  roads  leading  to  that  point,  and 
in  the  midst  of  a  densely  wooded  country. 

The  cavalry  attached  to  the  Fifth  Corps,  which  was  com 
manded  by  Gen.  George  G.  Meade,  crossed  the  Rapidan  at 
Ely's  Ford,  reaching  Chancellorsville  as  early  as  u  A.  M. 
of  April  30,  while  his  infantry  came  up  at  i  p.  M.  ahead 
of  the  Twelfth  Corps,  which  arrived  at  2  p.  M. 

The  Twelfth  Corps  at  once  took  position  in  the  woods, 
on  a  line  nearly  parallel  to  the  Plank  road,  with  the  left  rest 
ing  near  the  Chancellor  house  and  the  right  near  a  church 
about  one  and  a  half  miles  therefrom. 

The  Eleventh  Corps  joined  the  right  of  the  Twelfth, 
with  its  right  resting  on  Hunting  Creek.  The  Fifth  Corps 
extended  from  the  left  of  Geary's  division  of  the  Twelfth 
Corps  toward  the  United  States  Ford  on  the  Rappahannock. 

Knap's  and  Hampton's  batteries  were  posted  at  a  point 
about  two  hundred  and  fifty  yards  in  front  and  slightly  to 
the  left  of  the  Chancellor  house,  commanding  the  approach 
by  the  Plank  and  Wilderness  roads,  and  were  supported  by 
the  Seventh  Ohio  and  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  In 
fantry,  who  thus  composed  the  extreme  left  of  Geary's  line, 
the  remainder  of  the  First  Brigade  forming  on  the  right  of 
the  Plank  road,  the  Second  on  the  right  of  the  First,  the 
Third  on  the  extreme  right  of  the  division. 

In  accordance  with  his  usual  custom  as  a  careful  com 
mander,  no  sooner  had  his  division  formed  line  than  Gen 
eral  Geary  ordered  his  pioneer  corps  to  construct  abatis  by 
cutting  down  the  brushwood  and  trees  in  front,  and  in  ad- 


232     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

dition  barricaded  the  Plank  road  by  placing  large  timbers 
across  it. 

In  this  position,  with  strong  pickets  out,  the  command 
rested  during  the  night,  and  General  Hooker's  expressed 
desire  that  not  a  moment  be  lost  until  his  advance  troops 
were  established  at  Chancellorsville,  where  he  was  then  in 
person  and  in  command  of  the  Second,  Fifth,  Eleventh  and 
Twelfth  Corps,  had  been  realized. 

On  May  i,  by  9  A.  M.,  General  Sickles  reported  the  cross 
ing  of  his  Third  Corps,  which  was  then  temporarily  posted 
to  strengthen  and  extend  the  right  of  the  line,  at  and  beyond 
the  right  of  the  Eleventh  Corps. 

At  ii  A.  M.  a  general  order  was  issued  for  an  advance 
toward  Fredericksburg,  and  after  the  troops  had,  with 
great  effort,  pushed  out  through  the  almost  impenetrable 
thickets,  a  distance  of  a  mile  and  a  half,  they  were  ordered 
back  to  their  original  position. 

By  way  of  explanation  of  this  movement  it  may  be  stated 
that  in  a  message  to  his  Chief  of  Staff,  who  had  been  left  in 
charge  of  general  headquarters  near  Fredericksburg,  the 
Commanding  General  said : 

"CHANCEI^ORSVIU.E,  VA.,  May  i,  1863. 
"Maj.-Gen.  B  UTTER  FIELD  : 

"After  having  ordered  an  attack  at  2  p.  M.,  and  most  of 
the  troops  in  position,  I  suspended  the  attack  on  the  receipt 
of  news  from  the  other  side  of  the  river. 

"Hope  the  enemy  will  be  emboldened  to  attack  me.  I 
did  feel  certain  of  success.  If  his  communications  are  cut 
he  must  attack  me. 

"I  have  a  strong  position. 

"JOSEPH  HOOKER, 
"Major-General." 

He  also,  at  6  p.  M.,  instructed  his  corps  commanders  to 
set  their  pioneers  to  work  in  their  front  to  make  abatis  and 
clearing  for  their  artillery,  and  to  keep  them  at  work  during 
the  entire  night. 


BATTLE   OF   CHANCEl^ORSVm,£  233 

At  about  7.30  p.  M.  there  was  supposed  to  have  been  a 
sudden  advance  of  the  enemy  directly  in  front  of  Knap's 
and  Hampton's  batteries,  reinforced  by  two  sections  of 
Bruen's  New  York  battery  and  a  section  of  Battery  F, 
Fourth  U.  S.  Regulars,  under  lieutenant  Muhlenberg, 
which  for  a  time  caused  the  most  spirited  artillery  and  in 
fantry  firing  by  the  batteries  named,  supported  by  the  Sev 
enth  Ohio  and  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania.  Captain 
Knap  reported  that  some  300  rounds  were  fired.  During 
this  affair  and  while  the  Seventh  Ohio  was  lying  down  in 
front  of  the  guns,  shots  were  fired  so  low  by  the  Regulars 
as  to  kill  Cheney  of  Company  A  and  wound  several  others. 

This  most  lamentable  carelessness  on  the  part  of  the  gun 
ners  caused  great  sorrow  and  indignation  and  nearly  caused 
a  riot. 

On  the  morning  of  May  2  the  men  of  the  First  Brigade 
were  greatly  surprised  to  see  a  column  of  rebel  infantry  ap 
proaching  on  the  Plank  road,  entirely  oblivious  of  danger, 
until  fired  into  by  infantry  and  artillery.  The  following 
explanation  is  found  in  an  extract  from  the  official  report 
of  Brig.-Gen.  Alfred  Iverson,  C.  S.  A. 

"Immediately  after  daylight  on  the  morning  of  May  2  I 
was  directed  by  General  Rodes  to  relieve  the  brigade  of 
General  Ramseur,  then  posted  in  front  and  to  the  right  of 
the  Plank  road  leading  into  Chancellorsville.  I  passed  the 
point  occupied  by  General  Ramseur  without  perceiving  it, 
owing  to  his  being  posted  in  dense  woods  and  the  courier 
who  had  been  directed  to  show  me  the  position  not  being  on 
the  spot  where  I  expected  to  find  him,  and  came  in  sight  of 
the  enemy  about  400  yards  distant,  whom  I  mistook  for 
General  Ramseur's  troops  till  they  saluted  me  with  a  shower 
of  Minie  balls,  followed  by  canister,  wounding  four  or  five 
men  of  the  Twenty-third  North  Carolina  troops.  The  bri 
gade  was  moved  by  the  right  flank  into  the  woods,  and  by 
the  rear  of  column  back  to  the  position  of  General  Ram 
seur." 

The  comrades  present  will  readily  recall  the  spirited  duel 


234     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

which  also  took  place  in  the  early  morning  of  that  date 
between  a  rebel  battery  which  attempted  to  locate  in  an  open 
space  more  than  a  mile  distant  but  was  greeted  with  such  a 
warm  reception  by  the  expert  gunners  of  Knap's  battery,  as 
to  cause  it  to  hurriedly  move  out  of  range.  Captain  Knap 
said  : 

"On  the  morning  of  the  2d  a  battery  was  brought  to  bear 
on  our  flank,  and  four  guns  of  Knap's  were  placed  in  posi 
tion,  which  in  about  forty-five  minutes  succeeded  in 
silencing  the  enemy,  exploding  two  of  his  caissons  and  dis 
mounting  one  of  his  pieces.  Two  hundred  rounds  were 
fired,  and  three  men  and  three  horses  of  Knap's  wounded." 

Early  on  the  morning  of  May  2d  General  Hooker  rode 
the  line,  when  he  was  greeted  most  enthusiastically  by  his 
troops,  and  upon  his  return  to  the  Chancellorsville  house  the 
following  order  was  issued  : 


,  VA.,  May  2,  1863  —  9.30  A.  M. 
"Major-Generals  HOWARD  and  SLOCUM  : 

"I  am  directed  by  the  Major-General  commanding  to  say 
that  the  disposition  you  have  made  of  your  corps  has  been 
with  a  view  to  a  front  attack  by  the  enemy.  If  he  should 
throw  himself  upon  your  flank,  he  wishes  you  to  examine 
the  ground  and  determine  upon  the  positions  you  would  take 
in  that  event,  in  order  that  you  may  be  prepared  for  him  in 
whatever  direction  he  advances.  He  suggests  that  you 
have  heavy  reserves  well  in  hand  to  meet  this  contingency. 
The  right  of  your  line  does  not  appear  to  be  strong  enough. 
No  artificial  defenses  worth  naming  have  been  thrown  up, 
and  there  appears  to  be  a  scarcity  of  troops  at  that  point, 
and  not,  in  the  General's  opinion,  as  favorably  posted  as 
might  be.  We  have  good  reason  to  suppose  that  the  enemy 
is  moving  to  our  right.  Please  advance  your  pickets  for 
purposes  of  observation  as  far  as  may  be  safe,  in  order  to 
obtain  timely  information  of  their  approach. 

"J.  H.  VAN  ALAN, 
"Brigadier-General  and  Aide-de-Camp." 


BATTED  off  CHANCE;U,OR$VIU,S  235 

With  such  a  correct  and  comprehensive  view  of  the  situ 
ation  on  the  right  of  his  line  at  that  early  hour,  without  ex 
planation  it  seems  utterly  impossible  that  within  a  few  hours 
Stonewall  Jackson  could  appear  unheralded  with  25,000 
men  and  without  any  semblance  of  serious  opposition  sweep 
every  vestige  of  the  right  of  Hooker's  line  from  the  field. 
But  to  go  back  a  little.  As  early  as  April  n,  in  a  message 
from  General  Hooker  to  President  Lincoln,  he  said  in 
reference  to  this  Chancellorsville  movement : 

"I  am  apprehensive  that  the  enemy  will  retire  from  before 
me  the  moment  I  should  succeed  in  crossing  the  river,  and 
over  the  shortest  line  to  Richmond,  and  thus  escape  being 
seriously  crippled.  I  hope  however  that  when  the  cavalry 
have  established  themselves  on  the  line  between  him  and 
Richmond,  they  will  be  able  to  hold  him  and  check  his  re 
treat  till  I  can  fall  on  his  rear,  or  if  not  that,  I  will  compel 
him  to  fall  back  by  the  way  of  Culpeper  and  Gordonsville, 
over  a  longer  line  than  my  own,  with  his  supplies  cut  off." 

So  here  we  find  General  Hooker,  with  all  his  experience 
in  fighting  the  troops  under  General  Lee  and  Stonewall 
Jackson,  on  the  Peninsula,  under  General  Pope,  and  at 
Antietam  and  Fredericksburg,  stating  to  his  chief  he  feared 
that  as  soon  as  he  crossed  the  Rappahannock  they  would  in- 
gloriously  fly  the  field  and  hasten  to  Richmond,  without 
stopping  to  measure  swords  with  him,  unless  his  little  hand 
ful  of  cavalry  could  head  them  off  and  hold  them  up  until 
he  could  "fall  upon  their  rear." 

It  therefore  appears  that  when  in  the  afternoon  of  May 
2  the  troops  in  Sickles's  corps  (which  had  been  brought  up 
from  the  extreme  right  and  placed  between  the  Eleventh 
and  Twelfth  corps)  discovered  the  enemy  in  the  distance 
crossing  their  front  in  the  direction  of  Culpeper,  this  hal 
lucination  of  the  Commanding  General  took  possession  of 
other  prominent  officers  until  it  was  noised  about,  and  by 
some  believed,  that  the  enemy  was  in  full  retreat. 

Nor  was  this  all ;  with  the  consent  of  General  Hooker, 
General  Sickles  with  the  Third  Corps,  supported  by  Wil- 


236     SEVENTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Harris's  division  of  the  Twelfth,  and  Barlow's  brigade  (the 
only  reserve  which  General  Howard  had)  of  the  Eleventh 
Corps,  moved  out  of  line  toward  the  supposed  retreating  foe 
and  were  in  that  position  at  about  6  p.  M.,  when  Stonewall 
Jackson,  having  during  the  day  passed  his  command  from 
the  Plank  road  to  the  left  front  of  Chancellorsville,  to  and 
beyond  the  extreme  right  of  the  Eleventh  Corps,  bore  down 
upon  the  thin  and  unsupported  line,  like  an  avalanche,  where 
blind  panic  and  great  confusion  reigned  supreme.  Officers 
were  hastily  sent  to  recall  Generals  Sickles,  Williams,  and 
Barlow,  who  were  so  much  needed  to  stem  the  tide  of  bat 
tle  going  against  the  Union  forces,  but  of  little  avail  that 
night,  as  the  enemy  virtually  had  their  own  way  until  Stone 
wall  Jackson  was  wounded  at  about  9  p.  M. 

At  about  5  P.  M.  of  the  2d,  when  General  Williams  moved 
out  of  line  in  support  of  General  Sickles,  General  Slocum 
directed  General  Geary  to  advance  his  division  and  feel  the 
enemy.  General  Geary  said :  "I  was  ordered  by  the  Gen 
eral  Commanding  to  move  out  on  the  Plank  road  with  a  por 
tion  of  the  command,  for  the  purpose  of  cutting  off  the  train 
of  the  enemy,  who  was  supposed  to  be  retreating  toward 
Gordonsville."  The  Seventh  Ohio  and  Twenty-eighth 
Pennsylvania  Regiments  moved  out  along  the  Plank  road, 
where  they  found  the  enemy  in  force,  and  while  advancing 
to  the  attack  were  fired  into  by  troops  in  their  rear,  it  was 
believed,  with  fatal  effect,  to  members  of  the  Seventh,  who 
were  on  the  right  of  the  Plank  road. 

Orders  were  sent  for  these  regiments  to  fall  back,  but 
failing  to  reach  them,  they  held  on  hotly  engaged  until  their 
ammunition  became  exhausted.  That  night,  when  the  en 
tire  force  which  had  been  occupying  the  Eleventh  Corps 
line  had  been  swept  away  and  rapidly  pursued  some  miles  by 
Stonewall  Jackson's  noisy  and  defiant  fighters,  Geary's  di 
vision  was  sorely  tried  by  the  fleeing  host,  who  in  many  in 
stances  plunged  through  their  line  of  battle  regardless  of  en 
treaty  or  command. 

At  early  dawn  on  the  3d  Stonewall  Jackson's  troops,  then 
marshaled  under  that  famous  cavalry  commander,  Gen.  J. 


OF   CHANCEUvORSVII^E  237 

E.  B.  Stuart,  made  prompt  and  vigorous  attack  upon  the 
Third  Corps  and  Williams's  division  of  the  Twelfth  Corps, 
now  lined  up  on  the  right,  and  were  most  successfully  held 
at  bay  until  about  8.30  A.  M.,  when,  having  exhausted  their 
ammunition  and  no  response  having  been  made  to  their 
urgent  calls  for  both  ammunition  and  reinforcements,  they 
reluctantly  yielded  the  field  and  took  position  near  the 
Chancellor  house.  Geary's  division,  still  holding  its  line 
from  the  Chancellor  house  to  the  right,  had  been  hotly  en 
gaged,  holding  its  own,  but  when  that  sturdy  fighter  Gen 
eral  Williams  with  his  gallant  men  retired,  with  loud  shouts 
the  enemy  came  bearing  down,  to  close  the  contest.  Gen 
eral  Geary  said : 

"About  8  o'clock  the  division  was  in  the  trenches,  ex 
posed  to  a  terribly  raking  and  enfilading  fire  from  the  enemy, 
who  had  succeeded  in  turning  the  right  flank  of  the  army, 
leaving  us  exposed  to  the  full  fury  of  his  artillery,  while  at 
the  same  time  attacks  were  made  upon  us  in  front  and  flank 
by  his  infantry. 

"Thus  hemmed  in,  and  apparently  in  danger  of  being  cut 
off,  I  obeyed  an  order  to  retire  and  form  my  command  at 
right  angles  with  the  former  line  of  battle,  the  right  rest 
ing  at  or  near  the  brick  house,  the  headquarters  of  General 
Hooker. 

"While  in  the  execution  of  this  order,  and  having  with 
drawn  the  command  and  in  the  act  of  forming  my  new 
front,  General  Hooker  came  up  and  in  person  directed  me 
to  resume  my  original  position  and  hold  it  at  all  hazards. 

"I  accordingly  advanced  again  into  the  trenches  with  the 
First  Brigade,  Greene's  and  Kane's  having,  in  the  confusion 
of  the  moment  and  conflict  of  orders,  become  separated  from 
the  command  and  retired  to  a  line  of  defense  in  a  woods  to 
the  north  of  the  Chancellor  house.  Upon  regaining  the 
breastworks  I  found  that  the  Sixtieth  and  One  Hundred  and 
Second  New  York  Volunteers,  of  Greene's  brigade,  had  been 
left  behind  when  the  command  had  retired,  and  were  now 
hotly  engaged  with  the  enemy,  who  were  attempting 
breaches  throughout  the  whole  length  of  my  line,  and  in 


238     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

many  places  actually  occupied  it.  These  two  regiments 
had  captured  some  thirty  prisoners  and  a  battle-flag  of  the 
enemy,  the  One  Hundred  and  Second  having  captured  that 
of  the  Twelfth  Georgia. 

"Our  men  here,  after  a  fierce  struggle,  took  a  number  of 
prisoners,  who  had  advanced  into  our  works  under  the  im 
pression  that  we  had  abandoned  them. 

"The  fire  upon  our  lines  was  now  of  the  most  terrific 
character  I  ever  remember  to  have  witnessed.  Knap's  and 
Hampton's  batteries  had  been  ordered  to  take  part  in  the  en 
gagement  in  another  part  of  the  field.  Two  brigades  of  my 
command  were  separated  from  me,  and,  had  I  even  known 
their  locality,  could  not  hope  to  have  them  reach  my  posi 
tion.  I  was  thus  left  with  but  Candy's  brigade  and  two 
regiments  of  Greene's,  and  Lieutenant  Muhlenberg  with 
two  sections  of  Bruen's  battery  and  one  of  Best's.  Against 
this  comparatively  small  body  the  whole  fury  and  force  of 
the  enemy's  fire  seemed  to  be  concentrated.  Three  of  his 
batteries  engaged  Lieutenant  Muhlenberg  in  direct  fire  at 
about  one  mile  range.  A  heavy  battery  completely  enfi 
laded  our  works  from  the  right ;  while  one  in  front  played 
upon  us  at  short  range  with  destructive  effect,  and  under 
cover  of  these  guns  the  infantry,  becoming  emboldened  by 
the  near  approach  of  what  seemed  to  them  our  utter  and 
total  annihilation,  charged  upon  us  repeatedly  and  were  as 
often  repulsed. 

"At  this  stage  of  the  action  the  enemy  suffered  severely 
at  our  hands. 

"Candy's  brigade  seemed  animated  by  a  desire  to  contest 
single-handed  the  possession  of  the  field,  and  before  the 
deadly  aim  of  our  rifles  rank  after  rank  of  the  rebel  in 
fantry  went  down,  never  to  rise  again. 

"This  brigade  had  been  in  many  well-fought  actions,  and 
their  coolness  and  courage  were  conspicuous  on  this  occa 
sion,  and  told  with  fearful  effect  on  the  rebel  lines.  When 
the  order  was  given  by  me  to  retire  by  the  left  flank,  the 
movement  was  executed  in  excellent  order,  and  even  at  that 
time  the  parting  volleys  of  this  brigade  were  given  with  an 


BATTLE   OF   CHANCELLORSVILLE  239 

earnestness  of  will  and  purpose  that  showed  their  deter 
mination  to  avenge  the  death  of  their  comrades  if  they 
could  not  avert  the  issue  of  the  day;  but  the  odds  against 
us  were  too  fearful  to  render  the  contest  one  of  long  dura 
tion,  and,  finally,  after  suffering  very  severe  loss,  and  find 
ing  the  enemy  almost  entirely  enveloping  my  front,  right, 
and  rear,  the  order  of  General  Slocum  to  retire  was  obeyed 
in  a  soldierly  and  masterly  manner." 

No  better  illustration  of  the  condition  of  affairs  upon 
that  part  of  the  field  can  be  given  than  that  shown  in  Gen 
eral  Geary's  report,  wherein  he  admits  having  left  two  regi 
ments  to  their  fate  when  his  division  first  retired,  and  then 
lost  two  brigades  out  of  three,  without  knowing  whither 
they  had  gone.  Pandemonium  and  wild  panic  reigned  su 
preme  and  the  wonder  is  that  any  of  Candy's  brigade  and 
the  two  New  York  regiments  escaped  utter  annihilation  and 
capture.  While  in  the  midst  of  all  this  seething  fire  of 
battle,  Colonel  Candy  paid  the  Seventh  Ohio  a  high  com 
pliment.  Wishing  to  retire  his  brigade  gradually  and  in 
good  order,  he  said : 

"I  immediately  placed  the  Seventh  Ohio  in  position  to 
support  the  remainder  of  the  brigade,  and  cover  them  until 
such  time  as  they  could  reform,  which  was  done  gallantly." 

The  withdrawal  of  the  Seventh  from  the  trenches  and 
placing  it  in  the  open  where  it  was  to  not  only  stand  fast 
but  do  all  it  could  to  hold  back  the  enemy  then  advancing 
in  many  directions,  was  indeed  a  crucial  test,  but  their 
brigade  commander  said  that  this  "was  done  gallantly." 

Colonel  Creighton's  official  report  of  this  battle  is  as  fol 
lows  : 

"HEADQUARTERS,  SEVENTH  REGT.  OHIO  VOLUNTEERS, 

"NEAR  AQUIA  LANDING,  VA.,  May  Qth,  1863. 
"CoL.  CHAS.  CANDY, 

"Comdg.  ist  Brig.,  2d  Div.,  I2th  A.  C. 
"COLONEL  :   I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  re 
port  of  the  part  taken  by  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L, 


240     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

in  the  late  engagement  at  Chancellorsville,  Va.  The  regi 
ment  arrived  at  Chancellorsville  Thursday  p.  M.,  April  30, 
and  camped  for  the  night  on  the  road  leading  southeast 
from  Chancellorsville  to  the  south  of  Fredericksburg  Plank 
road.  Friday,  the  ist  inst.,  the  regiment  was  unemployed 
until  ii  A.  M.  when  it  advanced  with  the  brigade 
out  on  the  south  and  east  roads  and  formed  part  of  the  sec 
ond  line  of  battle  in  the  open  wood-lot  facing  southeast. 
From  this  point  it  moved  east  with  the  brigade  through 
the  woods  about  half  a  mile,  remaining  there  until  or 
dered  back.  It  returned  to  camp  about  4  p.  M.  and  in  a 
short  time  was  ordered  farther  back  and  formed  the  second 
line  of  battle  facing  south  at  the  edge  of  the  wood  directly 
south  of  the  large  brick  house  called  the  Chancellorsville 
place.  Just  before  dark  the  regiment  was  ordered  by  Gen 
eral  Geary  to  move  to  the  left  to  support  Knap's  Pennsyl 
vania  battery  against  an  attack  coming  from  the  woods 
bordering  on  the  southeast  road.  At  this  point,  while  ly 
ing  on  the  ground,  one  man  was  killed  and  two  severely 
wounded  from  Company  A,  by  the  carelessness  of  Battery 
F,  Fourth  U.  S.  Artillery,  which  was  in  our  rear.  The 
regiment  remained  near  this  point  during  the  night  and 
forenoon  of  the  following  day,  the  2d  inst.,  supporting 
Knap's  battery,  but  was  not  actively  engaged. 

"About  noon  of  this  day  we  were  ordered  to  move  out  on 
each  side  of  the  woods  leading  southeast  to  support  skir 
mishers  from  the  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
and  to  clear  the  woods  of  the  enemy's  skirmishers  and 
sharpshooters.  *  *  *  During  the  early  part  of  this  en 
gagement  some  of  the  regiments  in  our  rear,  believed  to  be 
from  General  Kane's  brigade,  commenced  firing  over  us  and 
to  our  right  and  left,  supposing  that  we  were  outflanked,  and 
thereby  creating  some  confusion,  but  which  was  soon 
remedied.  On  the  right  wing  several  men  were  believed  to 
have  been  killed  by  this  fire.  The  Twenty-eighth  Pennsyl 
vania  skirmishers  soon  fell  back  and  our  regiment  took  the 
advance,  moving  steadily  forward  on  both  sides  of  the  road, 
with  flankers  out,  and  driving  the  enemy  back  and  holding 


BATTLE   OF   CHANCElvLORSVII^E  24! 

him  for  two  hours.  We  then  retired  without  confusion, 
and  when  clear  of  the  woods  halted  until  ordered  back  to  the 
entrenchments.  During  this  engagement  the  loss  in  the  left 
wing  was  very  slight,  a  few  being  wounded  only,  but  the 
right  wing  lost  severely  considering  the  nature  of  the  en 
gagements.  After  arriving  at  camp  the  regiment  again 
formed  part  of  the  second  line  of  battle  in  its  old  position 
at  the  edge  of  the  woods  opposite  the  brick  house,  and  re 
mained  there  during  the  night.  At  daylight,  Sunday  morn 
ing,  May  3,  we  were  ordered  to  the  left  of  Best's  battery, 
situated  at  the  left  of  the  old  rifle-pit,  which  is  south  of  the 
Fredericksburg  road,  and  remained  there  until  8  o'clock. 
At  this  time  the  regiment  was  sent  to  occupy  the  rifle-pit 
and  remained  in  it  while  the  troops  were  falling  back  across 
the  cleared  field  south  of  the  Plank  road.  It  then  left  the 
pit,  formed  under  the  fire  of  the  batteries  at  the  west  end  of 
the  field,  and  moved  back  to  the  left  and  rear  of  Best's  bat 
tery  and  lay  there  while  the  brigade  occupied  the  breast 
works  and  wood  opposite  the  brick  house.  During  all  this 
time  the  regiment  was  under  a  severe  fire  from  both  front 
and  rear,  and  a  portion  of  the  time  receiving  also  musketry 
fire  of  the  enemy  with  whom  the  brigade  was  engaged. 
The  brigade  finally  being  forced  from  the  woods,  passed 
over  the  regiment  and  formed  in  its  rear,  and  the  order  was 
then  given  to  advance  and  if  possible  clear  the  woods.  The 
order  was  obeyed  with  alacrity,  and  the  Seventh  Ohio  led 
the  way,  supported  by  the  other  regiments  to  the  left  and 
rear  and  driving  back  the  enemy  for  a  considerable  distance, 
until  seeing  no  support  for  the  brigade  it  fell  back  to  the  left 
of  the  battery  again,  lying  down  in  the  road  until  the  shell 
ing  became  too  heavy.  At  about  1 1  o'clock  A.  M.  the  regi 
ment  and  the  brigade  withdrew  across  the  cleared  field  east 
of  the  brick  house,  turning  %  through  the  woods  on  the  north 
side  of  the  road  and  losing  a  number  of  men  from  the 
enemy's  guns  shelling  the  woods  as  we  retired.  About  two 
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242     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

miles  from  the  battlefield  on  the  road  to  the  U.  S.  Ford,  the 
regiment  was  halted  and  rested  some  time  in  the  afternoon, 
when  it  moved  up  the  road  a  mile.  Here  it  remained  until 
ii  o'clock  at  night,  when  it  was  ordered  back  down  the 
road,  where  it  occupied  a  rifle-pit  on  the  left  of  the  line  and 
about  one-half  mile  from  the  river.  It  remained  here 
through  the  night  and  until  4  p.  M.  of  Monday  the  4th  inst., 
when  it  was  relieved  by  the  Fifth  Ohio,  and  ordered  to 
move  by  a  circuit  to  the  left,  where  it  encamped  for  the 
night  in  the  ravine  near  the  river.  During  the  afternoon 
of  the  5th  inst.  it  was  employed  in  the  entrenchments  on  the 
left  until  dark.  At  half  past  ten  o'clock  Tuesday  night  the 
order  to  be  ready  to  move  was  received,  but  the  regiment 
did  not  leave  its  position  until  twenty  minutes  before  four 
Wednesday  morning,  the  6th  inst.  At  a  quarter  before  five 
the  same  morning  it  crossed  the  pontoon  at  U.  S.  Ford  to 
the  north  side  of  the  Rappahannock  and  arrived  at  its  old 
camp  near  Aquia  Landing,  Va.,  early  Thursday  afternoon, 
the  7th  inst. 

"I  cannot  close  this  report  without  mentioning  the  offi 
cers  under  my  command.  Lieut.-Col.  O.  J.  Crane,  Capt. 
Samuel  McClelland  (the  bravest  of  the  brave),  Captains 
Kreiger  and  Wilcox,  Adjutant  Lock  wood,  Lieutenants 
Clark,  Howe,  Braden,  McKay,  Spencer,  Bohm,  Dean,  and 
Cryne,  all  exhibited  the  most  daring  bravery,  obeying  every 
order  promptly.  The  same  can  be  said  of  privates  as  well 
as  officers ;  not  a  man  wavered,  but  all  performed  their  du 
ties  bravely. 

"I  remain,  Colonel,  very  respectfully  your  obedient  ser 
vant, 

"WIUJAM  R.  CREIGHTON, 
"Col.   Comdg.   Seventh  Ohio." 

The  Rebellion  Records  accredit  the  Seventh  Ohio  with 
the  capture  of  a  flag  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  as 
shown  by  the  following: 


OF   CHANCElvIXJRSVII^E  243 

"HEADQUARTERS,  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC, 
"CAMP  NEAR  FALMOUTH,  VA.,  June  i,  1863. 

"Circular. 

"But  five  only  of  the  fifteen  colors  captured  during  the 
recent  battles  have  been  received,  to  wit,  those  taken  by  the 
Forty-ninth,  Seventy-seventh,  and  One  Hundred  and  Sec 
ond  New  York,  the  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  Pennsyl 
vania,  and  the  Seventh  Ohio  Regiments.  Corps  and  other 
independent  commanders  will  forward  forthwith  to  these 
headquarters  any  flags  captured  by  their  respective  com 
mands  not  already  sent  in. 

"By  command  of  Maj.-Gen.  Hooker. 

"S.  WIUJAMS, 

"Assistant  Adjutant-General." 

(Series  i,  Vol.  XXV,  Part  n,  Correspondence,  etc.,  Re 
bellion  Official  Records.) 

On  the  night  of  May  3  Geary's  division  formed  along  the 
new  line  of  battle  back  toward  the  Rappahannock,  where  it 
remained  without  further  incident  until  the  morning  of  the 
6th,  when  it  crossed  the  river  at  the  U.  S.  Ford,  and  on  the 
7th  again  encamped  near  Aquia  Creek,  where  it  was  before 
the  battle. 

General  Hooker's  losses  in  the  Chancellorsville  campaign 
are  placed  at  17,287,  while  those  of  General  Lee  were  10,- 
281.  The  loss  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  is  given  in  the  Official 
Records  as  16  killed,  62  wounded,  and  21  missing;  total, 
99.  Its  loss  in  killed  and  wounded  exceeded  that  of  any 
other  regiment  in  the  First  Brigade,  and  was  only  excelled 
by  one  regiment  in  the  division.* 


INCIDENTS   OF   THE   BATTLE   OF   CHANCELLORSVILLE. 

While  the  Seventh  Ohio  was  at  Dumfries,  Sergt.  Wil- 
lard  P.  Tisdel  of  Company  D  obtained  a  furlough  and  vis 
ited  his  relatives  and  friends  in  Painesville,  Ohio,  but  when 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  642. 


244     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

he  returned  the  Chancellorsville  campaign  was  on,  with  his 
regiment  south  of  the  Rappahannock,  and  its  exact  location 
not  definitely  known  at  Aquia  Creek,  where  he  could  with 
every  propriety  have  remained  in  safety;  but  disdaining  to 
do  so  while  his  comrades  were  exposed  to  danger,  he  ob 
tained  permission  to  go  to  the  front  and  joined  them  while 
in  line  of  battle  near  the  Chancellor  house.  His  appear 
ance  and  jovial  and  breezy  greeting  caused  a  shout  to  go  up, 
while  he  proceeded  to  distribute  the  small  packages,  letters, 
and  verbal  messages  he  had  brought  with  him. 

This  manly  exhibition  >of  true  courage  and  high  sense  of 
duty  won  for  Sergeant  Tisdel  the  soldierly  regard  and  re 
spect  of  all  his  associates.  That  night,  however,  he  ap 
peared  in  something  of  a  comical  role.  When  the  Eleventh 
Corps  had  passed  to  a  place  of  safety  and  Stonewall  Jack 
son  had  been  placed  hors  dc  combat  and  matters  had  quieted 
down  for  the  night,  a  few  men  at  a  time  were  permitted  to 
go  to  the  rear,  where  fires  would  not  draw  the  shots  of  the 
enemy,  to  make  coffee,  and  among  them  Sergeant  Tisdel. 
Stepping  back  some  distance  he  came  near  a  cheerful  and 
inviting  camp-fire,  and  at  once  proceeded  to  hold  his  little 
coffee  pail  over  the  flames,  but  had  not  been  long  thus  en 
gaged  when  a  somewhat  distinguished  individual  ap 
proached  and  said,  "Who  you  vos  ?"  Now  in  those  days  if 
Sergeant  Tisdel  lacked  anything,  it  was  not  a  spirit  of  inde 
pendence  and  assurance,  so  he  promptly  replied,  "I  am  Ser 
geant  Tisdel,  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry."  The  other 
party  observed  him  for  a  moment,  until  the  little  coffee  pail 
began  to  simmer,  and  then  drawing  himself  up  to  fullest 
regulation  height,  he  said  in  tones  of  suppressed  emotion, 
"Veil,  Sergeant  Tisdel  of  der  Sevent  Ohio,  I  vos  Prigadier- 
Sheneral  Von  Steinwehr  of  der  Eleventh  Corps,  und  I  nitz 
vont  you  to  make  coffee  mit  my  headquarters."  At  this 
positive  and  emphatic  announcement,  notwithstanding  his 
independence,  Sergeant  Tisdel  deemed  it  expedient  to  heed 
the  General's  remonstrance,  and  at  once  proceeded  to  find 
a  camp-fire  where  a  more  democratic  spirit  prevailed,  where 
he  finished  the  preparation  of  his  frugal  meal ;  but  was  not 


OF   CHANCEUvORSVIUvE  245 

long  in  telling  of  this  occurrence,  and  expressing  his  private 
opinion  of  brigadier-generals,  and  this  one  in  particular, 
when  he  rejoined  the  company. 

ORDERS  FOR  THE)  CHANClXl,OR$VIUvP;  CAMPAIGN. 

"CAMP  NDAR  FAIVMOUTPI,  VA., 

"April  13,  1863. 
"Circular. 

"The  Major-General  Commanding  directs  that  your  com 
mand  have  packed  in  their  knapsacks,  by  to-morrow  night, 
five  days'  rations  of  hard  bread,  coffee,  sugar,  and  salt. 

"That  you  have  in  readiness,  so  that  it  may  be  issued  and 
cooked  at  short  notice,  three  days'  rations  of  pork  or  bacon, 
with  hard  bread,  coffee,  and  sugar,  to  be  placed  in  the  hav 
ersacks. 

"That  your  command  have  drawn  and  ready  for  move 
ment,  five  days'  fresh  beef  on  the  hoof,  making  complete 
eight  days'  rations  to  be  carried  with  the  troops. 

"That  each  officer,  by  the  use  of  his  servant  and  his  hav 
ersack,  provide  himself  with  eight  days'  rations. 

"That  the  small-arm  ammunition  to  be  carried  will  be 
1 50  rounds,  60  rounds  on  the  person,  the  full  complement  of 
the  pack-train,  and  the  balance  to  be  in  the  train,  ready  to 
start  first  when  the  trains  move. 

"The  supply-trains  will  be  in  readiness  for  such  move 
ments  as  may  be  ordered.  Each  teamster  must  have  with 
him  the  forage  for  his  own  team.  The  batteries  will  carry 
eight  days'  subsistence  for  the  troops  and  their  full  capacity 
of  forage,  at  least  six  days'  grain,  as  much  as  possible  on 
the  guns. 

"The  general  hospital  for  those  unable  to  move  will  be 
designated  by  the  medical  director,  who  will  give  all  the 
necessary  directions  in  the  premises. 

"The  surplus  clothing  of  the  troops,  beyond  the  extra 
shirt,  pair  of  socks  and  drawers,  should  be  stored  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Quartermaster's  department. 


246     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"Corps  commanders  will  require  every  serviceable  man 
to  march  with  the  column. 

"By  command  of  Maj.-Gen.  Hooker. 

"S.  WILLIAMS, 

"Assistant  Adjutant-General." 

THE    ONLY    REPORT    GENERA^   HOOKER   EVER    MADE   OF   THE 
BATTLE  OF  CHANCELLORSVILLE. 

"(1.15  p.  M.  by  Orderly  to  United  States  Ford;   thence  by 

telegraph.) 

"HEADQUARTERS,  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC, 

"May  3,  1863—3.30  P.  M. 

"His  EXCELLENCY  ABRAHAM  LINCOLN, 
"President  of  the  United  States : 

"We  have  had  a  desperate  fight  yesterday  and  to-day, 
which  has  resulted  in  no  success  to  us,  having  lost  a  position 
of  two  lines,  which  had  been  selected  for  our  defense.  It  is 
now  1.30  o'clock,  and  there  is  still  some  firing  of  artillery. 

"We  may  have  another  turn  at  it  this  p.  M.  I  do  not 
despair  of  success.  If  Sedgwick  could  have  gotten  up,  there 
could  have  been  but  one  result.  As  it  is  impossible  for  me 
to  know  the  exact  position  of  Sedgwick  as  regards  his  abil 
ity  to  advance  and  take  part  in  the  engagement,  I  cannot  tell 
when  it  will  end.  We  will  endeavor  to  do  our  best.  My 
troops  are  in  good  spirits.  We  have  fought  desperately  to 
day. 

"No  general  ever  commanded  a  more  devoted  army. 

"JOSEPH  HOOKER, 
"Major-General." 

GENERAL   R.    E.    LEE'S   INITIAL   REPORT   OF   THE    BATTLE   OF 
CHANCELLORSVILLE. 

"MILFORD,  May  3,  1863. 
"PRESIDENT  DAVIS: 

"Yesterday  General  Jackson,  with  three  of  his  divisions, 
penetrated  to  the  rear  of  the  enemy,  and  drove  him  from  all 


BAT1XE   OF   CHANCElvIvORSVILLE  247 

his  positions  from  the  Wilderness  to  within  one  mile  of 
Chancellorsville.  He  was  engaged  at  the  same  time  in  front 
by  two  of  Longstreet's  divisions.  This  morning  the  battle 
was  renewed.  He  was  dislodged  from  all  his  positions 
around  Chancellorsville,  and  driven  back  toward  the  Rap- 
pahannock,  over  which  he  is  now  retreating.  Many  prison 
ers  were  taken,  and  the  enemy's  loss  in  killed  and  wounded 
large. 

"We  have  again  to  thank  Almighty  God  for  a  great  vic 
tory. 

"I  regret  to  state  that  General  Paxton  was  killed,  Gen 
eral  Jackson  severely  wounded,  and  Generals  Heth  and  A. 
P.  Hill  slightly  wounded. 

"R.  E.  LEE, 
"General  Commanding." 

The  following  is  self-explanatory : 

"HEADQUARTERS,  ARMY  OF  NORTHERN  VIRGINIA, 

"May  3,  1863. 
"GEN.  THOMAS  J.  JACKSON, 
"Commanding  Corps. 

"GENERAL ;  I  have  just  received  your  note  informing  me 
that  you  were  wounded. 

"I  cannot  express  my  regret  at  the  occurrence. 
"Could  I  have  directed  events,  I  should  have  chosen  for 
the  good  of  the  country,  to  be  disabled  in  your  stead.     I 
congratulate  you  upon  the  victory  which  is  due  to  your  skill 
and  energy. 

"Very  respectfully, 

"R.  E.  LEE, 
"General." 

On  May  n,  1863,  in  a  message  to  General  Stuart,  Gen 
eral  Lee  said : 

"I  regret  to  inform  you  that  the  great  and  good  Jackson 
is  no  more.  He  died  yesterday  at  3.15  p.  M.  of  pneumonia : 
calm,  serene,  and  happy.  May  his  spirit  pervade  our  whole 
army :  Our  country  will  then  be  secure. 

"R.  E.  LEE, 

"General." 


CHAPTER  XXVII. 

THE   GETTYSBURG   CAMPAIGN. 

After  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  until  June  13,  the 
Seventh  Ohio  remained  in  camp  near  Aquia  Creek  perform 
ing  light  duty,  the  most  important  occurrence  having  taken 
place  on  the  6th,  when  again  paid  off. 

The  usual  camp  rumors  as  to  the  probable  movements  of 
the  enemy  prevailed  until  June  3,  when  the  following  com 
munication  came  to  General  Hooker's  headquarters : 

"WASHINGTON,  D.  C.,  June  i,  1863. 
"GENERAL  PLEASONTON. 

"DEAR  SIR  :  There  is  one  thi«g  that  looks  very  apparent 
to  me,  and  that  is,  that  this  movement  of  General  Lee's  is 
not  intended  to  menace  Washington,  but  to  try  his  hand 
again  toward  Maryland,  or  to  call  off  your  attention  while 
General  Stuart  goes  there.  I  have  every  reason  for  believ 
ing  that  Stuart  is  on  his  way  toward  Maryland.  I  do  not 
positively  know  it,  but  there  is  the  best  of  reasons  for  be 
lieving  it. 

"Very  respectfully, 

"G.  S.  SMITH." 

So  much  credence  was  attached  to  this  statement  that  the 
Commanding  General  as  late  as  10.15  p.  M.  of  June  3  issued 
orders  to  his  entire  command  to  be  prepared  with  rations 
and  ammunition  to  move  at  a  moment's  notice,  which  was 
well,  as  this  was  in  fact  the  date  upon  which  Gen.  Robert 
E.  Lee  began  to  withdraw  his  troops  from  about  Fredericks- 
burg  and  set  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  in  motion  for 
the  Gettysburg  campaign.  This  was  detected  in  his  evac 
uated  camps  the  next  morning,  when  General  Hooker  or 
dered  pontoon  bridges  thrown  across  the  Rappahannock  be 
low  Fredericksburg  and  crossed  a  part  of  the  Sixth  Corps 


THE   GETTYSBURG   CAMPAIGN  249 

under  General  Sedgwick,  to  make  a  demonstration,  but 
found  the  enemy  in  such  force  as  to  cause  him  to  withhold 
aggressive  action. 

On  June  5,  1863,  11.30  A.  M.,  General  Hooker  in  a  mes 
sage  to  President  Lincoln  in  reference  to  the  probable  in 
tention  of  General  Lee  to  cross  the  upper  Potomac,  or  throw 
his  army  between  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  and  Washing 
ton,  said  in  part : 

"After  giving  the  subject  my  best  reflection,  I  am  of  the 
opinion  that  it  is  my  duty  to  pitch  into  his  rear,  although  in 
so  doing  the  head  of  his  column  may  reach  Warrenton  be 
fore  I  can  return.  Will  it  be  within  the  spirit  of  my  in 
structions  to  do  so?" 

To  this   he  received  the  following  characteristic  reply : 

"WASHINGTON,  June  5,  1863 — 4  p.  M. 

"MAJ.-GEN.  HOOKER  :  Yours  of  to-day  was  received  an 
hour  ago.  So  much  of  professional  skill  is  requisite  to  an^ 
swer  it,  that  I  have  turned  the  task  over  to  General  Halleck. 
He  promises  to  perform  it  with  his  utmost  care.  I  have  but 
one  idea  which  I  think  worth  suggesting  to  you,  and  that  is, 
in  case  you  find  Lee  coming  to  the  north  of  the  Rappahan- 
nock,  I  would  by  no  means  cross  to  the  south  of  it.  If  he 
should  leave  a  rear  force  at  Fredericksburg,  tempting  you 
to  fall  upon  it,  it  would  fight  you  in  entrenchments  and  have 
you  at  disadvantage,  and  so,  man  for  man,  worst  you  at 
that  point,  while  his  main  force  would  in  some  way  be  get 
ting  an  advantage  of  you  northward.  In  one  word,  I  would 
not  take  any  risk  of  being  entangled  upon  the  river,  like  an 
ox  jumped  half  over  a  fence  and  liable  to  be  torn  by  dogs 
front  and  rear,  without  a  fair  chance  to  gore  one  way  or 
kick  the  other. 

"If  Lee  would  come  to  my  side  of  the  river,  I  would  keep 
on  the  same  side,  and  fight  him  or  act  on  the  defense,  ac 
cording  as  my  estimate  of  his  strength  relatively  to  my 
own. 


250     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"But  these  are  mere  suggestions,  which  I  desire  to  be 
controlled  by  the  judgment  of  yourself  and  General  1 1'allcck. 

"A.  LINCOLN." 

On  the  Qth,  with  a  view  to  securing  information  as  to  the 
designs  of  General  Lee,  General  Pleasonton,  then  in  com 
mand  of  the  cavalry  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  crossed 
the  Rappahannock  at  Kelly's  and  Beverly  Fords  with  his 
cavalry,  supported  by  some  2,500  picked  infantry,  and  mov 
ing  in  the  direction  of  Culpeper,  engaged  the  enemy's  cav 
alry  under  Gen.  J.  E.  B.  Stuart  about  Brandy  Station,  Ste- 
vensburg,  and  Fleetwood,  in  one  of  the  most  memorable 
cavalry  contests  of  the  war.  The  battle  lasted  nearly  the 
whole  day,  and  although  forced  back  across  the  river,  with 
his  dead  and  severely  wounded  left  in  the  hands  of  the 
enemy.  General  Pleasonton  captured  despatches  which 
clearly  indicated  plans  for  a  Northern  invasion,  and  to  this 
extent,  at  least,  he  was  successful. 

On  the  loth  General  Ewell  left  Culpeper  with  his  corps, 
for  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  via  Front  Royal,  to  be  followed 
later  on  by  Longstreet  and  Hill,  while  on  the  nth  General 
Hooker  strongly  picketed  the  Rappahannock  as  far  up  as 
Beverly's  Ford  with  infantry,  while  his  cavalry  kept  a  sharp 
lookout  beyond. 

On  the  1 3th  a  part  of  Swell's  corps  invested  Winchester 
and  the  last  of  Hill's  corps  left  Fredcricksburg,  while  Gen 
eral  Hooker,  maneuvering  to  protect  Washington,  ordered 
the  First,  Third,  Fifth,  and  Eleventh  Corps  to  move  toward 
Manassas,  and  the  Second,  Sixth  and  Twelfth  to  Dumfries. 

The  Seventh  Ohio  left  camp  on  the  I3th  at  8  p.  M.,  and 
after  an  all-night  march  readied  Dumfries  early  the  next 
morning  and  remained  during  the  day.  Getting  off  very 
early  on  the  morning  of  the  I5th,  the  coqxs  marched  to  Fair 
fax  Court  House,  a  long,  hot,vand  exhaustive  march,  as  was 
shown  by  the  death  of  fifteen  men  of  Geary's  division  alone, 
having  died  along  the  road  from  fatigue  and  sunstroke. 

Rested  on  the  i6th. 

On  the  1 7th  the  Twelfth  Corps  marched  to  Dranesville. 


THE  GETTYSBURG   CAMPAIGN  251 

Also  on  June  I7th  General  Pleasonton  successfully  engaged 
the  enemy's  cavalry  under  Gen.  Fitzhugh  Lee  at  Aldie,  and 
Capt.  William  R.  Sterling  of  Company  I,  Seventh  Ohio, 
then  on  staff  duty  at  General  Hooker's  headquarters  at 
Fairfax  Court  House,  with  a  Captain  Fisher  of  the  Signal 
Corps,  .-UK]  an  orderly,  were  sent  with  despatches  to  General 
Pleasonton,  but  were  captured  while  en  route,  by  Mosby's 
guerrillas.  It  is  said  that  when  they  learned  into  whose 
hands  they  had  fallen  Captain  Sterling  said : 

"We  have  laughed  so  much  at  our  men  for  being  gob 
bled  up  by  Mosby,  that  we  cannot  help  laughing  at  being 
caught  ourselves." 

The  following  report  is  self-explanatory : 

"HEADQUARTERS  PICKET  RESERVE, 

"June  18,  1863 — 12  M. 

"LiEuT.  JOHN  M.  CLARK,  Acting  Assistant  Adjutant-Gen 
eral. 

"LIEUTENANT  :  In  accordance  with  directions  from  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  brigade,  I  report  the  facts  in  re 
gard  to  the  capture  of  Maj.  William  R.  Sterling  and  Cap 
tain  Fisher,  as  related  to  me  by  the  people  of  the  house 
where  they  were  taken.  Major  Sterling  and  Captain  Fisher 
were  on  their  way  to  communicate  with  General  Pleasonton, 
when  they  halted  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  Almond  Birch  for 
supper  and  to  inquire  how  far  it  was  to  Aldie.  Having  fin 
ished  their  supper,  they  started  for  their  horses,  which  were 
left  with  their  orderly  at  the  yard  gate.  The  horses  and 
orderly  had  been  removed,  and  before  Major  Sterling  and 
Captain  Fisher  had  reached  the  gate,  10  or  12  cavalrymen 
seized  them,  and  hurriedly  mounted  them  and  bore  them 
off.  This  took  place  last  evening  at  10  o'clock  about  400 
yards  from  the  picket  outpost,  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Birch  on 
the  Little  River  turnpike.  Mr.  Birch  and  family  are  from 
Clifton  Park,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.  They  are  Union 
people,  known  to  some  of  the  officers  of  our  regiment.  I 
am  satisfied  that  these  people  had  no  complicity  with  this 


252     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

affair,  and  had  no  knowledge  of  the  enemy  being  anywhere 
near  their  house. 

"The  capture  of  these  officers  appears  to  have  been  as 
unexpected  to  the  enemy  as  it  was  to  the  officers  captured, 
since  the  enemy  was  unaware  of  our  forces  being  so  near. 

"I  also  report  that  I  have  reestablished  the  picket  line,  in 
some  respects,  since  coming  on  duty  this  morning,  so  as 
among  other  points  to  include  the  house  of  Mr.  Birch. 

"All  is  quiet  upon  the  line. 

"I  am  most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"JAMES  C.  RICE, 
"Colonel,  Commanding  Outposts." 

On  the  1 8th  the  command  reached  Leesburg.  As  early 
as  June  15  a  part  of  EwelFs  infantry  crossed  the  Potomac 
at  Williamsport,  while  his  cavalry  were  as  far  north  as 
Chambersburg.  It  was  about  this  time  that  President  Lin 
coln  said  to  General  Hooker: 

"If  the  head  of  Lee's  army  is  at  Martinsburg  and  the  tail 
of  it  on  the  Plank  road  between  Fredericksburg  and  Chan- 
cellorsville,  the  animal  must  be  very  thin  somewhere. 
Could  you  not  break  him?" 

On  the  i  Qth  the  Twelfth  Corps  was  ordered  out  to  wit 
ness  the  execution  of  three  soldiers  who  had  been  tried  by 
military  court  martial,  convicted,  and  sentenced  to  be  shot 
to  death,  by  musketry,  for  desertion,  and  then  marched 
past  their  lifeless  bodies,  in  order  that  the  enormity  of  their 
crime  might  be  more  emphatically  and  indelibly  stamped 
upon  our  minds  and  consciences. 

On  June  24  Longstreet  and  Hill  crossed  the  Potomac  at 
Shepherdstown  and  Williamsport,  and  reached  Chambers- 
burg  on  the  27th. 

On  the  26th  the  Twelfth  Corps  crossed  the  Potomac  at 
Edward's  Ferry.  The  Seventh  marched  through  Pooles- 
ville  to  the  Monocacy;  on  the  27th  by  Point  of  Rocks  to 
Petersville,  and  on  the  28th  to  near  Frederick  City.  As  the 
regiment  filed  off  the  pike  into  a  field  to  bivouac  for  the 


THE:   GETTYSBURG   CAMPAIGN  253 

night,  Colonel  Creighton  announced  to  his  men  that  Maj.- 
Gen.  Joseph  Hooker  had  been  relieved  of  the  command  of 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  had  been  succeeded  by  Maj.- 
Gen.  George  Gordon  Meade,  which  to  many  suggested  that 
this  was  like  swapping  horses  while  crossing  a  river.  On 
the  29th  the  Twelfth  Corps  moved  through  Frederick, 
Walkersville,  Woodsboro,  and  Bruceville,  toward  Taney- 
town,  and  passed  that  point  the  next  day,  reaching  Littles- 
town  that  afternoon  while  J.  E.  B.  Stuart's  raiders  were 
hurrying  by  on  the  road  to  York. 

On  July  i,  under  instructions  from  the  Commanding 
General,  General  Slocum  moved  his  corps  from  Littlestown 
to  Two  Taverns,  there  to  await  further  orders,  and  was  at 
this  point  about  i  o'clock  when  informed  by  a  civilian  pass 
ing  that  way  that  a  battle  was  in  progress  beyond  Gettys 
burg.  Major  Guindon,  of  his  staff,  with  an  escort  of 
mounted  orderlies,  was  sent  to  ascertain  the  truth  of  the 
story,  but  before  he  returned  a  message  from  General  How 
ard  confirmed  the  report,  when  orders  were  given  to  push 
forward.  General  Geary  having  the  advance  reached  Ceme 
tery  Hill  in  person  by  4  p.  M.,  when  he  was  ordered  by  Gen 
eral  Hancock  to  take  position  on  the  extreme  left,  to  the 
right  of  and  near  Little  Round  Top,  and  General  Geary 
states  this  movement  was  consummated  at  5  p.  M.,  and  that 
night  Little  Round  Top  was  occupied  by  the  Fifth  Ohio 
and  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  of  Can 
dy's  brigade  while  the  other  regiments  bivouacked  near  by. 
Early  on  the  morning  of  the  2cl  Geary's  division  was  re 
lieved  by  Birney's  division  of  the  Third  Corps,  and  crossing 
to  the  right,  went  into  position  on  Gulp's  Hill,  where  sub 
stantial  breastworks  were  constructed  during  the  day.  At 
6  P.  M.  the  Twelfth  Corps,  excepting  Greene's  brigade,  was 
ordered  to  the  left  to  assist  in  the  repulse  of  Longstreet's 
corps,  which  had  made  successful  aggressive  battle  against 
all  the  troops  on  that  part  of  the  line.  Here  General  Geary 
mistook  direction  and  moved  back  along  the  Baltimore  pike 
across  Rock  Creek,  where  he  remained  until  after  midnight, 
when  ordered  to  return  to  his  former  position,  which  had 
been  occupied  and  was  then  held  by  the  enemy. 


254'  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

At  early  dawn  the  battle  opened  strong,  about  Gulp's  Hill, 
and  did  not  end  until  well  on  to  n  o'clock  A.  M.,  when  the 
Twelfth  Corps  was  again  in  full  possession  of  its  original 
line.  That  afternoon  the  attack  of  the  troops  under  General 
Longstreet,  in  what  is  known  as  "Pickett's  charge,"  was 
made  against  the  center  of  the  Union  line,  where  after  des 
perate  lighting  the  enemy  was  repulsed  with  heavy  loss  and 
the  battle  of  Gettysburg  had  ended. 

It  is  said  that  upon  no  part  of  the  field  were  more  men 
killed  than  about  Gulp's  Hill,  where  repeated  charges  were 
made,  and  repulsed  by  Geary's  division  and  others  engaged 
there. 

On  July  4,  1863,  by  mutual  consent  the  whole  day  was 
given  to  the  burial  of  the  dead  and  care  of  the  wounded, 
while  on  the  5th  it  was  learned  that  the  Army  of  Northern 
Virgina  had  retreated. 

General  Longstreet  said : 

"The  armies  rested  on  the  Fourth  of  July,  one  under  the 
bright  laurels  secured  by  brave  work  of  the  day  before,  but 
in  profound  sorrow  over  the  silent  forms  of  the  host  of 
comrades  who  had  fallen  during  those  three  fateful  days, 
whose  blood  bathed  the  thirsty  fields  of  Gettysburg,  made 
classic  by  the  most  stupendous  clash  of  conflict  of  that  long 
and  sanguinary  war;  while  gentle  rain  came  to  mellow  the 
sod  that  marked  the  honored  rest  of  friend  and  foe:  the 
other  with  broken  spirits  turned  from  fallen  comrades  to 
find  safety  away  from  the  fields  that  had  been  so  promising. 

"The  Union  forces  had  cast  their  lines  on  grounds  too 
strong  for  lead  and  steel,  and,  exhausted  alike  of  aggres 
sive  force  and  means  of  protracted  defense,  there  was 
nothing  left  for  the  vanquished  but  to  march  for  distant 
homeward  lines." 

"HEADQUARTERS,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  Q.  V.  I., 

"July  6,  1863. 
"LiEuT.  A.  H.  W.  CREIGH, 

"A.  A.  A.  General  ist  Brigade,  2d  Division,  I2th  A.  C. 
"SiR :     I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report 


THE   GETTYSBURG   CAMPAIGN  -255 

of  the  part  taken  by  the  Seventh  Ohio  Volunteers  in  the 
engagement  of  July  2  and  3,  1863,  near  Gettysburg,  Pa. 
On  Thursday  morning,  July  2,  we  were  encamped  on  the 
left  side  of  the  Gettysburg  and  Taneytown  pike.  At  6 
o'clock  A.  M.  we  received  marching  orders,  and  at  6.30 
moved  out  in  line,  changing  our  position  on  the  hill  at  the 
right  of  the  road.  In  obedience  to  your  orders  I  sent  for 
ward  Company  H,  under  command  of  Capt.  Samuel  Mc 
Clelland,  to  picket  our  front.  They  were  posted  along  the 
stream  which  runs  through  the  hollow  at  our  left  and  re 
mained  there  until  6  o'clock  p.  M.,  when  they  rejoined  my 
regiment.  At  this  time  the  'fall  in'  was  sounded  and  my 
regiment,  in  company  with  the  remainder  of  the  brigade, 
moved  by  the  right  flank  to  the  right  and  rear  of  the  posi 
tion  which  we  had  held  during  the  former  part  of  the  day. 
I  formed  my  regiment  in  the  open  field  in  the  rear  of  the 
stone  wall  at  the  left  of  and  near  the  turnpike.  At  this 
place  I  allowed  my  men  to  sleep,  having  their  arms  and 
accouterments  in  perfect  readiness  to  fall  in  at  any  moment. 
My  regiment  had  not  during  any  part  of  the  day  been  ex 
posed  to  musketry  fire,  but  for  some  time  in  the  afternoon 
we  were  exposed  to  quite  a  brisk  fire  of  artillery,  although 
not  suffering  any  serious  loss  from  it.  At  half  past  n  p. 
M.,  July  2,  I  was  ordered  to  form  my  command.  It  was 
then  moved  under  your  directions  out  on  to  the  pike  and 
advancing  toward  Gettysburg,  but  turned  from  the  pike  to 
our  right  at  the  same  place  which  we  had  in  the  morning 
when  first  advancing.  My  line  was  formed  in  the  hollow  at 
the  right  and  in  the  rear  of  General  Greene's  brigade.  At 
this  place  we  received  a  volley  of  musketry  from  the  ene 
my's  guns,  wounding  one  man  from  Company  I.  In  a  few 
moments  we  were  ordered  to  move  by  the  right  flank  back- 
to  the  open  field,  forming  our  line  in  the  rear  of  a  stone  wall 
which  runs  parallel  with  the  road  leading  to  the  pike.  In  a 
few  moments,  by  order  of  General  Geary,  I  moved  my  com 
mand  over  the  wall  into  the  road,  throwing  out  to  the  front 
twenty  men  under  charge  of  Sergeant  Stratton  to  act  as 
skirmishers.  At  this  place  Sergeant  Stratton  received  a 


256  -  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

severe  if  not  a  mortal  wound.*  Soon  after  daylight  on  the 
morning  of  the  3d,  in  compliance  with  your  order,  I  drew 
in  my  skirmishers,  and  in  a  few  moments  moved  my  regi 
ment  by  the  left  flank  back  near  the  position  which  we  oc 
cupied  the  morning  previous.  When  in  the  edge  of  the 
woods,  I  formed  my  command  in  line  of  battle,  and  in  com 
pliance  with  orders  I  moved  forward  'double-quick'  and  re 
lieved  the  Sixtieth  New  York  Volunteers.  My  regiment 
remained  in  the  entrenchments  until  near  8  o'clock,  when  it 
was  relieved  by  the  Sixtieth  New  York  Volunteers.  When 
relieved  I  formed  my  regiment  in  the  rear  of  the  breast 
works,  remaining  until  9.30  o'clock,  when  I  was  again  or 
dered  forward  to  relieve  a  regiment.  I  was  not  again  re 
lieved  until  9.30  P.  M.,  having  been  under  fire  of  musketry 
most  of  the  day.  When  relieved  I  again  formed  my  line  in 
the  hollow  and  remained  there  until  1.30  A.  M.  on  the 
morning  of  July  4th,  when  my  command  was  again  ordered 
forward  to  the  entrenchments,  which  position  we  held  until 
the  brigade  moved  out  on  the  pike  preparatory  to  returning 
to  Littlestown.  About  n  o'clock  on  July  3,  I  observed  a 
white  flag  thrown  out  from  the  rocks  in  front  of  our  en 
trenchments  and  immediately  ordered  my  men  to  cease  fir 
ing,  when  78  men  of  the  enemy  advanced  and  surrendered, 
including  three  captains,  two  first  lieutenants  and  two  sec 
ond  lieutenants.  At  the  time  the  white  flag  was  raised  a 
mounted  officer,  rebel,  Maj.  B.  W.  Leigh,  General  Edward 
Johnson's  chief  of  staff,  was  seen  to  come  forward  and  en 
deavor  to  stop  the  surrender,  when  he  was  fired  upon  by  my 
men  and  immediately  killed,  t  Early  in  the  morning  of  July 

*A  bullet  tore  an  eye  from  its  socket,  but  Sergeant  Stratton  re 
covered,  rejoined  his  company,  reenlisted  as  a  veteran,  and  was  killed 
in  battle  May  25,  1864,  at  New  Hope  Church,  Georgia. 

fMajor  Benjamin  Watkins  Leigh  not  only  had  the  reputation  of  being 
one  of  the  bravest  and  most  fearless  officers  in  Stonewall  Jackson's 
command,  but  it  is  stated  that  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  on  May 
2,  1863,  when  his  chief  was  severely  wounded  and  yet  in  the  immediate 
presence  of  the  Union  forces,  he  used  his  own  body  as  a  shield  to  pro 
tect  him  from  further  harm.  That  he  died  gloriously  in  the  battle 


THE    GETTYSBURG   CAMPAIGN  257 

4  Corpl.  John  Pollock  of  Company  H,  of  my  regiment,  ad 
vanced  over  the  entrenchments  and  captured  the  rebel  flag 
belonging  to  the  Fourth  Virginia  Regiment,  Infantry, 
which,  in  compliance  with  orders  received,  was  delivered  to 
your  headquarters.  I  went  into  the  action  with  265  enlisted 
men,  and  came  out  with  247,  losing  i  man  killed  and  17 
wounded.* 

"I  feel  it  my  duty  to  mention  the  officers  and  men  under 
my  command,  but  when  each  and  every  man  went  forward 
to  the  contest  without  any  exceptions  whatever,  I  will 
merely  say  that  every  officer  and  man  performed  his  duty 
manfully,  every  order  being  obeyed  promptly. 

"Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"WILLIAM  R.  CREIGHTON, 
"Colonel  Commanding  Regiment." 

The  Seventh  Ohio  had  the  honor  of  being  selected  to 
scout  our  front  in  search  of  the  enemy,  as  indicated  by  the 
following  report : 

"CAMP  NEAR  GETTYSBURG, 
"July  5,  1863 — ii  A.  M. 

"GENERAL  GEARY  :  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that,  in 
pursuance  of  your  order,  I  have  this  morning,  with  the 
Seventh  Ohio  Volunteers,  under  Colonel  Crefghton,  recon- 
noitered  the  country  and  roads  for  2^  miles  from  the  town 
in  the  directions  of  Hanover,  Oxford,  and  Hunterstown.  I 
proceeded  as  far  toward  Oxford  as  a  house  which  the  ene 
my's  picket  retired  from  early  this  morning,  when  I  received 
your  order  to  return  to  camp.  I  found  citizens  on  the  roads 
who  had  come  this  morning  from  Oxford  and  Hunters- 
town. 

"They  report  no  enemy  in  sight  along  either  of  the  roads. 
The  general  impression  among  the  inhabitants  in  that  vicin- 

front  at  Gulp's  Hill  on  July  3,  1863,  is  shown  by  Colonel  Creighton's 
official  report. 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  645. 
17 


258     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ity  is  that  Lee's  army  has  moved  off  by  the  Chambersburg 
route. 

"His  cavalry  rearguard  left  a  house  on  the  Hanover 
turnpike,  i^  miles  from  Gettysburg,  at  9  A.  M.,  yesterday, 
after  removing  all  their  wounded  who  could  be  moved  on 
horses  and  in  ambulances. 

"Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"W.  T.  FORBES, 
"Acting  Assistant  Inspector-General." 

A  FORCED  MARCH  TO  THE  BATTLEFIELD. 

"As  we  hurried  along,  the  booming  of  cannon,  at  first 
scarcely  heard,  gradually  became  more  distinct.     Quicken 
ing  our  pace  we  pushed  on  through  clouds  of  thick  dust 
which  continually  rolled  back,  enveloped  and  almost  choked 
us,  while  the  terrible  rays  of  the  sun  seemed  momentarily  to 
grow  more  intense.     Soon  strong  men  began  to  stagger 
from  the  ranks  and  fall  fainting  by  the  wayside,  but  our 
pace  was  not  slackened.    Louder  and  fiercer  boomed  the  yet 
distant  guns,  and  'Forward,  men ;    forward !'  shouted  the 
officers.     Every  piece  of  woods  we  passed  through  was  left 
almost  filled  with  gasping,  prostrate  men ;   and  all  along  the 
road,  with  no  one  to  care  for  them,  lay  the  dying,  and  in  not 
a  few  instances  the  dead,  who  had  fallen  from  the  column 
ahead  of  us.     But  forward,  forward !   was  the  cry,  and  on, 
on  we  pushed.     Blankets,  tents,  clothing,  and  even  food, 
guns,   and  cartridge-boxes,   lay   strewn   along  the  line  of 
march.     Two-thirds  of  the  time  our  field  and  staff  officers 
were  dismounted,  and  their  horses  loaded  down  with  the 
guns  of  men  who  had  become  too  weak  to  carry  them,  and 
when  at  length  we  reached  the  high  ground  just  south  of 
Gettysburg,  and  the  order  to  halt  for  the  night  was  received, 
not  over  one  hundred  men,  and  but  five  or  six  officers,  ap 
peared  in  our  regimental  line."     (Col.  Charles  H.  Weygant, 
One  Hundred1  and  Twenty-fourth  N.  Y.  Infantry,  Second 
Brigade,  First  Division,  Third  Corps.) 


CHAPTER  XXVIII. 

i  i  • 

I,  /-':. 

THE  RETURN  FROM  GETTYSBURG. 

On  July  5,  when  it  became  known  that  the  enemy  had 
withdrawn  from  about  Gettysburg  in  the  direction  of  Ha- 
gerstown,  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  at  once  started  in  pur 
suit.  The  Twelfth  Corps  moved  back  along  the  Baltimore 
pike  to  Littlestown,  where  it  remained  during  the  next  day, 
but  getting  off  on  the  7th,  at  4.30  A.  M.,  it  covered  27  miles 
in  the  direction  of  Frederick  City,  over  the  same  route  by 
which  it  had  advanced,  passing  that  point  on  the  8th,  to 
Jefferson,  having  seen  the  body  of  a  spy  hanging  to  the  limb 
of  a  tree  where  he  had  been  executed  by  our  troops  while 
en  route. 

On  the  Qth  the  command  moved  through  Burkettsville 
and  Crampton's  Gap  toward  Boonesboro;  camped  upon  the 
battlefield  of  Antietam  on  the  loth,  and  on  the  night  of  the 
nth  bivouacked  in  line  of  battle  in  front  of  the  Army  of 
Northern  Virginia,  toward  Williamsport,  where  the  Poto 
mac  River  was  bank  full  and  General  Lee  unable  to  cross. 

On  the  1 2th  moved  up  about  a  mile  and  on  the  I3th  fell 
back  some  distance  and  began  to  entrench.  A  general  ad 
vance  was  ordered  on  the  morning  of  the  I4th,  when  it  was 
discovered  that  the  main  force  of  the  enemy  had  crossed  the 
Potomac  during  the  night,  and  that  all  prospect  of  doing 
him  serious  harm  had  vanished. 

Pursuit  was  at  once  ordered,  and  on  the  night  of  the 
1 5th  the  Twelfth  Corps  bivouacked  near  Harper's  Ferry; 
crossed  the  Potomac  at  that  point  the  next  day;  reached 
Hillsboro  on  the  igth;  Snicker's  Gap  on  the  2Oth;  Ashby's 
Gap  and  beyond  on  the  23d ;  Manassas  Gap  and  then  along 
the  Manassas  Gap  Railroad  on  the  24th ;  then  through 
Thoroughfare  Gap,  Haymarket,  Gainesville,  and  to  Catlett's 
Station  by  the  26th,  making  camp  near  Warrenton  Junc 
tion  on  the  27th,  where  a  brief  rest  was  had. 


260     SISVSNTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 


On  the  3  ist  Candy's  brigade  moved  to  Kelly's  Ford  on 
the  Rappahannock,  where  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  crossed  the 
river  in  boats  and  guarded  the  front  until  a  pontoon  bridge 
was  laid,  when  the  Seventh  went  to  their  support  and  was 
on  picket  duty  that  night.  When  General  Lee  crossed  the 
Potomac  near  Williamsport  on  the  night  of  July  13  he  was 
prevented  by  the  prompt  movements  of  General  Meade, 
along  the  eastern  side  of  the  Blue  Ridge,  from  resting  and 
refreshing  his  exhausted  and  defeated  army  in  the  land  of 
plenty,  the  beautiful  and  productive  Shenandoah  Valley, 
and  was  compelled  to  hasten  Longstreet's  corps  to  prevent 
a  serious  attack  in  flank  near  Front  Royal  while  en  route  to 
Culpeper  through  Chester  Gap,  while  a  part  of  his  army 
was  forced  to  march  by  Strasburg,  New  Market,  L,uray, 
and  Thornton's  Gap,  ere  it  could  take  position  behind  the 
Rappahannock,  toward  the  Rapidan. 

On  August  i  the  Seventh  recrossed  the  Rappahannock 
at  Kelly's  Ford,  and  on  the  2cl  moved  some  four  miles 
toward  Hartwood  Church.  On  the  5th  all  sick  and  dis 
abled  soldiers  were  ordered  to  be  sent  to  the  rear.  Al 
though  the  armies  under  Generals  Grant  and  Meade  had 
won  great  victories  at  Vicksburg  and  Gettysburg  on  or 
about  July  4,  1863,  causing  universal  joy  among  all  who 
believed  in  battling  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union  of 
States,  yet  many  loyal  people  were  greatly  alarmed  about 
this  time  at  the  development  and  strength  of  the  anti-prose 
cution  of  the  war  spirit  in  the  great  State  of  New  York, 
where  threatened  opposition  to  the  enforcement  of  the  draft 
was  openly  made,  and  mob  spirit  prevailed  in  places  to  such 
an  extent  as  to  be  uncontrollable  by  the  civil  authorities, 
hence  it  became  necessary,  as  a  matter  of  reasonable  pre 
caution,  to  send  armed  troops  from  the  Army  of  the  Po 
tomac  to  maintain  peace  and  order  and  see  that  the  law,  in 
reference  to  drafting,  be  duly  executed. 


CHAPTER  XXIX. 

THE  SEA  VOYAGE  TO  NEW  YORK  CITY  AND  BACK. 

With  the  foregoing  explanation,  the  following  orders  are 
self-explanatory: 

"HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC, 

"August  15,  1863 — 9.15  P.  M. 
"MAj.-GEN.  H.  W.  SLOCUM, 

"Commanding  Twelfth  Army  Corps: 
"The  Commanding  General  directs  that  the  following 
regiments  of  your  command  proceed  to  Alexandria  to 
morrow,  under  the  command  of  Brig.-Gen.  T.  H.  Ruger, 
for  service,  with  the  nature  of  which  you  are  acquainted, 
viz :  Second  Massachusetts,  Third  Wisconsin,  Twenty- 
seventh  Indiana,  and  Fifth,  Seventh,  Twenty-ninth,  and 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio  Regiments.  You  will  please  send  the  One 
Hundred  and  Seventh  New  York  Regiment  if  you  think  it 
advisable  to  do  so. 

"The  regiments  will  march  to  Rappahannock  Station, 
where  railroad  transportation  will  be  furnished  them.  No 
supplies  will  be  taken.  The  transportation  now  with  the 
regiments  will  be  turned  over  to  Captain  Pierce,,  Assistant 
Quartermaster,  at  his  depot  near  these  headquarters. 

"S.  WIUJAMS, 
"Assistant  Adjutant-General." 

"HEADQUARTERS  ARMY  OF  THE  POTOMAC, 

"August  16,  1863 — 10.30  A.  M. 
"MAj.-GEN.  H.  W.  HAI^ECK, 

"General-in-Chief : 

"The  following  regiments  will  proceed  to  Alexandria 
to-day  under  the  command  of  Brig.-Gen.  T.  H.  Ruger,  viz : 
Second  Massachusetts,  Third  Wisconsin,  Twenty-seventh 
Indiana,  Fifth  Ohio,  Seventh  Ohio,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio, 


262     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Sixth-sixth  Ohio,  Fourth  Ohio,  Fourteenth  Indiana,  Fifth 
Michigan,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-sixth  Ohio.  Aggre 
gate  strength  of  these  regiments  is  about  3,800.  General 
Ruger  has  been  directed  to  report  to  you  by  telegraph  on 
arriving  at  Alexandria,  for  further  instructions,  and  also 
by  telegraph  to  the  Quartermaster-General  for  transporta 
tion. 

"The  number  of  men  already  detached  and  who  have  left 
are  as  follows  :  August  14,  Regulars  and  Vermont  brigade, 
under  General  Ayers,  4,000;  August  15,  regiments,  1,800; 
August  16,  Ruger's  command,  3,800;  making  in  all  9,200, 
which,  when  swollen  by  convalescents  and  men  detached  on 
extra  duty  (who  will  be  sent  as  soon  as  possible),  will 
make  the  aggregate  force  fully  up  to  and  over  10,000.  I  do 
not  propose,  without  further  orders,  to  send  any  more.  I 
have  sent  you  my  best  troops  and  some  of  my  best  officers. 

"GEORGE  G.  MEADE, 
"Major-General  Commanding." 

On  August  1 5th  the  Seventh  was  ordered  to  be  ready  to 
move  on  the  morrow. 

On  the  1 6th  left  camp  and  marched  to  Rappahannock 
Station,  where  it  took  cars  for  Alexandria,  arriving  at  6 
p.  M.  We  were  paid  off  on  the  I7th,  and  on  the  22d  em 
barked  upon  the  great  ocean  steamer  Baltic,  with  other  regi 
ments,  which  was  novel  and  interesting  to  the  great  mass 
of  the  soldiers,  who  had  never  before  seen  a  boat  of  such 
huge  dimensions.  On  the  23d  the  Baltic  left  Alexandria 
under  seemingly  favorable  auspices,  but  had  proceeded 
but  a  few  miles  when  she  ran  aground  off  Aquia  Creek, 
where,  despite  the  frantic  efforts  of  tugs,  scows,  high  tide, 
etc.,  she  remained  until  i  P.  M.  of  the  27th,  and  then  pro 
ceeded  on  her  way  down  the  Potomac,  through  the  Chesa 
peake  Bay,  past  Fortress  Monroe,  into  Old  Ocean,  and 
headed  for  New  York  City.  This  was  to  the  majority  of 
those  on  board  a  delightful  ride,  which  was  only  marred  in 
some  instances  by  exceeding  nausea  and  paying  tribute  to 
Old  Neptune. 


SEA  VOYAGE  TO  NEW  YORK  CITY  263 

On  the  morning  of  the  29th  this  great  vessel  approached 
New  York  Harbor,  was  boarded  by  a  pilot,  and  safely  pass 
ing  through  the  Narrows  and  past  Forts  Columbus  and 
Hamilton,  anchored  off  Governors  Island,  whither  the 
Seventh  and  others  encamped. 

"HEADQUARTERS,  U.  S.  TROOPS  IN  CITY  AND  HARBOR, 

"New  York,  August  29,  1863. 
"Special  Orders, 

No.  40. 

"The  Fifth  Michigan  Infantry,  and  the  Fifth,  Seventh, 
Twenty-ninth  and  Sixty-Sixth  Ohio  Infantry,  now  on 
board  the  steamer  Baltic,  expected  to  arrive  in  course  of  the 
afternoon,  will  be  attached  to  the  Second  Brigade,  Brig.- 
Gen.  Thomas  H.  Ruger  commanding,  and  will,  for  the 
present,  be  stationed  on  Governors  Island. 

"Requisitions  will  be  made  as  soon  as  practicable  for 
such  camp  and  garrison  equipage  as  these  regiments  may 
need. 

"By  order  of  Brig.-Gen.  Canby. 

"C.  T.  CHRISTENSEN, 
"A.  A.  G." 

The  entire  Second  Brigade,  under  command  of  Brig.- 
Gen.  Thomas  H.  Ruger  in  the  Department  of  the  East,  in 
August,  1863,  consisted  of  the  Fourth,  Fifth,  Seventh,  • 
Eighth,  Twenty-ninth,  Sixty-sixth,  One  Hundred  and 
Tenth,  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-second,  and  One  Hun 
dred  and  Twenty-sixth  Ohio;  Fourteenth  and  Twenty- 
seventh  Indiana;  Third,  Fifth,  and  Seventh  Michigan; 
Second  Massachusetts;  Third  Wisconsin,  and  First  Min 
nesota  Infantry,  and  Second  Connecticut  Battery. 

The  draft  took  place  in  New  York  City  on  August  3ist, 
and  in  some  parts  of  the  State,  on  September  7th,  peaceably. 

On  September  8th  the  Seventh,  after  a  pleasant  week  on 
Governors  Island,  reembarked  upon  the  steamer  Baltic  and 
on  the  nth  reached  Alexandria,  Virginia,  once  more,  and 


264     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

bivouacked  in  the  suburbs,  the  return  trip  from  New  York 
City  having  been  made  without  any  unusual  incident. 

On  the  1 3th  the  return  march  to  the  front  began. 
Marched  only  8  miles. 

On  the  1 4th  passed  Fairfax  Court  House  and  Centerville 
toward  Manassas. 

On  the  1 5th  passed  Manassas,  Broad  Run,  and  Bristow, 
to  Catlett's;  the  i6th  to  Brandy  Station  beyond  the  Rappa- 
hannock,  and  on  the  I7th  rejoined  Geary's  division  near 
Raccoon  Ford  on  the  Rapidan. 

The  next  day  the  entire  corps  fell  in  to  witness  the  execu 
tion  of  a  couple  of  deserters.  This  was  a  most  unpleasant 
and  trying  ordeal  under  any  circumstances,  but  when  the 
execution,  as  in  this  case,  was  conducted  in  a  bungling  and 
unnecessarily  cruel  manner,  it  was  horrible  in  the  extreme. 
On  the  1 9th  the  entire  army  in  that  section  was  seriously 
startled  and  alarmed  by  extended  firing  of  small  arms  to 
our  left  rear,  indicating  for  the  time  being  a  flank  attack. 
Bugles  sounded  from  various  headquarters,  aides  dashed 
hither  and  thither  to  get  troops  in  line  of  battle,  when  it 
was  learned  that  a  division  of  cavalry,  just  in  from  a  scout, 
were  unloading  their  carbines.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the 
Recording  Angel  has  long  since  torn  out  and  destroyed  for 
ever  and  ever  his  record  of  the  extremely  warm  and  positive 
oaths  that  he  must  have  been  obliged  to  record  that  evening 
against  many  of  the  bravest  and  best  soldiers  that  ever  went 
to  war. 


CHAPTER  XXX. 
FROM  THE  RAPIDAN  TO  WAUHATCHIK 
BY  CAPT.  GEO.  A.  McKAY. 

While  lying  near  the  Rapidan  River,  Virginia,  September 
20,  1863,  the  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry 
was  inspected  by  Lieut.  George  A.  McKay,  A.  A.  I.  G., 
First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Twelfth  Army  Corps,  who 
found  ordnance  and  camp  and  garrison  equipage  in  first- 
class  order  and  so  reported.  The  inspection  was  prepara 
tory  to  a  movement  to  the  Southwest  on  account  of  the  de 
feat  of  General  Rosecrans  at  Chickamauga,  Tennessee,  and 
had  been  ordered  by  Col.  Chas.  Candy,  Commanding  Bri 
gade.  The  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Corps,  commanded  re 
spectively  by  Major-Generals  Howard  and  Slocum,  were 
ordered  to  reinforce  the  defeated  army  at  Chattanooga,  both 
corps  being  placed  under  Maj.-Gen.  Joe.  Hooker. 

September  21  to  23,  the  regiment  remained  in  camp.  Oc 
casionally  one  or  more  of  the  command  would  stroll  down 
to  the  river  to  view  the  landscape  over,  and  were  not  inter 
fered  with  by  the  Southerners,  providing  they  did  not  try 
to  cross  the  stream. 

September  24  marched  to  Brandy  Station,  Virginia.  The 
march  was  a  disagreeable  one. 

September  25,  the  regiment  was  paid  off,  the  men  receiv 
ing  such  amounts  as  were  left  after  the  sutler  got  his  share, 
as  his  bills  against  the  soldier  were  always  paid  by  the  pay 
master  before  the  soldier  received  anything. 

September  26,  marched  to  Bealton  Station,  Virginia,  at 
which  place,  September  27,  the  regiment  was  loaded  on  cars 
ready  for  a  movement  West.  After  being  loaded  on  the 
cars  the  military  superintendent  would  not  allow  the  cars 
to  go  forward,  as  he  had  not  been  consulted  as  to  how  equi 
page  and  troops  should  be  loaded.  He  spoke  to  the  A.  A.  I. 


266     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

G.  of  the  brigade,  who  had,  pursuant  to  orders  from  his 
commanding  officer,  loaded  the  troops  and  paraphernalia, 
ordering  him  to  unload  everything  and  everybody.  Instead 
of  doing  as  requested,  he  asked  the  irate  railroader  if  the 
loading  was  not  satisfactory.  The  answer  was  yes,  but 
that  no  orders  had  been  given  by  him  and  whatever  had 
been  done  in  consequence  \vas  wrong.  The  A.  A.  I.  G.  po 
litely  declined  to  do  what  was  required  and  referred  the 
worthy  superintendent  to  his  superior  officer.  After  a  while 
the  railroader  cooled  off  and  the  train  was  allowed  to  pro 
ceed  on  its  way  to  Washington,  where  there  was  a  delay  of 
about  an  hour,  and  the  soldiers  left  the  cars  in  skirmishing 
order  after  wet  and  dry  goods.  What  they  wanted  they  got. 

The  regiment  remained  on  the  train,  occasionally  stop 
ping  for  coffee  and  provisions,  until  the  3Oth,  when  they 
arrived  at  Benwood,  Virginia,  and  immediately  crossed  the 
Ohio  River  to  Bellaire,  Ohio,  where  they  encountered  for 
the  first  time  a  so-called  "copperhead."  The  officers,  hav 
ing  no  regular  rations  distributed  to  them,  were  to  a  certain 
extent  dependent  on  the  different  stoppages  in  transit  for 
provisions,  and  went  up  to  the  hotel  where  several  of  Gen 
eral  Morgan's  cavalry  officers  were  on  parole,  and  ordered 
breakfast.  The  proprietor  of  the  hotel  said  that  he  would 
not  feed  any  of  Lincoln's  hirelings.  Colonel  Creighton,  who 
was  one  of  the  party,  gave  him  ten  minutes  to  get  the 
breakfast  on  the  table  or  have  his  house  ripped  up  from  top 
to  bottom.  Before  the  time  allowance  expired  everything 
necessary  was  on  the  table  and  no  blood  shed  or  property 
destroyed.  I  do  not  suppose  that  proprietor  did  any  more 
bluffing  for  that  day,  as  it  came  very  near  being  an  ex 
pensive  one  for  him. 

The  regiment  left  for  Columbus,  Ohio,  arriving  there  at 
6  o'clock  A.  M.,  October  i,  leaving  there  inside  of  half  an 
hour  for  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  reaching  there  at  6  P.  M. 
October  2,  where  a  great  many  officers  and  soldiers  visited 
the  County  Fair  Grounds  and  other  places  where  liquids 
were  the  principal  product. 

October  3,  reached  Jeffersonville,  Indiana,  crossing  the 


FROM  THE)  RAPIDAN  TO  WAUHATCHIE  VAU,3Y       267 

river  at  once  for  Louisville,  Kentucky.  Part  of  the  officers 
stopped  off  at  the  latter-named  place  and  went  to  the  Gault 
House  for  a  square  meal.  They  got  it  all  right,  and  at  the 
same  time  got  left,  as  the  train  for  the  regiment  was  made 
up  and  left  for  Nashville,  Tennessee,  at  i  p.  M.,  arriving 
there  on  the  4th,  the  missing  officers  putting  in  an  appear 
ance  when  they  could  get  there,  as  on  October  5  we  received 
notice  that  Generals  Forrest  and  Wheeler  were  on  a  raid  in 
our  rear,  destroying  property,  bridges,  etc.  When  at  Tulla- 
homa,  seeing  a  great  cloud  of  dust,  we  imagined  that  they 
had  struck  us,  but  found  out  on  a  careful  reconnaissance 
that  it  was  occasioned  by  a  drove  of  beef  cattle  for  our 
army  plodding  along  the  road  in  our  rear. 

On  the  6th  were  loaded  on  cars  at  3  p.  M.  and  ran  down 
to  Duck  River,  where  we  found;  the  bridge  destroyed  and 
the  Southern  troops  hovering  all  around  us. 

On  the  7th  marched  to  Wartrace,  and  were  engaged  in 
scouting  in  various  directions  until  the  nth,  when  we  re 
turned  to  Wartrace  Bridge. 

On  the  1 3th  an  election  was  held  for  Governor,  and 
Brough  received  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  regiment. 

On  the  1 4th  returned  to  Wartrace,  where  we  remained 
until  the  27th,  when  we  were  relieved  by  the  Third  Wis 
consin. 

On  the  28th  the  regiment  was  loaded  on  cars  for  Bridge 
port,  Alabama.  While  in  transit  had  an  accident,  the  en 
gine  and  cars  being  ditched  at  Decherd,  but  no  one  injured. 
While  stopping  at  Stevenson  a  train  consisting  of  wagons 
and  mules  came  over  the  mountains  from  Chattanoog'a  with 
loo  guards.  They  had  been  on  quarter  rations  for  about 
three  months,  and  looked  fearfully  weak  and  emaciated. 
The  brother  of  the  writer  was  in  command  and  he  wanted 
to  borrow  money  enough  to  take  the  boys  up  to  the  hotel 
and  give  them  a  square  meal  and  incidentally  get  one  him 
self.  He  was  told  to  get  his  men  together  and  march  them 
to  the  hotel.  When  they  arrived  there  they  were  formed  in 
columns  of  two  and  marched  in,  and  were  supplied  with  all 
the  pork,  hard  tack,  pickles  and  coffee  which  they  could  eat, 


268     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

at  a  cost  of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  each.  The  writer  paid 
the  bill  with  the  greatest  of  pleasure  in  the  world,  and  it  was 
worth  the  money  to  see  the  boys  eat.  Incidentally  I  would 
remark  that  the  brother  did  not  whack  up,  nor  was  it  ex 
pected  either. 

On  the  3Oth  we  marched  to  Shell  Mound  in  a  heavy  rain 
storm,  reaching  there  cold,  wet,  and  hungry. 

On  the  3  ist  we  marched  to  Wauhatchie,  reaching  there 
during  the  night,  and  went  into  camp  near  Gen.  John  W. 
Geary's  headquarters. 

November  i  and  2,  part  of  the  regiment  were  engaged  in 
scouting  under  command  of  Lieut-Col.  Orrin  J.  Crane. 

November  4  to  16,  mostly  engaged  in  trading  coffee  and 
hardtack  for  bacon  and  tobacco  with  L,ongstreet's  men  from 
the  Rapidan. 

November  17,  Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman's  troops  arrived 
from  Vicksburg,  Mississippi. 

On  the  22d  regiments  ordered  to  fall  in  and  occupy  the 
position  of  the  Eleventh  Army  Corps,  which  had  been  or 
dered  to  Chattanooga. 

November  23,  division  partially  inspected,  everything 
found  in  good  order. 

The  only  casualty  in  the  Seventh  now  recalled  as  having 
occurred  while  being  transferred  from  Virginia  to  Ten 
nessee  happened  at  Grafton,  West  Virginia,  on  the  2Qth  of 
September,  when  St.  Onge  Mitchell  (familiarly  known 
throughout  the  regiment  as  "Santa")  of  Company  B,  fell 
under  the  cars  and  had  a  leg  crushed. 


CHAPTER  XXXI. 

THE   BATTLE   OF   LOOKOUT    MOUNTAIN. 
BY  CAPT.  GEO.  A.  McKAY. 

Our  division  from  the  time  they  arrived  in  the  Wau- 
hatchie  Valley  had  gazed  in  astonishment  on  the  rocky  face 
of  Lookout  Mountain,  and  if  they  had  been  asked  the 
question  as  to  the  practicability  of  carrying  it  by  storm 
would  have  scouted  at  the  idea.  Some  of  our  generals 
thought  otherwise,  notably  Grant  and  Hooker.  The  latter 
stated  often,  that  in  his  opinion  it  could  be  carried  by  a 
rapid  movement  by  assaulting  columns. 

General  Grant  was  also  imbued  with  the  same  idea,  and 
when  all  of  his  plans  were  made  and  >the  troops  for  which 
he  had  called  for  were  well  in  hand  he  ordered'  it  to  be  car 
ried  into  effect. 

From  the  time  our  division  arrived  in  the  valley  our  main 
duties  had  been  scouting  and  picket  duty.  While  on  picket 
duty  our  men  were  stationed  on  one  side  of  Lookout  Creek 
and  the  rebels  on  the  other,  being  only  a  short  distance 
apart,  and  became  quite  friendly  with  each  other,  trading 
coffee  and  hardtack  for  bacon,  corn-pone,  and  tobacco. 
While  on  picket  duty,  unless  there  was  an  advance  of  skir 
mishers,  it  was  very  seldom  that  pickets  fired  on  each  other ; 
but  if  there  was  an  advance  that  was  a  different  proposi 
tion. 

This  deadlock  continued  until  3  o'clock  on  the  morning 
of  the  24th  of  November,  1863,  when  Gen.  John  W.  Geary, 
commanding  the  Second  Division,  Twelfth  Army  Corps, 
received  orders  from  Maj.-Gen.  Joe.  Hooker  to  cross  Look 
out  Creek  and  to  assault  Lookout  Mountain,  marching 
down  the  valley,  and  to  sweep  every  rebel  from  it.  At  that 
time  the  line  of  the  division  extended  from  the  confluence  of 
Lookout  Creek  and  the  Tennessee  River  on  the  left  to  the 
top  of  Raccoon  Mountain  on  the  right,  and  consisted  of  141 


270     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOI/UNTEER  INFANTRY 

officers  and  2,216  men  present  for  duty.  One  day's  rations 
and  the  usual  100  rounds  of  ammunition  were  issued  to  the 
men,  when  in  light  marching  order  they  moved  to  Wau- 
hatchie  Railroad  Junction  and  were  joined  by  General 
Whittaker,  of  Thomas's  corps,  with  his  brigade,  consisting 
of  no  officers  and  1,355  enlisted  men,  making  the  total  ef 
fective  force  at  that  point  251  officers  and  3,573  men. 

Crossing  the  railroad  at  Wauhatchie  Junction  the  troops 
named  above  were  marched  under  cover  of  the  trees  to  a 
point  back  of  an  old  mill  situated  about  two  and  one-half 
miles  from  the  mouth  of  the  creek  and  were  massed  behind 
a  hill.  Drifting  clouds  enveloped  the  mountain  top,  heavy 
mists  and  fogs  obscured  the  slope  from  lengthened  vision 
until  we  reached  the  summit. 

The  creek  being  too  deep  to  ford,  it  was  bridged  and  skir 
mishers  sent  across  and  engaged  the  enemy,  driving  them 
back,  capturing  42  prisoners.  The  bridge  was  crossed  at 
8.30  A.  M.  Moving  rapidly  by  a  flank  up  the  mountainside 
in  a  direct  lirie  for  the  palisades,  arriving  there,  line  of  battle 
was  formed  by  the  left  flank,  facing  the  front. 

The  report  made  by  Gen.  John  W.  Geary  officially  to 
Maj.-Gen.  Hooker  gave  the  following  as  the  formation  of 
his  division  and  supports : 

"Cobham  on  the  right  with  two  regiments,  Ireland  in  the 
center  with  four  regiments,  Candy  on  the  left,  in  echelon, 
at  about  30  paces'  interval  to  the  troops  on  the  right,  with 
the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  and  three  companies  of  the  Fifth  Ohio, 
in  echelon,  as  reserve.  Constituting  the  front  line,  covering 
the  slopes  from  the  mound  of  the  crest  to  Lookout  Creek. 
There  was  a  supporting  line  350  yards  in  the  rear  of  the 
front  line,  consisting  of  General  Whitaker's  brigade,  the 
right  resting  opposite  Cobham's  center.  About  100  yards 
in  rear  of  the  supporting  line  were  placed  the  Ninety-sixth 
Illinois  and  Fifty-first  Ohio  as  a  support  of  both  lines. 

"This  formation  was  observed  throughout  the  movement 
to  the  farthest  point  gained  on  the  mountain,  with  the  ex 
ception  of  necessary  changes  in  Candy's  movements  on  the 
left." 


BATTLE  OF  LOOKOUT  MOUNTAIN  271 

The  artillery  under  supervision  of  Maj.  J.  A.  Reynolds, 
chief  of  artillery  for  Geary's  division,  supported  the  move 
ment  of  the  infantry  columns,  and  consisted  of  Knap's 
Pennsylvania  Battery;  Battery  K,  First  Ohio  Regiment; 
Fourth  Ohio  Battery;  Battery  I,  New  York  Artillery,  and 
First  Iowa  Battery,  the  batteries  being  well  posted  in 
numerous  commanding  positions  west  of  Lookout  Creek, 
and  when  required  opened  on  the  enemy's  entrenchments, 
shelling  continuously  the  skirmishers  and  lines  of  battle  of 
the  enemy,  doing  good  work,  which  assisted  in  every  way 
the  advance  of  the  infantry. 

It  is  with  Candy's  brigade  (which  consisted  of  the  Fifth, 
Seventh,  Twenty-ninth  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  and  Twenty- 
eighth  and  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Penn 
sylvania,  although  the  Fifth  and  Twenty-ninth  were  not  en 
gaged  in  all  of  the  movements,  being  on  picket  duty,  and 
guarding  prisoners)  that  I  will  have  to  do  mostly,  as  the 
Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  belonged  to 
this  brigade,  of  which  I  was  an  officer,  and  I  can  only 
answer  for  what  I  saw  myself. 

The  inclination  of  the  mountain  is  from  north  by  east  to 
south  by  west.  We  swept  the  westerly  slope  from  this 
point,  about  three  miles  south  of  the  dividing  ridge  between 
the  east  and  west  sides  of  the  mountain,  known  as  Point 
Lookout.  A  heavy  line  of  skirmishers  advanced,  covering 
the  whole  front  of  the  line  of  battle.  The  flanks  were  pro 
tected  on  the  right  by  the  palisade  and  on  the  left  by  Look 
out  Creek,  and  they  could  not  be  turned. 

Shortly  after  9  o'clock  the  whole  line  moved  forward,  the 
right  keeping  in  close  contact  with  the  rugged  precipice  of 
the  summit,  gradually  swerving  our  advance  in  an  oblique 
direction  from  the  creek,  lengthening  the  line  for  cover  on 
the  left,  changing  Candy's  formation  from  echelon  to  two 
lines. 

General  Geary  ordered  the  left  brigade  to  govern  its 
movements  by  those  of  the  front  line  on  the  right,  the  ex 
treme  left  resting  near  the  creek,  the  guide  being  the  upper 
curvature  of  the  mountain. 


272     S!}V£NTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

The  right,  center,  and  right  of  the  left  brigade  made  a 
rapid  advance  over  the  steep  sides  of  the  mountain,  which, 
breaking  into  numerous  ravines  varying  from  50  to  100 
feet  in  depth,  were  overcome  by  clambering  with  hands  as 
well  as  feet  in  many  places. 

The  enemy's  rifle-pits  at  the  base  of  the  mountain,  not  far 
from  the  mouth  of  Lookout  Creek,  were  carried  with  a 
rush  and  hurrah,  uncovering  the  fords  and  allowing  rein 
forcements  to  cross,  consisting  of  Grose's  brigade  of  Cruft's 
division,  Thomas's  corps,  and  Osterhaus's  division  of  Sher 
man's  corps,  numbering  5,857  effectives,  including  officers. 
This  reinforcement  brought  up  the  total  effectives  to  9,681 
men. 

After  uncovering  the  fords,  and  the  reserves  gaining  a 
footing,  General  Geary  ordered  Candy's  brigade  to  execute 
a  "half  wheel"  converging  on  the  objective  point,  sweeping 
up  the  mountain  at  an  oblique  angle  to  the  main  line,  head 
ing  for  Point  Lookout.  After  progressing  about  one  and 
one-fourth  miles  the  enemy's  pickets  were  encountered  by 
the  fight  and  center.  Our  skirmishers  engaging  them,  they 
were  driven  on  their  main  body  within  a  camp  covering  the 
whole  plateau  in  front  of  the  left  of  our  right  and  center, 
formidable  in  natural  defense  and  seemingly  impregnable 
with  rocks,  stone  and  earthworks,  surrounded  with  tangled 
slashings.  These  were  the  advanced  works  of  a  continuous 
network  of  fortifications — rugged,  natural,  and  artificial  ir 
regular  polygons — within  which  was  WalthalFs  brigade  of 
Mississippians,  in  line  of  battle.  Our  whole  line,  with  bayo 
nets  fixed,  charged  on  the  double-quick. 

Regardless  of  the  sharpshooters  in  the  gorges  and  from 
the  crest  and  the  heavy  firing  in  front,  the  men  of  the  First, 
Second  and  Third  Brigades  made  a  vigorous  assault,  carry 
ing  the  enemy's  entrenchments,  and  the  brigade  laid  down 
its  arms  and  surrendered,  along  with  four  battle-flags. 
The  prisoners  were  despatched  to  the  rear.  As  soon  as  this 
was  done  the  line  pressed  forward  in  its  original  formation. 
The  obstructions  met  at  every  step  showed  how  a  small,  de 
termined  force  could  have  resisted  a  vastly  superior  one. 


OF  LOOKOUT  MOUNTAIN  273 

The  sharpshooters  of  the  enemy  in  the  gorges,  trees,  and  on 
the  cliffs  were  especially  venomous,  and  many  were  killed 
and  wounded. 

The  fortified  approaches  toward  us  and  on  a  line  with 
the  overhanging  ledge  of  the  point  above  were  occupied  by 
a  brigade  of  Alabamians  and  Georgians  under  command  of 
General  Moore. 

Before  reaching  their  position  our  right  encountered  the 
almost  perpendicular  pyramid  of  Lookout  Point.  As  we 
rounded  the  curvature  between  the  lower  and  uppermost 
ridges  the  line  obliqued  to  the  right  continuously  but  stead 
ily,  as  became  veterans.  The  movement  brought  us  to  the 
most  elevated  accessible  point  of  the  mountain,  short  of  the 
crest  itself.  While  making  the  curve  a  rebel  regiment  was 
encountered  and  captured.  Then  our  troops,  with  a  yell, 
charged  the  fortifications  held  by  the  Alabamians  and 
Georgians,  killing,  wounding,  and  capturing  nearly  the 
whole  of  the  brigade. 

During  this  fight  the  enemy  opened  with  artillery  fire 
from  the  crest,  trying  to  enfilade  our  line,  but  could  not  de 
press  their  pieces  enough,  although  their  shells  and  solid 
shot  tore  through  the  tops  of  the  trees,  the  limbs  and 
branches  of  which  were  hurled  down  the  ravines.  Shells 
with  very  short  fuses  were  fired,  but  burst  with  trivial  effect 
over  the  heads  of  Candy's  brigade,  which,  unseen  by  the 
enemy,  was  sweeping  up  the  steep  declivity  just  below  the 
palisades.  Shells  and  hand  grenades  were  hurled  from  the 
cliffs  among  the  troops  in  the  front  line  and  their  support, 
but  were  mainly  ineffective. 

The  front  line  of  the  enemy  wavered  and  then  broke  into 
flight,  our  men  following  with  a  fierce  hurrah.  Clouds  and 
mists  hovered  over  us  and  fogs  darkened  the  hills  below. 
Our  troops  breasted  the  dividing  point,  swept  around  the 
slope  of  the  mountain  upon  the  double-quick,  charging  the 
retreating  foe.  The  completion  of  this  movement  rendered 
each  of  the  long  lines  of  works  and  rifle-pits  of  the  enemy 
untenable. 
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274     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Peters's  brigade,  standing  behind  a  stone  wall,  engaged 
our  troops,  making  things  lively  for  us,  but  a  sudden  dash  of 
our  division  carried  the  wall,  capturing  two  pieces  of  artil 
lery  and  hundreds  of  prisoners,  near  the  Craven  house. 

About  500  yards  beyond  Craven's  house,  in  front  of  the 
Mountain  road,  the  enemy  appeared  in  heavy  force,  consist 
ing  of  troops  from  Walker's  and  Stevenson's  divisions,  and 
upon  this  column  the  retreating  rebels  rallied.  Our  troops 
engaged  them  at  once.  The  enemy  made  several  charges, 
but  were  repulsed.  While  so  engaged  the  fog  settled  down 
until  it  was  almost  impossible  to  see  or  to  be  seen,  and  it 
continued  the  balance  of  the  day. 

Our  troops  were  still  striving  for  the  old  road  leading 
from  the  mountain  into  Chattanooga  Valley,  with  every 
prospect  of  securing  it,  when  orders  were  received  at  12.30 
p.  M.  to  halt  and  strengthen  our  position. 

The  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  and  One  Hundred  and 
Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  of  Candy's  brigade  were 
thrown  to  the  front  to  support  and  relieve  the  brigade  on 
our  right,  they  being  completely  out  of  ammunition.  While 
here  the  right  of  the  Seventh  was  at  the  palisades,  and  the 
rebel  sharpshooters  made  it  very  warm  for  the  two  regi 
ments  for  a  while  until  they  could  reciprocate.  At  this  time 
Col.  W.  R.  Creighton,  of  the  Seventh  Ohio,  was  in  com 
mand  of  the  brigade,  Candy  having  been  injured  by  a  fall 
on  the  rocks. 

Creighton's  brigade  relieved  Ireland's  brigade,  and  while 
so  relieving  they  received  several  heavy  volleys  from  the 
enemy,  which  were  returned  with  interest.  An  irregular 
and  desultory  fire  was  kept  up  by  the  enemy  during  the 
afternoon,  without  any  serious  loss. 

At  3  o'clock  the  rebels  massed  a  heavy  force  under  the 
cliff  on  our  extreme  right,  but  this  was  routed  by  tlv; 
Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania.  At  3.30  o'clock  Creighton's 
brigade  was  relieved  by  the  Thirteenth  Illinois  and  Fourth 
Iowa,  and  at  different  times  during  the  night  brigades  re 
lieved  each  other. 

No  fires  were  allowed  on  the  front  line  during  the  night, 


GEARY'S  DIVISION  FLAG 


BATTED  OF  LOOKOUT  MOUNTAIN  275 

and  the  troops  suffered  severely  from  the  cold.  During  the 
night  provisions  and  ammunition  were  distributed  to  the 
troops. 

After  dark  Osterhaus's  division  and  Grose's  brigade 
formed  a  junction  with  Geary's  command  near  the  Craven 
house,  having  captured  several  hundred  troops  while  march 
ing  up  the  mountain. 

Our  colors  were  planted  on  Point  Lookout  in  the  morn 
ing  of  November  25,  the  enemy  having  evacuated  their  posi 
tion  during  the  night,  leaving  camps,  equipage,  arms,  and 
stores  in  profusion.  Many  stragglers  from  the  ranks  of  the 
enemy  wandered  into  our  lines,  having  lost  their  commands 
during  the  fog. 

General  Geary's  report  shows  the  different  positions 
around  Lookout  Mountain  as  follows : 

"The  position  of  the  enemy  on  the  western  slope  of  the 
mountain  was  Walthall's  and  Moore's  brigades  of  Walker's 
division  of  Folk's  old  corps,  commanded  by  Hardee,  the 
former  in  fortifications  on  the  side  of  the  mountain,  about 
one  and  one-half  miles  from  our  point  of  crossing,  the  lat 
ter  in  works,  under  and  around  the  peak. 

"On  the  eastern  slope,  near  the  old  Mountain  road,  were 
two  of  Walker's  brigades,  strengthened  by  a  portion  of 
Stewart's  command  of  Breckinridge's  corps.  One  brigade 
of  Stevenson's  division  was  stationed  in  the  works  on  top 
to  the  rear  of  the  point. 

"Brown's  and  Cumming's  brigades  of  the  same  division 
were  fortified  about  one  and  one-half  miles  from  the  poiiv 
high  up  on  the  mountain  overlooking  Chattanooga  and  near 
Summerville,  another  of  Stevenson's  brigades  was  on  the 
descent  of  the  Nickajack  trace." 

!    '  "  i 

General  Geary  reported  the  capture  of  2  pieces  of  artil 
lery  and  1,940  men  by  his  command.  The  official  report  of 
the  rebels  shows  a  loss  of  1,281  men. 

"And  the  red  field  was  won."* 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  645. 


276     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

The  following  piece  of  poetry,  written  by  Comrade  Levi 
F.  Bauder,  of  Company  B,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  on 
the  storming  of  Lookout,  properly  becomes  a  part  of  this 
history. 

THE  RIGHT  FLANK  AT  LOOKOUT. 

Chattanooga  sent  northward  a  cry  of  distress, 

For  the  men  of  the  Cumberland,  famished  and  gaunt, 
Worn  with  fighting  and  vigils  and  tattered  in  dress, 

Manned  their  guns  in  the  trenches  in  peril  and  want ; 
For  the  foe  closely  pressed  them  in  hostile  array, 

And  their  guns  shrieked  and  thundered  in  demon-like 

glee, 
While  old  Lookout's  rock  front,  lined  with  soldiers  in  rra 

Threw  its  shadows  of  death  o'er  the  blue  Tennessee. 


But  on  wings  of  the  lightning  that  cry  for  help  flew, 

To  Sherman,  to  Meade,  and  from  captain  to  man ; 
And  from  Vicksburg  marched  Sherman's  long  column  in 
blue  ; 

And  grim  Hooker's  tried  corps,  from  the  swift  Rapidan, 
Came  with  bread  for  the  famished,  with  lead  for  the  foe. 

Gleamed   Wauhatchie's  sweet  vale  with  their  bayonets 

bright ; 
Torn  and  bleeding,  the  ferry  guards  reeled  at  their  blow, 

And  dismayed  up  the  mountain  side  fled  in  affright. 


But  the  Bar  flag  still  flaunted  on  Lookout's  high  peak, 

In  defiance  above  the  bright  stripes  in  the  vale ; 
And  the  iron  shells  hurtling  with  insolent  shriek 

Scarred  the  great  antlered  oaks  in  that  beautiful  dale. 
In  the  night,  lines  of  watch-fires  on  Lookout's  sides, 

Gleamed  like  comets  bespangling  the  eastern  sky, 
While  the  shouts  from  the  heights  in  derision  defied 

The  threatened  assault  for  the  mastery. 


OF  LOOKOUT  MOUNTAIN  277 

Through  the  fog  shroud  no  bugle  call  echoed  that  morn 
From  the  hills  in  the  vale,  or  the  mount's  rocky  side, 
But  swift  couriers  silently  mounted  to  ride, 

In  the  darkness,  through  thicket  and  stubble  of  corn, 

To  the  camps ;  and  battalions,  in  whispering  tones, 
Heard,  and  fell  into  ranks  with  accouterments  bright; 

And  the  strapping  of  knapsacks,  and  loading  of  guns, 
Spoke  of  marching  and  battle  at  dawn  of  the  light. 

Through  the  mist  moves  the  long,  silent  column,  now 

Like  a  giant  snake  nearing  its  dreaming  prey 
Fast  asleep  in  their  huts  on  the  mountain's  brow, 

And  no  glitter  or  sound  does  the  peril  betray. 
Hear  ye  that  ?    On  the  left  flank  the  signal  guns  crash, 

Now  the  picket  shots  patter,  the  batteries  boom ! 
On  the  right,  the  troops  over  the  mill-dam  dash, 

Unseen  and  unheard  in  the  mountainside's  gloom. 

Forward  the  right  flank !  but  fire  not  a  gun, 
Double-quick,  double-quick,  now  on  the  run ! 
Gibraltar  is  ours  if  we  first  reach  the  top ; 
A  year  more  of  war  if  they  force  us  to  stop ! 
On,  on,  for  your  comrades  famish  for  bread ; 
Forward,  for  Knoxville  still  trembles  with  dread ! 
Up — over  brushwood  and  rock  and  ravine, 
Routing  the  pickets  from  watch-fire  and  screen, 
Hindered  by  laurel-bush,  cane-brake  and  log, 
Still  firing  no  shot,  but  through  the  dense  fog, 
Breathless,  but  desperate,  upward  we  climb, 
For  victory  hinges  on  moments  of  time. 

Up,  to  the  precipice  guarding  the  top, 
Not  till  they  reach  the  great  wall  do  they  stop ; 
Then,  forming  in  battle  line,  onward  they  sweep 
Along  the  great  slope  of  the  mountain's  scarred  steep. 
Still  onward,  like  fox  hounds  freed  from  the  leash, 
Though  the  quick  bullets  thud  in  the  quivering  flesh — 
Onward  they  fight — till  a  glance  of  the  sun 
Bathes  with  glory  the  flags  on  a  battlefield  won. 


278     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

And  the  Cumberland  army,  in  breathless  suspense, 
Heard  the  battle's  fierce  roar  in  the  fog-cloud  dense ; 
Now  clearer — now  fainter — no  waver — now  stop, 
Repulsed  ?    Or  held  Hooker,-  in  triumph,  the  top  ? 
Weak  yet  with  fasting,  but  with  eyes  flashing  fight, 
They  watched  long  in  vain  that  mist-mantled  height, 
Till  a  rift  in  the  cloud  showed  the  mountain  top's  crag, 
And  like  Constantine's  cross,  in  the  sky  gleamed  a  flag ! 
But  which  ?    Ah,  the  shout  that  along  the  line  flew, 
As  it  showed  first  the  Stripes,  then  the  Star-sprinkled 
blue! 

'Twas  a  tale  of  sweet  love  that  torn  banner  there  told, 
Like  the  star  in  the  east  in  Bethlehem  Old ; 
'Twas  an  emblem  of  hope  to  that  suffering  host, 
Like  the  star  of  the  North  to  the  mariner  lost ; 
'Twas  a  signal  of  faith,  like  the  beacon's  bright  light, 
Safely  guiding  the  ship  to  the  harbor  at  night ; 
'Twas  a  scepter  of  power ;  as  upheld  on  the  heights, 
It  unfurled  its  silk  folds  in  the  sight  of  six  States ; 
A  forerunner  of  vengeance  to  enemies  all, 
Like  the  writing  of  old  on  the  King's  palace  wall ; 
And  from  that  day  to  this,  that  dear  Flag  of  the  Free, 
To  the  walls  of  Atlanta,  and  thence  to  the  sea, 
To  the  fields  where  surrendered  the  columns  of  Lee, 
Ever  fluttered  in  triumph.     May  God  in  His  might 
Ever  keep  the  old  Flag  in  the  pathway  of  right. 


LOOKOUT    MOUNTAIN. 
BY  WM. 


Forward  !  up  the  mountain,  rugged  and  steep 
Our  columns  unfaltering,  fearlessly  sweep 

Higher  and  higher; 
Up  from  the  valleys  gloaming  beneath, 
Up  to  the  batteries  freighted  with  death, 

Onward  they  dash, 


OF  LOOKOUT   MOUNTAIN  279 

And  the  mist  on  the  mountain  grows  dark  and  thick 
With  the  battle's  wild  breath,  and  loud  and  quick 

Rifles  and  cannon  crash, 
While  the  lines  of  their  fire 
Show  the  struggle  grows  fiercer  apace. 


Charge !    Men  of  the  East  there,  and  men  of  the  West, 
Charge  shoulder  to  shoulder,  and  breast  square  with  breast, 
And  shout  deep  and  wild  as  the  Ocean's  loud  roar, 
When  he  strikes  his  grand  hymn  from  the  keys  of  the  shore, 
To  the  order  replies ;  and  streaming  on  high 
L,ike  God's  bow  of  promise  set  in  the  sky, 

Floats  the  flag  of  the  free. 

Brave  men  are  swept  down  as  forest  leaves  strewn ; 
The  harvest  is  ripe  which  the  demon  had  sown, 

Death  revels  in  glee. 

Each  brow's  firmly  knit,  not  a  dastard  is  there, 
For  the  blood  of  the  slain  went  up  in  the  air, 
And  they  felt  the  proud  words  of  the  old  Scottish  chief, 
"To-day  for  revenge  and  to-morrow  for  grief." 
They  are  lost  to  the  sight,  and  the  pitying  cloud 
Covers  foeman  and  friend  in  its  mantling  shroud, 
As  though  God  from  the  eyes  of  His  children  would  hide 
The  hell  which  they  make  through  their  passion  and  pride. 

Still  the  roar  of  the  battle, 

The  musketry's  rattle, 

The  blast  of  the  bugle,  the  peals  of  the  drum, 
O'er  the  din  of  the  strife,  crying,  "Come,  come,  come !" 

Sweep  down  wild  and  loud, 

Yet  seem  higher  and  higher. 


The  conflict  has  ended.     May  Heaven  guard  the  right. 
May  we  see  the  dawn  clear  from  this  tempest's  dark  night ; 
From  fortress  and  camp  an  army's  stern  gaze 
Strives  vainly  to  pierce  the  still  deepening  haze. 
No  answer  comes  back  on  the  crisp  frosty  air 
To  the  anguishing  cry,  "Is  our  banner  still  there?" 


280     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

But  silent  and  grim  as  a  giant  at  rest, 

With  the  sun  on  his  brow  and  the  clouds  on  his  breast, 

The  mountain  stands  lone, 

From  base  unto  crest. 

Now  grandly  the  cloud-drifts  are  lifted  on  high, 

And  Lookout  stands  crowned  with  the  smiles  of  the  sky. 

What  means  the  wild  cheer  from  the  legions  beneath  ? 

Look  on  high,  and  be  answered — thou  man  of  weak  faith. 

See  from  the  highest  peak  proudly  unfurled 

Waves     our    "star-flowering    banner — the    hope     of    the 

world"— 

There  where  the  eagles  their  eyries  have  made, 
There  where  the  lightning  and  Storm  King  have  played, 

It  waveth  forever. 

Its  glory  is  shed  o'er  the  living  and  slain, 
Who  baptized  it  anew  in  life's  ruby  rain, 

Deserted  it  never. 

And  while  for  these  heroes  sculpture  and  song 
The  tale  of  their  valor  through  the  ages  prolong, 
That  river,  their  poet,  in  its  waters  sings  by, 
That  mountain,  their  monument,  points  to  the  sky 

Forever  and  ever. 
Louisville,  March  i,  1864. 


CHAPTER  XXXII. 

MISSIONARY  RIDGS. 

BY  CAPT.  GEO.  A.  McKAY. 

Shortly  after  10  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  25th,  our 
division,  preceded  by  Osterhaus's  and  Cruft's  divisions, 
marched  down  the  mountain  toward  Missionary  Ridge, 
upon  the  left  of  which  the  rebel  troops  withdrawn  from 
Lookout  and  Chattanooga  valleys  during  the  night  were 
posted,  extending  the  Southern  lines,  their  left  resting  on 
the  ridge,  within  6  miles  of  Lookout  Mountain. 

Moving  into  Chattanooga  Valley,  the  divisions  took  the 
route  of  the  rebel  retreat  on  the  road  to  Rossville,  crossing 
Chattanooga  Creek,  after  being  delayed  nearly  three  hours 
in  repairing  the  bridge  partially  destroyed  by  the  enemy. 
Our  advance  was  disputed  by  artillery  fire  from  the  gap, 
but  the  enemy  were  driven  back  and  one  gun  captured. 

When  near  Rossville  our  column  turned  to  the  left  and 
followed  the  base  of  Missionary  Ridge  in  a  northeasterly 
direction,  the  ridge  running  northeast  and  southwest.  The 
roar  of  cannon  and  musketry  was  continuous  where  the  left 
of  our  army  was  engaged. 

General  Geary  reports : 

"Cruft  advanced  to  reach  the  crest  and  sweep  its  line, 
Osterhaus  moved  down  the  eastern  base,  and  our  division 
and  five  batteries  under  Major  Reynolds  advanced  along 
the  western  base,  parallel  to  the  enemy's  front,  and  toward 
their  right  so  rapidly  that  there  was  considerable  of  a  gap 
between  Cruft's  advance  and  ours,  as  his  movements  were 
bitterly  contested. 

"Creighton's  and  Cobham's  brigades  were  sent  forward 
along  the  base  in  columns  of  regiments.  Ireland  supported 
the  artillery  which  had  opened  upon  the  flank  and  rear  of 
the  enemy's  lines,  forcing  them  back,  pressed  by  Cruft  on 
the  ridge  and  Osterhaus  on  the  eastern  line. 


282     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOUJNT££R  INFANTRY 

"The  artillery  pouring  in  a  heavy  fire  our  division  was 
formed  in  a  column  of  brigades,  with  the  Seventh  deployed 
as  skirmishers,  Creighton  in  front,  and  Cobham  in  the  sec 
ond  line,  and  scaled  the  craggy  side  of  the  ridge,  moving 
obliquely  to  effect  a  junction  with  Palmer's  right,  just  gain 
ing  the  top  half  a  mile  north  of  us  and  two  miles  from  the 
gap." 

The  troops  of  our  division  were  filled  with  enthusiasm  at 
the  sight  of  the  rebels  retreating  and  the  sound  of  inces 
sant  cannonading  and  musketry,  and  had  to  be  held  in  leash 
to  keep  their  movements  in  touch  with  other  commands. 
The  lines  on  the  top  of  the  ridge  rushed  madly  forward, 
cheering  wildly.  The  echoes  from  below  exceeded  in  vol 
ume  those  above,  but  all  pressed  forward  gallantly. 

On  all  sides  were  found  arms  and  equipments  abandoned 
by  the  fleeing  enemy,  now  on  the  run,  occasioned  by  the 
pressure  from  our  division  on  their  flank  and  in  the  rear  by 
our  artillery.  Our  skirmishers  advanced,  firing  rapidly, 
followed  by  Creighton  and  Cobham  up  the  steep  and 
cragged  sides  of  the  ridge. 

The  ascent  was  steep  and  difficult  to  overcome,  but  it  was 
done  at  last.  Our  division  gained  the  summit,  Johnson's 
division  of  the  Fourteenth  Corps  the  adjoining  cliff  on  our 
left.  Our  division  holding  at  bay  a  rebel  brigade  trying  to 
escape,  the  junction  was  completed.  We  held  the  left  of  the 
ridge  at  6  p.  M.,  together  with  Stuart's  brigade  of  Breckin- 
ridge's  corps.  The  whole  army  was  successful  and  Mission 
ary  Ridge  was  ours. 

General  Geary  reports : 

"The  combined  movements  on  the  left  gave  us  many 
prisoners  and  several  pieces  of  artillery.  Maj.-Gen.  Hooker 
was  personally  present  and  he  was  greeted  with  prolonged 
cheering  by  his  victorious  troops.  Pursuant  to  his  orders 
we  descended  to  the  western  base  of  the  ridge  and 
bivouacked  in  the  enemy's  winter  quarters.  Several  hun 
dred  prisoners  were  captured  during  the  night,  besides  those 
captured  during  the  day." 


MISSIONARY  RIDGE  283 

At  10  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  26th,  our  division 
marched  through  Rossville  Gap  in  a  southeasterly  direction. 
We  were  in  rear  of  Osterhaus's  division  and  were  followed 
by  Cruft's  division  of  the  Fourth  Corps.  West  Chicka- 
mauga  Creek  was  crossed,  the  infantry  on  a  foot  bridge,  the 
horses  swimming.  The  artillery,  unable  to  cross,  w'as 
forced  to  wait  for  a  pontoon  bridge  on  the  way. 

The  panic  of  the  enemy  was  evidenced  by  burnt  and  burn 
ing  trains  and  supplies  on  all  of  the  routes  over  which  the 
troops  were  marching.  Abandoned  caissons,  limbers  filled 
with  ammunition,  broken  wagons,  arms  and  equipments 
were  visible  on  all  sides.  All  the  bridges  had  been  destroyed 
by  the  enemy  as  they  retreated,  although  pressed  closely  by 
our  cavalry  and  infantry.  Hundreds  of  stragglers  from  the 
enemy's  rearguard  were  captured. 

General  Geary  reports: 

"About  dusk  we  arrived  at  Graysville.  While  waiting 
for  the  construction  of  a  foot  bridge  over  Pea  Vine  Creek, 
our  advance  struck  the  rearguard  of  Breckinridge's  com 
mand.  Our  division  formed  in  line  of  battle  on  both  sides 
of  the  road.  Advancing,  we  captured  three  guns  of  Fer 
guson's  battery,  all  artillerists,  and  a  portion  of  the  infantry 
supports,  making  four  guns  of  this  battery  captured  on  the 
retreat.  The  main  body  retreated  in  panic." 

We  passed  Pea  Vine  Creek  and  Chickamauga  Swamp  at 
10  P.  M.,  when  it  was  ascertained  that  the  enemy  were  in 
force  on  Pigeon  Hills  and  skirmishing  with  Osterhaus's  ad 
vance.  Creighton's  brigade  was  moved  to  the  front,  doub 
ling  on  Osterhaus's  troops,  forming  line  on  a  road  on  the 
level  below  the  hills,  at  right  angle  with  the  Ringgold  road, 
their  right  resting  on  the  latter. 

Cobham's  brigade  was  in  line  300  yards  to  the  rear.  Our 
skirmishers  were  thrown  to  the  front,  scaled  the  hills,  and 
drove  the  rebel  rearguard  from  the  ridges.  We  bivouacked 
for  the  night  at  the  foot  of  Pigeon  Hills,  4  miles  from  Ring- 
gold. 


284     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

THE  BATTLE  OF  RINGGOLD. 

BY  CAPT.  GEO.  A.  McKAY. 

At  daylight  of  the  27th,  Osterhaus's  division  on  the  right, 
our  division  in  the  center  and  Cruft's  division  on  the  left, 
marched  by  a  flank  over  Pigeon  Hills  and  other  ranges  cap 
turing  many  prisoners  while  advancing. 

Osterhaus's  division  commenced  skirmishing  with  the 
enemy's  rearguard  in  the  town  of  Ringgold  as  we  ap 
proached  the  creek.  With  accelerated  pulse  and  pace  we 
followed  the  creek  down  and  crossed  it  upon  the  toll  bridge 
northwest  of  the  town.  At  8  o'clock  we  passed  through 
the  town,  under  a  heavy  fire  of  musketry  from  the  bridge 
beyond.  Several  of  our  men  were  wounded.  Just  beyond, 
the  Western  &  Atlantic  Railroad  ran  through  a  gap  in  Tay 
lor's  Ridge,  running  in  the  same  general  direction  (north 
and  south)  as  Missionary  Ridge,  but  much  higher  and  more 
precipitous,  and  well  covered  with  timber  upon  its  summit. 

Before  our  arrival  the  whole  of  Bragg's  army  had  passed 
through  the  gap,  leaving  Cleburne's  division  of  Hardee's 
corps  as  rearguard  upon  the  ridge,  supported  by  General 
Gist's  division,  to  dispute  our  advance  and  enable  their 
trains  and  artillery  to  escape.  General  Cleburne  extended 
his  lines  both  ways  from  the  gap.  General  Osterhaus  at 
7.30  formed  his  lines  at  the  foot  of  the  ridge,  and  covered 
by  lines  of  skirmishers  he  assaulted  the  enemy  under  a  heavy 
fire. 

Shortly  after  8  o'clock,  Osterhaus  being  warmly  engaged, 
General  Geary  ordered  Creighton's  brigade  past  Osterhaus's 
left,  which  it  unmasked  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  and  it 
was  formed  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from  the  gap 
parallel  with  the  railroad,  in  echelon ;  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio, 
Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania,  Seventh  Ohio,  and  One  Hun 
dred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  "with  orders  to  scale 
the  mountain,  gain  the  summit  and  if  possible  attack  the 
enemy  in  flank,  and  to  charge  with  vigor  along  the  ridge." 

As  soon  as  Creighton's  command  moved  under  orders  to 
the  left,  Cobham's  brigade  was  brought  up  and  massed  be- 


MISSIONARY  RIDG£  285 

hind  a  large  stone  depot  on  the  confines  of  the  town  toward 
the  ridge,  and  held  in  that  position  for  an  emergency.  Ire 
land  was  halted  in  reserve  400  yards  back  in  the  main  street 
of  Ringgold. 

Creighton,  pursuant  to  orders,  moved  rapidly,  marching 
in  echelon  across  a  large  open  field  to  the  foot  of  the  ridge 
under  a  severe  fire  from  the  summit.  The  echelon  move 
ment  was  here  abandoned,  the  regiments  advancing  until 
the  brigade  formed  a  single  line — Sixty-sixth  Ohio  on  the 
right,  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  on  their  left,  Seventh 
Ohio  on  their  left,  and  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh 
Pennsylvania  on  the  extreme  left. 

Under  a  galling  fire  from  the  heights  500  feet  above, 
Creighton  steadily  ascended  the  steep  sides  of  the  hill,  de 
termined  to  carry  the  ridge  at  all  hazards.  By  his  orders 
the  men  advanced  with  fixed  bayonets  until  within  close 
range,  when  the  whole  line  was  ordered  to  fire  upon  the 
enemy  on  the  summit.  Volley  after  volley  was  poured  into 
the  hosts  above,  and  their  return  fire  was  deadly  in  the  ex 
treme. 

The  fatigue  of  climbing  was  fearful  and  the  assault  was 
slow.  General  Geary  ordered  "Creighton  to  make  a  final 
attempt  to  carry  the  ridge,  sheltering  his  troops  as  much  as 
possible.  While  so  doing,  he  continued  the  assault,  his  men 
delivering  their  fire  with  precision  as  they  advanced." 

The  Seventh  Ohio,  on  the  right  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  on  the  extreme  left,  was 
compelled  in  its  advance  to  move  through  a  ravine,  through 
which  it  was  rapidly  ascending,  when  a  terrific  enfilading 
fire  from  the  enemy  opened  upon  them.  Unflinchingly  the 
regiment  moved  forward  toward  the  top  of  the  mountain, 
firing  steadily,  some  of  the  men  being  killed  on  the  summit, 
the  regiment  as  a  unit  being  within  25  yards  of  it. 

Colonel  Creighton  in  this  movement  of  the  brigade 
marched  with  his  regiment,  Lieut. -Col.  Orrin  J.  Crane,  com 
manding.  Crane  was  killed  near  the  top  of  the  ridge,  and 
the  men  forced  to  retire. 

Creighton  rallied  the  regiment  and  tried  to  reach  the  body 
of  Crane,  crying  out  that  they  must  carry  off  the  body,  even 


286     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

if  the  charge  failed;  but  it  was  impossible,  the  men  had 
done  all  that  men  could  do,  and  they  were  ordered  to  retire, 
which  they  did  slowly  and  sullenly.  While  retiring  the 
writer  was  shot  and  Creighton  mortally  wounded,  and  they 
were  borne  off  the  field  together,  Creighton  dying  within 
six  hours  thereafter. 

The  loss  to  the  regiment  in  this  charge  was  12  officers 
killed  and  wounded  out  of  13  present  for  duty,  and  74  non 
commissioned  officers  and  privates,  being  one-half  of  those 
present  in  the  battle. 

The  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  re 
tired  at  the  same  time  with  the  Seventh,  and  both  regiments 
were  halted  about  half  way  down  the  mountain,  where  they 
were  joined  by  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  and  Twenty-eighth 
Pennsylvania.  The  brigade  retained  its  position  until  the 
enemy  were  routed. 

This  veteran  brigade,  the  heroes  of  many  well-fought 
fields,  had  for  two  hours  and  a  half  done  all  that  brave  men 
could  do,  sustaining  the  concentrated  fury  of  battle  against 
an  enemy  overwhelmingly  superior  in  numbers  and  in  an 
almost  impregnable  position. 

During  the  action  Carlin's  brigade  of  Palmer's  corps 
arrived  and  formed  on  the  railroad  in  rear  of  the  First  Bri 
gade,  in  reserve. 

Osterhaus's  division  became  heavily  engaged,  and  Cob- 
ham's  brigade  was  sent  to  his  support.  Double-quicking, 
they  crossed  the  railroad  under  a  severe  fire,  taking  position 
on  a  mound  on  the  left  of  the  gap  and  railroad,  and  the 
enemy  were  checked. 

The  sharpshooters  of  the  enemy  were  very  active,  and 
our  skirmishers  were  sent  out  to  meet  them,  the  main  line 
lying  down. 

Ireland's  brigade  was  ordered  to  the  front,  formed  in 
echelon  of  regiments,  en  masse,  behind  the  stone  depot. 

The  battle  on  the  front  line  was  desperate,  and  at  10.40 
A.  M.,  under  a  concentrated  fire  of  artillery  and  infantry, 
Osterhaus  on  the  extreme  right  was  forced  to  give  way. 
Ireland  was  ordered  to  reinforce  him  on  the  right.  He  did 
so  magnificently,  although  his  line  was  swept  by  grape, 


MISSIONARY  RIDGE  287 

canister  and  musketry.  Crossing  an  open  field  he  moved 
to  the  left  along  the  Catoosa  Creek  toward  the  gap,  form 
ing  line  in  the  gap  bottom,  his  right  resting  on  an  old  barn, 
and  the  left  on  the  railroad,  joining  Cobham's  right.  The 
ridge  on  both  sides  of  the  gap  was  lined  with  sharpshooters 
of  the  enemy,  assisted  by  artillery. 

Ireland  was  a  first-class  officer  and  handled  his  men  well, 
repulsing  the  enemy,  and  retained  his  position  until  the 
arrival  of  our  batteries  at  noon  under  command  of  Major 
Reynolds,  who  wheeled  one  section  of  Knap's  battery  into 
position  on  Ireland's  right  and  one  section  of  Landgraeber's 
to  the  right  of  that.  Opening  fire,  they  silenced  the  rebel 
guns  and  drove  back  the  infantry. 

General  Geary  states  in  his  report  that  "another  section 
of  Knap's  battery,  under  his  immediate  orders,  opened  fire, 
near  our  left,  upon  the  enemy  massed  in  front  of  Creigh- 
ton's  brigade,  compelling  them  to  retire." 

Several  regiments  of  Osterhaus's  division  scaled  the 
mountain,  flanked  on  their  left  by  Creighton's  brigade. 

Ireland  advanced  into  the  gap,  capturing  two  flags,  one 
the  guidon  of  the  enemy's  battery;  and  a  great  number  of 
prisoners  were  captured  when  the  ridge  was  carried. 

Detachments  were  sent  out  to  bury  the  dead  and  collect 
together  the  wounded.  Quite  a  number  of  rebel  dead  were 
found  in  front  of  Creighton's  position,  showing  that  his 
brigade  had  attended  strictly  to  business  while  engaged  in 
fighting  the  enemy. 

All  prisoners,  as  well  as  our  wounded,  were  sent  to  Chat 
tanooga  November  28. 

Our  division  remained  at  Ringgold  until  December  i  at 
2.30  A.  M.,  when  they  marched  to  Lookout  Valley,  arriving 
there  the  same  day. 

General  Geary  in  his  official  report  wrote  in  the  highest 
terms  in  regard  to  Col.  W.  R.  Creighton  and  Lieut. -Col. 
Orrin  J.  Crane,  stating  that  they  were  two  as  brave  men 
and  thorough  veterans  as  ever  commanded  in  the  field,  and 
to  speak  of  Creighton  and  Crane  was  at  once  to  personify 
all  that  was  gallant,  brave  and  daring. 


288     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

In  the  face  of  the  guns  every  officer  and  soldier  who 
marched  up  the  mountainside,  toward  the  ridge,  in  that 
charge  of  Creighton's  brigade  was  a  hero. 

Oh !  the  wild  charge  they  made, 
Not  a  man  dismayed. 
Into  the  valley  of  death, 
Into  the  mouth  of  hell, 
Marched  the  First  Brigade. 

It  is  now  evident  that  if  Cobham's  and  Ireland's  brigades 
had  been  formed  in  line  of  battle  with  Creighton's,  the  ridge 
would  have  been  carried  with  a  rush.  We  would  have  out 
flanked  them,  not  they  us.  Or  if  the  charge  had  been  held 
in  abeyance  until  the  arrival  of  our  artillery  there  would 
not  have  been  so  much  blood  shed. 

General  Geary  reported  that  119  officers  and  1,870  en 
listed  men  were  present  for  duty  in  his  division  at  Ring- 
gold,  and  his  casualties  as  24  officers  and  179  enlisted  men. 
Of  which  loss  the  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteers  lost 
12  officers  and  74  men,  being  nearly  one-half  of  the  total 
loss  of  the  division,  and  the  heaviest  loss  of  any  regiment 
there.* 

The  effectives  in  Osterhaus's  and  Cruft's  divisions 
amounted  to  5,670  officers  and  enlisted  men.  The  loss  in 
killed  and  wounded  I  am  unable  to  state,  as  I  have  had  no 
way  of  ascertaining;  but  in  certain  regiments  of  Oster 
haus's  division  they  suffered  severely. 

Carlin's  brigade  of  Palmer's  corps  was  present  with 
others,  but  what  their  numerical  strength  and  loss  were  I 
am  unable  to  state,  although  I  have  every  reason  to  believe 
the  loss  was  slight  on  account  of  being  on  the  reserve. 

Every  soldier  present  did  his  duty  well,  no  matter  where 
placed  by  his  superior  officers. 

A   HEROIC  INCIDENT. 

When  the  Seventh  Ohio  left  its  camp  in  Wauhatchie  Val 
ley  to  engage  in  what  became  the  Lookout  Mountain,  Mis- 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  646. 


MISSIONARY  RIDGE:  289 

sionary  Ridge  and  Ringgold  campaign,  two  men  from  each 
company  were  detailed  to  remain  behind  to  guard  the 
camp  equipage,  and  it  so  happened  in  Company  C 
that  Charles  F.  King  and  Joseph  S.  Cleverdon  were 
selected,  much  to  their  dissatisfaction,  as  they  preferred  to 
go  with  the  regiment.  However,  some  time  after  the  regi 
ment  had  left  camp,  comrades  who,  on  account  of  illness, 
had  been  permitted  to  return  came  in,  when  King  and  Clev 
erdon  left  the  property  in  their  charge  and  pushed  out  hur 
riedly  to  get  into  the  ranks  ere  the  battle  opened.  When 
they  reached  their  company  Lieutenant  Jones  severely  cen 
sured  them  for  leaving  camp  without  his  permission,  and 
contemplated  ordering  them  back,  but  their  entreaties  pre 
vailed  and  they  were  permitted  to  remain.  These  comrades 
fought  together  and  escaped  injury  until  the  regiment 
reached  Ringgold,  where,  well  abreast  with  the  advance 
they  had  almost  reached  the  crest  of  Taylor's  Ridge  in  the 
midst  of  the  foe  secreted  behind  trees  and  rocks,  when  King 
said,  "Boys,  let's  fix  bayonets  and  charge  them !"  and  while 
in  the  act  fell  dead,  while  the  bullet  intended  as  Cleverdon's 
death  warrant  shattered  his  right  arm  near  the  shoulder, 
and  he  too  was  placed  hors  de  combat,  becoming  a  cripple 
for  life. 


CHAPTER  XXXIII. 

BACK   TO   WAUHATCHIE)  AND   BRIDGEPORT. 

Although  there  was  no  fighting  about  Ringgold  after 
November  27th,  Hooker's  command  remained  in  that  vicin 
ity  until  December  ist,  when  the  return  march  to  the  camps 
in  Wauhatchie  Valley  was  made. 

The  severe  losses  at  Ringgold  had  so  depleted  the  ranks 
of  the  Seventh  that  great  depression  fell  upon  the  few  re 
maining  officers  and  men,  which  never  again  seemed  to  be 
fully  obliterated. 

Captain  E.  J.  Krieger,  one  of  the  most  fortunate  officers, 
so  far  as  casualties  went,  having  escaped  injury  in  the  mael 
strom  of  battle  during  the  Lookout  Mountain,  Missionary 
Ridge,  and  Ringgold  campaign,  assumed  command  of  the 
regiment  and  led  it  back  to  camp,  where  he  was  later  on  re 
lieved  by  former  Capt.  Fred  A.  Seymour,  who  had  resigned 
on  April  17,  1863,  but  who,  when  he  heard  of  the  death  of 
Colonel  Creighton  and  Lieut. -Col.  Crane,  obtained  a  com 
mission  as  major  and  at  once  came  to  the  front  and  as 
sumed  command.  However,  in  so  doing  he  became  very 
unpopular  with  a  majority  of  his  officers  and  men,  who 
made  it  very  unpleasant  for  him  until  he  resigned. 

The  Seventh  remained  in  camp  in  Wauhatchie  Valley 
until  January  4,  1864,  when,  with  the  rest  of  the  brigade,  it 
marched  for  Bridgeport,  Alabama,  reaching  that  point  the 
next  day,  where  it  remained  until  the  opening  of  the  great 
Atlanta  campaign.  At  that  time  Bridgeport,  by  reason  of 
the  uncompleted  railroad  bridge  across  the  Tennessee  River 
there,  was  the  terminus  of  the  railroad  route  and  a  place  of 
some  military  importance.  With  good  quarters,  sufficient 
supplies  and  light  duty,  the  stay  of  the  Seventh  while  there 
was  altogether  pleasant  and  enjoyable. 

On  or  about  February  22  Capt.  Samuel  McClelland,  one 
Q£  the  oldest,  bravest,  and  best  captains  of  the  regiment, 


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who  had  been  severely  wounded  in  battle  at  Ringgold,  was 
commissioned  lieutenant-colonel,  much  to  the  gratification 
of  his  men,  and  assumed  command,  when  the  following  or 
ders  of  the  day  were  issued : 

"HEADQUARTERS  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOL.  INF., 

"BRIDGEPORT,  ALABAMA,  February  24,  1864. 
"GENERAL  ORDERS 

No.  2. 

"Until  further  orders  the  following  orders  of  the  day 
will  be  strictly  observed : 

Reveille  and  Roll  Call, 6  A.  M. 

Surgeon's  Call  and  Police  duty,   7  A.  M. 

First  call  for  Guard  Mounting,   8.45  A.  M. 

Guard   Mounting,    9  A.   M. 

Company  Drill, .  .  .  10  A.  M. 

Recall, ii  A.  M. 

Dinner, 12  M. 

Adjutant's  Call, ,.  .4.30  P.  M. 

Dress   Parade,    ,...., 5  P.  M. 

Retreat  and  Roll  Call, 6  p.  M. 

Tattoo, 8  P.  M. 

Taps,    8.30  P.  M. 

"By  order  of 

"SAMUEL  MCCLELLAND, 
"Lieutenant-Colonel,  Commanding  Regiment. 
"Official :  GEORGE  D.  LOCKWOOD, 

"First  Lieut,  and  Acting  Adjutant." 

About  this  time  many  of  the  volunteer  organizations  were 
veteranizing,  /.  e.,  having  served  two  of  the  three  years  for 
which  they  had  enlisted,  they  were  offered  $402  bounty  and 
a  thirty-day  furlough  to  reenlist  for  a  term  of  three  years, 
or  the  war,  and  many  of  them  did  so.  The  members  of  the 
Seventh  however,  as  a  rule,  although  importuned  by  Gen 
erals  Slocum  and  Geary  and  others,  declined,  expressing  a 
preference  to  serving  out  their  original  three-year  term, 
before  contracting  for  another,  although  quite  a  number  of 


292      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

the  members  of  Company  F,  with  now  and  then  a  member 
of  other  companies,  did  so.  These  comrades  left  Bridge 
port  for  home  on  or  about  March  6,  and  returned  on  April 
6,  after  having  most  thoroughly  enjoyed  their  bounty  and 
leave  of  absence.  On  April  4,  1864,  under  orders  from  the 
War  Department,  the  Eleventh  and  Twelfth  Corps  were 
consolidated,  to  be  known  as  the  First  Corps,  but  was  sub 
sequently  changed  at  the  request  of  General  Grant  to  the 
Twentieth  Corps. 

This  corps  consisted  of  four  divisions  commanded  by 
Generals  Williams,  Geary,  Butterfield,  and  Rousseau.  The 
latter  being  on  detached  duty,  never  joined  the  command. 
The  corps  badge  was  that  of  the  Twelfth,  a  five-pointed 
star,  the  color  of  the  three  divisions  being  red,  white  and 
blue.  Requests  made  by  Generals  Hooker,  Howard,  and 
others  that  the  new  corps  be  known  as  the  Twelfth  Corps 
were  unheeded.  On  April  i2th,  although  under  orders,  yet 
with  a  view  to  recreation  and  adventure,  General  Geary  with 
a  picked  command — of  which  the  Seventh  Ohio  was  a 
part — embarked  upon  the  steamer  Chickamauga  at  Bridge 
port,  for  an  expedition  down  the  Tennessee  River,  of 
which  he  made  the  following  report : 

"HEADQUARTERS  SECOND  DIVISION, 

"TWELFTH  ARMY  CORPS, 

"BRIDGEPORT,  ALA.,  April  16,  1864. 

"GENERAL:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  progress  and 
results  of  an  expedition  down  the  Tennessee  River,  made 
in  pursuance  of  orders  of  the  Major-General  Commanding, 
under  date  of  April  loth  instant.  We  steamed  from 
Bridgeport  at  2  o'clock  on  the  afternoon  of  the  I2th,  hav 
ing  on  board  and  in  two  scows  alongside,  the  Seventh  and 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio ;  detachments  of  the  Twenty-eighth  and 
One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania,  and  one  sec 
tion  of  Knap's  Pennsylvania  battery,  in  all  about  800  men, 
with  ample  supply  of  ammunition,  and  ten  days'  rations. 

"I  manned  a  12-pounder  howitzer  and  a  small  mountain 
howitzer  upon  the  boat.  These  additional  pieces  proved 


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very  serviceable.  We  passed  down  the  river  by  Island  and 
Widow's  Creeks  and  Caperton's  Ferry,  Coon  Island,  and 
Coon  and  Mud  Creeks,  Bellefonte  Islands  and  Riley's 
Creek.  At  8.15  P.  M.  we  arrived  at  Larkin's  Landing, 
when  we  halted  for  the  night.  I  here  found  the  Fifty-fifth 
Illinois  and  two  sections  of  artillery,  and  the  post  com 
manded  by  Lieut. -Col.  D.  C.  Coleman,  Eighth  Missouri, 
with  whom  I  communicated,  and  learned  that  the  rebels  had 
a  continuous  chain  of  pickets  from  Lebanon  to  Guntersville, 
where  Captain  Smith's  force  of  100  men  picketed.  Start 
ing  at  6.50  A.  M.  on  the  I3th,  we  passed  through  the  pon 
toon  below  Larkin's  Ferry.  Reached  Seven-Mile  Island 
at  7.40  A.  M.  and  found  a  mail  route  across  the  head  of  it. 
We  broke  up  the  line  by  sinking  the  boat  used  for  it,  moored 
in  the  bushes.  Ran  up  Town  Creek  and  Short  Creek,  find 
ing  two  scows  and  a  canoe.  Then  proceeded  to  Gunters 
ville,  where  we  arrived  at  10  A.  M.  Rebel  pickets  fell  back. 
I  opened  artillery  from  the  three  decks  of  the  boat  upon 
main  force,  which  took  refuge  in  town.  We  occupied  the 
town,  captured  mail  and  boats,  one  a  large  ferry-boat. 
Enemy  fled.  At  11.30  A.  M.  we  passed  Port  Deposit,  and 
Paint  Rock  at  12.15. 

"When  passing  Flint  River,  where  the  enemy  had  a  post, 
they  discharged  several  volleys  at  us  from  places  so  shel 
tered  that  they  could  not  be  seen.  Some  of  their  balls 
passed  over  the  heads  of  the  officers  on  the  upper  deck,  and 
several  entirely  through  the  boat.  Two  men  of  the  Sev 
enth  Ohio  were  wounded,  one  through  the  face  and  one  in 
the  head.  Two  of  the  rebels  were  picked!  off  by  my  sharp 
shooters.  We  put  in  at  Whitesburg  at  2.30  p.  M.  opposite 
two  rebel  forts,  which  offered  no  molestation. 

"Post  garrisoned  by  Fifty-sixth  Illinois,  Fifth  Ohio  Cav 
alry  and  section  of  Sixth  Wisconsin  Battery. 

"At  4.30  P.  M.  we  left  Whitesburg,  and  discovered,  a 
short  distance  above  Indian  Creek,  a  column  of  in 
fantry,  about  two  strong  regiments,  moving  rapidly  in  a 
small  vale  on  the  south  side  toward  a  high  rocky  bluff,  well 


294     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

fortified  by  nature,  presenting  a  precipitous  wall  to  the 
river,  evidently  intending  to  dispute  our  passage. 

"We  halted  the  boat  and  opened  a  warm  fire  upon  them 
from  the  four  pieces  for  fifteen  minutes,  and  shelled  a  party 
which  was  already  on  the  bluffs,  and  then  ran  past.  Recon- 
noitered  no  miles  down  to  within  14  miles  of  Decatur,  re 
solved  to  regain  Guntersville  before  morning.  Therefore 
directed  boat  up  stream,  reaching  Whitesburg  shortly  after 
dark.  Again  got  under  way.  Halted  short  time  opposite 
Guntersville  at  2  A.  M.  of  the  I4th,  then  passed  to  Roman's 
Ferry.  Troops  under  arms  going  and  coming.  Reached 
Bridgeport  April  16,  1864,  at  2  A.  M. 

"Upon  the  expedition  we  destroyed  forty-seven  boats. 
Our  casualties  are:  Private  James  B.  Auxer,  Company  F, 
Seventh  Ohio,  gunshot  wound  through  face;  Private  Wil 
liam  H.  Poor,  Company  F,  Seventh  Ohio,  gunshot  wound 
in  head;  Private  Martin  T.  Britton,  Company  D,  bruised 
right  hand. 

"Captured  4  prisoners  with  arms,  and  17  $1,000  R.  R. 
bonds,  taken  at  Guntersville. 

"JOHN  W.  GEARY, 
"Brigadier-General,  Commanding/' 

Gen.  George  H.  Thomas,  in  forwarding  General  Geary's 
report  to  General  Sherman,  did  so  "with  expressions  of 
satisfaction  at  the  manner  in  which  Brig.-Gen.  John  W. 
Geary  conducted  his  expedition  and  the  results  which  fol 
lowed." 


CHAPTER  XXXIV. 

THE)   ATLANTA   CAMPAIGN,   DUG   GAP,    AND   RE}SACA. 

At  Bridgeport  the  Tennessee  River,  some  hundreds  of 
yards  in  width,  was  spanned  by  a  substantial  pontoon 
bridge,  over  which,  on  May  i,  a  large  herd  of  beeves,  in 
tended  for  use  during  the  then  approaching  Atlanta  cam 
paign,  essayed  to  cross.  The  river  was  not  only  wide  and 
deep  but  the  current  was  very  rapid,  and  when  the  leaders 
of  this  herd  reached  the  middle  of  the  stream  the  great  ex 
panse  of  boiling,  whirling,  and  rapidly  moving  water 
seemed  to  terrify  them,  causing  them  to  halt,  as  if  to  turn 
about  and  retreat ;  but  this  was  prevented  by  the  press  from 
behind,  resulting  in  such  a  concentration  of  weight  as  to 
sink  the  pontoon  boats,  break  up  the  bridge,  and  precipitate 
many  fine  cattle  into  the  river. 

However,  they  all  seemed  to  be  expert  swimmers,  and 
while  some  at  once  started  for  the  shore,  others  held  on 
mid-stream  and  went  floating  down  out  of  sight.  How 
many  cattle  were  actually  lost  to  the  Government  by  this 
incident  we  never  knew. 

Preparatory  to  entering  upon -what  is  known  as  the  At 
lanta  campaign,  Ma j. -Gen.  William  T.  Sherman,  during 
the  early  part  of  the  year  1864,  exhausted  every  effort  in 
bringing  to  Chattanooga  sufficient  supplies  to  enable  every 
arm  of  the  service  under  his  command  to  start  out  with  a 
plenty  and  to  spare,  in  all  of  which  he  was  eminently  suc 
cessful,  and  early  in  May  the  great  army  then  concentrated 
under  the  command  of  Major-Generals  Thomas,  McPher- 
son,  Hooker,  Schofield  and  Howard, — all  under  command 
of  "Uncle  Billy,"  of  whom  it  was  said,  "Sherman  will  move 
if  he  has  to  eat  his  mules,"— marched  away  for  Atlanta, 
while  General  Grant,  in  command  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  moved  from  about  Culpeper  toward  Richmond. 
On  May  3,  1864,  Geary's  division  left  Bridgeport  and 


296     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

marched  to  Shell  Mound,  while  the  next  day  it  again 
marched  through  Wauhatchie  Valley,  along  the  west  side 
of  Lookout  Mountain,  crossing  over  its  nose  near  the  Ten 
nessee  River,  and  halting  on  the  Chattanooga  side  for  the 
night.  Here  we  saw  every  indication  of  a  great  military 
campaign,  in  the  great  bodies  of  infantry,  cavalry,  and 
artillery,  filling  and  crowding  the  roads  in  every  direction, 
while  the  supply  trains  of  wagons,  in  almost  endless  num 
ber,  were  parked  in  the  fields  until  the  troops  should  lead 
off  and  get  under  way. 

On  the  5th,  passing  through  Rossville  Gap  across  the 
Chickamauga  battlefield  toward  Ringgold,  it  kept  to  the 
right  to  Post  Oak  Church,  and  the  next  day  reached  Pea 
Vine  Church. 

On  the  7th  it  crossed  Taylor's  Ridge,  passing  Gordon's 
Springs  to  Nuckles,  and  to  Dug  Gap  in  Rocky  Face  Ridge 
on  the  8th,  where  Geary's  division  made  vigorous  attack  by 
way  of  a  diversion,  while  other  troops  passed  through  Snake 
Creek  Gap  lower  down  the  range. 

In  this  affair  at  Dug  Gap  the  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  In 
fantry  was  very  roughly  handled,  something  after  the  style 
of  the  Seventh  at  Ringgold,  while  the  Seventh,  by  order  of 
General  Geary,  who  remembered  Ringgold,  was  held  in  re 
serve  and  not  exposed  or  engaged  in  any  way.  That  night, 
however,  the  Seventh  was  on  picket  and  well  to  the  front 
at  that  point  until  the  I2th,  when  the  command  moved 
through  Snake  Creek  Gap  and  toward  Resaca,  where  the 
enemy  had  halted  for  battle.  On  the  i3th  we  drew  closer 
to  Resaca;  on  the  I4th  moved  to  the  extreme  left  of  the 
line  on  the  left  of  Williams's  division,  while  on  the  I5th  the 
battle  of  Resaca  was  fought. 

General  Geary  said :  "Owing  to  the  extremely  rough  and 
hilly  nature  of  the  ground,  and  the  small  compass  within 
which  the  entire  corps  was  to  operate  in  the  first  charge,  the 
only  formation  by  which  my  command  could  be  handled  to 
advantage  was  that  of  column  by  regiments," — which  sug 
gested  to  the  members  of  the  Seventh  the  battle  of  Kerns- 
town,  where  the  Third  Brigade  went  to  battle  in  column  of 


THE    ATLANTA    CAMPAIGN 

divisions.  Parts  of  Geary's  and  Butterfield's  divisions 
raced  for  the  capture  of  a  4-gun  battery,  posted  in  pits  dug 
upon  the  brow  of  a  modest  elevation,  and  well  guarded  by 
infantry  in  trenches  near  by,  and  while  they  succeeded  in 
silencing  the  guns,  they  could  not  bring  them  off.  Between 
3  and  4  p.  M.,  by  order  of  General  Hooker,  General  Geary 
relieved  General  Butterfield's  division  and  kept  close  guard 
over  the  silenced  guns  until  nightfall,  when  General  Geary 
instructed  Colonel  Cobham  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Elev 
enth  Pennsylvania  to  dig  through  the  works  in  front  of  the 
guns  and  bring  them  off  with  drag-ropes  during  the  night. 
The  necessary  tools  and  ropes  were  supplied  to  do  this 
work,  which  was  accomplished  successfully  by  the  Fifth 
Ohio  and  a  detail  from  the  Thirty-third  New  Jersey,  drag 
ging  the  guns  out  from  under  the  very  nose  of  the  enemy, 
despite  all  the  resistance  they  could  make — the  Seventh 
being  near  by  to  join  in  the  shooting  when  the  dragging  out 
took  place,  but  suffering  little  loss.  Corp.  George  W.  Tyr 
rell  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  brought  off  a  rebel  flag  and  was  sub 
sequently  given  a  medal  of  honor  therefor. 

General  Butterfield  claimed  credit  for  capturing  this  bat 
tery,  but  as  General  Geary  had  possession  of  the  guns,  he 
held  on  to  them.  On  the  morning  of  the  i6th  the  enemy 
had  evacuated  and  General  Sherman  ordered  pursuit. 
Geary's  division  crossed  the  Connesauga  and  Coosa- 
wattee  Creeks  and  encamped.  On  the  I7th  it  marched 
toward  Calhoun;  on  the  iSth  to  Gravelly  Plateau  on  the 
Cassville  road;  while  on  the  iQth  the  Fifth  Ohio  led  on  the 
skirmish  line,  to  near  Cassville,  where  a  halt  was  made  for 
three  days. 

"HEADQUARTERS  SEVENTH  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY, 
"BIVOUAC,  NEAR  CASSVILLE,  GA.,  May  21,  1864. 

"SiR :  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report 
of  the  movements  of  my  command  since  May  12,  1864,  and 
participation  in  the  late  engagement  near  Resaca,  Ga. : 

"At  about  7  A.  M.  Thursday,  May  12,  1864,  my  command 
moved  from  its  position  near  Mill  Creek  Gap  in  a  southerly 


298     SEVENTH  RSGIMDNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

direction,  and  at  sundown  arrived  at  Snake  (Creek)  Gap, 
where  we  bivouacked  for  the  night.  May  13,  at  about  12 
M.,  moved  forward  in  a  southeasterly  direction  until  about 
5  P.  M.,  when  we  came  upon  our  outer  lines,  which  were 
skirmishing  with  the  enemy.  The  regiment  was  ordered  to 
take  a  position  on  a  hill,  where  it  remained  during  the  night 
and  until  4  p.  M.  the  next  day,  May  14,  when  my  command 
was  ordered  to  the  extreme  left  of  our  line  of  battle.  We 
arrived  after  dark,  formed  in  line  and  threw  out  pickets  in 
front;  remained  here  until  10  A.  M.  May  15,  when  the  regi 
ment  was  ordered  to  the  right  to  the  support  of  the  Third 
Division,  then  heavily  engaged  in  resisting  the  charge  of  the 
enemy.  The  regiment  in  line  of  battle  advanced  to  within 
a  few  paces  of  the  rest  of  the  hill,  in  front  of  which  were 
two  lines  of  battle,  and  rested  upon  the  ground.  While 
lying  in  this  position  5  men  of  my  regiment  were  struck 
with  the  enemy's  balls.*  None  was  dangerously  wounded. 
After  lying  here  about  an  hour  I  was  ordered  to  support  the 
One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Veteran 
Volunteers.  We  moved  to  the  immediate  front  and  formed 
on  the  right  of  that  regiment,  the  regiment  being  in  a  ravine. 
Forty  men  were  sent  to  the  crest  of  the  hill  in  advance  as 
sharpshooters,  their  position  being  protected  by  piles  of 
rails,  breastworks  having  been  built  and  artillery  got  into 
position  on  a  commanding  hill  a  few  paces  in  our  rear.  At 
about  10  p.  M.  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  join  the  re 
mainder  of  the  brigade,  then  lying  in  a  ravine  to  our  right 
and  near  the  road  running  east  and  west.  Here  arms  were 
stacked  and  the  men  laid  down  to  rest.  I  was  aroused  at 
about  1 1  P.  M.  by  rapid  discharges  of  musketry,  and  caused 
the  regiment  to  fall  in  and  be  in  readiness  for  any  emer 
gency.  By  order  of  General  Geary  three  companies  of  my 
regiment  were  deployed  on  the  crest  of  the  hill  to  stop  the 
retreat  of  stragglers  from  the  front.  The  firing  soon 
ceased,  and  the  regiment  rested  undisturbed  until  daylight. 
At  about  9  A.  M.  we  were  ordered  to  fall  in,  and  moved  off 
by  the  road  toward  the  east,  crossing  the  railroad  a  mile 

*See  Casualty  List,  p.  648. 


THE)    ATLANTA    CAMPAIGN  299 

north  of  Resaca  at  noon;  crossed  Connesauga  Creek  at  5 
p.  M.  ;  arrived  at  Coosawattee  Creek  ;  found  the  cavalry 
had  discovered  a  body  of  the  enemy  in  a  piece  of  woods  on 
the  opposite  bank.  I  was  ordered  to  take  my  command  a 
half  mile  to  the  left  to  support  a  section  of  artillery  in  posi 
tion  on  commanding  ground  near  the  bank  of  the  creek, 
our  troops  having  crossed  the  creek  without  opposition. 
At  9  P.  M.  received  orders  to  rejoin  the  brigade,  then  in 
camp  on  the  opposite  bank.  May  17,  again  moved  forward 
at  about  12  M.  After  marching  about  eight  miles  halted 
for  the  night  near  Calhoun.  May  18,  fell  in  at  4  A.  M.,  and 
after  a  very  fatiguing  march,  principally  across  fields  and 
over  mountains,  went  into  camp  soon  after  sunset.  May 
19,  moved  off  soon  after  sunrise  in  an  easterly  direction, 
scarcely  any  of  the  time  being  on  a  beaten  path.  At  about 
4  p.  M.,  when  approaching  the  town  of  Cassville,  found  that 
we  were  in  the  vicinity  of  the  enemy.  The  regiment  was 
ordered  to  take  position  behind  some  breastworks  of  rails 
hastily  thrown  up.  After  remaining  here  something  like 
two  hours  my  command  was  again  moved  forward  about 
a  mile  and  formed  in  line  of  battle  on  a  retreating  piece  of 
ground  in  the  rear  of  a  piece  of  woods,  where  the  regiment 
remains. 

"Respectfully  submitted. 


"Lieut.-Col.,  Comdg.  Seventh  Regt.  Ohio  Vol.  Infty. 
"Lieut.  A.  H.  W.  CREIGH, 

"A.  A.  A.  G.,  ist  Brig.,  2d  Div.,  2Oth  Army  Corps." 


CHAPTER  XXXV. 

PUMPKIN   VINE    CREEK,    DALLAS,    AND    NEW    HOPE    CHURCH. 

On  the  231^1,  moved  to  and  across  Etowah  River  and  the 
next  day  to  Burnt  Hickory.  Colonel  Charles  Candy,  com 
manding  First  Brigade,  said : 

"On  May  25  marched  at  6  A.  M.,  this  brigade  in  advance 
of  the  division,  and  moved  to  Pumpkin  Vine  Creek,  where 
the  advance  met  the  enemy's  cavalry  pickets.  Skirmishers 
were  thrown  across  the  stream,  the  Seventh  Ohio  perform 
ing  this  duty,  when  we  advanced  about  three  miles,  where 
we  met  the  advance  of  the  enemy  in  force,  composed  of  in 
fantry  and  cavalry.  The  brigade  was  formed  in  line  of 
battle.  The  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania  was  ordered  to 
advance  as  skirmishers  to  assist  the  Seventh  Ohio,  who 
were  warmly  engaged  with  the  enemy,  and  were  making  a 
stubborn  resistance.  The  enemy's  skirmishers  were  com 
pelled  to  fall  back  to  their  main  line,  one  and  a  half  miles. 
The  enemy  then  advanced  in  force  and  poured  a  heavy  and 
galling  fire  into  the  entire  line.  It  fell  most  heavily  on  the 
Fifth  Ohio,  who  lost  7  killed  and  51  wounded." 

Colonel  Patrick  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  and  Lieutenant  Hitt  of 
Colonel  Candy's  staff  were  killed  in  this  battle,  and  Capt. 
Lew.  R.  Davis  of  General  Geary's  staff  captured,  while  Ser 
geants  McClelland  and  Strattan  of  the  Seventh,  and 
others,  were  killed,  and  some  wounded,  still  further  deci 
mating  the  already  greatly  depleted  ranks. 

Following  is  an  extract  from  the  official  report  of  Brig.- 
Gen.  John  W.  Geary. 


"NEW  HOPE  CHURCH. 


"May  25,  at  7  A.  M.,  I  marched  with  my  command,  tak 
ing  the  road  to  Dallas  via  bridge  across   Pumpkin   Vine 


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Creek  at  Owen's  Mill.  Williams's  and  Butterfield's  divis 
ions,  moving,  respectively,  by  roads  on  my  right  and  left, 
were  to  cross  the  creek  by  other  bridges.  The  point  of  con 
centration  ordered  was  to  be  Dallas  (see  order  of  march 
for  May  25,  dated  May  24,  headquarters  Department  of  the 
Cumberland).  The  Major-General  Commanding  corps 
and  myself,  with  our  staffs  and  escort,  preceded  the  troops 
to  the  bridge  at  Owen's  Mill,  which  we  found  burning,  hav 
ing  just  been  fired.  While  engaged  in  extinguishing  the 
flames  and  repairing  the  bridge  we  were  fired  upon  from 
the  hill  opposite,  proving  that  the  enemy  were  here  in  our 
front.  A  portion  of  Maj.-Gen.  Hooker's  cavalry  escort 
fording  the  creek,  deployed  and  advanced  on  the  opposite 
side  through  the  woods,  driving  before  them  a  short  dis 
tance  what  proved  to  be  an  outpost  of  25  cavalrymen.  My 
infantry  soon  came  up,  and  the  repairs  to  the  bridge  being 
finished  by  the  pioneer  corps,  the  entire  division  crossed ; 
the  Seventh  Ohio  Volunteers  preceding,  deployed  as  skir 
mishers,  advanced  rapidly  in  the  direction  of  New  Hope 
Church,  Candy's  brigade  leading.  Near  Hawkins's  house, 
one  and  a  half  miles  from  the  bridge,  our  skirmishers  be 
came  heavily  engaged  with  those  of  the  enemy,  and 
almost  immediately  a  furious  charge  was  made  upon  us. 
Our  skirmishers  resisted.  Candy's  brigade  wras  deployed 
into  line  on  the  double-quick,  and  after  a  sharp  engagement 
the  charge  was  repulsed.  The  skirmish  line  was  now  rein 
forced,  and  extended  to  the  length  of  a  mile  by  the  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  The  remaining  four 
legiments  of  Candy's  brigade  were  deployed  in  line  of 
battle,  and,  supported  by  my  other  two  brigades,  moved 
forward,  attacking  and  driving  steadily  for  half  a  mile  a 
heavy  force  of  Hood's  corps,  which  opposed  us.  From 
prisoners  captured  we  learned  that  Hood's  entire  corps  was 
in  our  front,  and  Hardee's  not  far  off,  in  the  direction  of 
Dallas.  My  division  was  isolated,  at  least  five  miles  from 
the  nearest  supporting  troops,  and  had  been  sustaining  a 
sharp  conflict  with  the  enemy  for  four  hours.  Close  in  my 
front  was  an  overwhelming  force.  My  command  was,  by 


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order  of  the  Major-General  Commanding  the  corps  (who 
was  with  me),  halted  and  formed  on  a  ridge  in  the  woods, 
advantageous  for  defense,  and  a  slight  barricade  of  logs 
hastily  thrown  up.  My  skirmish  lines  were  deployed  to  a 
still  greater  extent  than  before,  and  ordered  to  keep  up  an 
aggressive  fire,  the  object  being  to  deceive  the  enemy  as  to 
our  weakness  by  a  show  of  strength.  During  this  halt  a 
charge  made  by  a  brigade  of  the  enemy  in  column  upon  that 
part  of  my  skirmish  line  occupied  by  the  Seventh  Ohio  Vol 
unteers  was  handsomely  repulsed.  The  skirmish  line  there 
formed  nearly  a  right  angle  toward  the  enemy,  who  charged 
upon  the  center  line,  not  seeing  that  upon  their  flank. 
When  the  three  regiments  neared  the  angle  they  were  met 
by  a  sharp  fire  in  front  and  a  heavy  enfilading  fire  from 
their  left  flank,  and  retreated  in  hasty  disorder  and  with 
considerable  loss.  Orders  had  been  sent,  as  soon  as  the 
enemy  was  found  in  force  in  my  front,  by  the  Major-Gen 
eral  Commanding  corps,  to  Generals  Butterfield  and  Wil 
liams  to  march  their  divisions  to  the  point  where  mine  was 
engaged.  By  5  p.  M.  both  had  come  up  and  massed,  Wil 
liams  on  my  right  and  Butterfield  on  my  left  and  rear. 
Each  division  was  quickly  formed  for  attack  in  columns  by 
brigades,  Williams  leading,  Butterfield  next,  my  division  as 
a  reserve,  and  the  corps  advanced  upon  the  enemy.  In  the 
advance  Butterfield's  brigades  moved  toward  the  flanks, 
leaving  me  in  support  of  Williams,  who  had  been  heavily 
engaged,  driving  the  enemy  some  distance.  I  received 
orders  to  push  forward  and  relieve  his  troops.  This  was 
between  6  and  7  p.  M.  The  movement  ordered  for  my 
division  was  made  with  great  rapidity,  through  a  dense 
woods,  swept  by  a  very  heavy  artillery  and  musketry  fire. 
The  discharges  of  canister  and  shell  from  the  enemy  were 
heavier  than  in  any  other  battle  of  the  campaign  in  which 
my  command  was  engaged.  The  troops  of  General  Wil- 
liams's  division  were  relieved  by  this  movement,  and  Cob- 
ham's  brigade  and  portions  of  Candy's  brigade  engaged  the 
enemy  furiously  at  short  range,  driving  him  again  until 
after  dark,  when  my  command  was  halted  close  under  the 


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enemy's  batteries  and  entrenchments  near  New  Hope 
Church.  The  night  was  intensely  dark,  and  a  very  severe 
thunder-storm,  with  cold,  pelting  rain,  added  to  the  gloom. 
It  was,  therefore,  impossible  to  form  a  regular  line  with  the 
troops,  and  all  the  dispositions  of  them  we  could  make  was 
by  the  fitful  flashes  of  lightning.  Breastworks  were  thrown 
up  as  fast  as  possible  during  the  night,  and  the  dead  and 
wounded  were  all  cared  for  before  morning. 

"May  26,  when  dawn  came  I  found  the  position  held  by 
my  troops  to  be  a  ridge  of  considerable  natural  strength 
confronting  another  ridge  at  a  distance  of  from  80  yards  on 
the  left  to  300  yards  on  the  right,  on  which  were  the 
enemy's  main  lines.  Around  us  in  every  direction  were 
thick  woods.  The  road  to  New  Hope  Church  passed 
through  my  lines  occupied  by  Candy's  brigade,  the  flank  of 
which,  on  the  left  of  the  road,  was  not  in  connection  with 
any  other  troops.  At  this  point  near  the  road  my  lines 
were  closest  to  those  opposing  us,  and  sharpshooters  from 
Candy's  brigade  were  so  posted  as  to  command  a  battery  in 
his  front,  preventing  the  enemy  from  working  his  guns, 
excepting  now  and  then  to  deliver  an  occasional  shot. 
Another  battery  in  Cobham's  front  was  similarly  com 
manded  by  sharpshooters  from  his  brigade.  Strong  skir 
mish  lines  were  posted  along  our  front  and  drove  the  ene 
my's  skirmishers  into  their  main  line  of  entrenchments  and 
kept  them  there  for  the  most  part  during  the  succeeding  days 
that  we  remained  in  this  position.  The  battle  of  the  25th 
was  altogether  in  the  woods,  affording  no  opportunity  for 
the  use  of  artillery  on  our  side.  In  my  front  this  clay  I 
ascertained  that  the  enemy  had  seventeen  pieces  of  artillery 
well  entrenched  in  their  second  line  of  works  on  top  of  the 
ridge  occupied  by  them.  This  line  of  \vorks  was  very 
strong,  with  re-entering  angles.  From  my  skirmish  line 
it  could  be  closely  reconnoiterecl,  being  distant  only  about 
100  yards.  In  addition  to  this  they  occupied  in  strong 
force  a  line  of  breastworks  nearer  us  at  the  foot  of  the 
ridge.  To  this  work  their  skirmishers  were  all  driven,  and 
my  skirmishers,  advanced  to  the  farthest  point  possible, 


304     SEVENTH  RAIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

were  ordered  to  hold  them  there  and  to  cover  with  their 
own  fire,  if  possible,  every  piece  of  artillery  posted  in  our 
front.  Directions  were  also  given  when  night  came  for 
the  construction  of  log  rifle-pits  of  the  V  pattern  for  the 
protection  of  my  skirmishers  and  sharpshooters,  the  num 
ber  of  casualties  among  them  being  quite  large  during  the 
day.  At  noon  troops  of  General  Stanley's  division,  Fourth 
Corps,  came  up  and  connected  on  my  left  by  a  refused  line, 
and  by  order  of  Maj.-Gen.  Thomas  relieved  five  regiments 
of  Candy's  brigade,  which  had  held  the  left  of  the  road  since 
the  evening  of  yesterday.  My  entire  division  was  now 
formed  on  the  right  of  the  road  from  left  to  right,  in  the 
following  order :  Candy's  brigade,  Lockman's,  then  Co- 
burn's  brigade  of  Butterfield's  division,  and  on  his  right 
Cobham's  brigade,  of  my  division.  Two-thirds  of  each 
brigade  formed  the  front  line.  The  remainder  was  placed 
in  reserve  near  the  foot  of  the  ridge.  Under  protection  of 
our  sharpshooters  breastworks  were  erected  during  the  day, 
and,  wherever  possible,  the  timber  in  front  was  slashed, 
forming  an  abatis.  All  of  my  artillery,  twelve  pieces,  was 
placed  in  position  along  my  line  during  the  day  and  night. 
The  enemy  made  frequent  sorties,  attempting  to  drive  in  my 
skirmishers,  establish  their  own  line,  and  prevent  our 
throwing  up  works,  but  in  every  case  they  were  driven  back 
with  severe  loss.  Their  artillery  was  rendered  almost  en 
tirely  inefficient  by  the  constant  watchfulness  of  our  sharp 
shooters,  and  our  works  progressed  rapidly.  After  dusk, 
Cobham's  brigade,  being  relieved  by 'Ward's,  of  Butterfield's 
division,  took  the  place  Held  in  line  by  Coburn,  thus  bring 
ing  my  entire  command  into  a  connected  line. 

"My  losses  during  yesterday  and  to-day  were  376  killed, 
wounded,  and  missing.  A  full  statement  of  them  will  be 
found  hereto  appended.  I  have  to  enumerate  among  the 
dead,  fallen  in  the  battle  of  New  Hope  Church,  Col.  John 
H.  Patrick,  Fifth  Ohio  Volunteers,  a  brave  officer,  who  had 
served  with  his  regiment  since  April,  1861,  and  here  fell 


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mortally  wounded  by  a  canister  shot,  and  Lieut.  Joseph  W. 
Hitt,  of  Colonel  Candy's  staff,  a  promising  young  officer. 
My  three  brigade  commanders,  Colonels  Candy,  Lockman, 
and  Cobham,  all  displayed  personal  gallantry  and  performed 
their  whole  duty  in  the  most  efficient  manner.  The  behavior 
of  the  officers  and  men  under  their  command  was  excellent 
throughout.  For  twenty-four  hours  they  were  actively  en 
gaged  with  the  enemy  without  opportunity  to  cook  a  single 
meal  or  make  a  cup  of  coffee.  I  sustained  a  personal  loss 
in  the  capture  of  Capt.  L.  R.  Davis  of  the  Seventh  Ohio 
Volunteers,  who  had  served  as  aide-de-camp  on  my  staff 
for  two  years  and  had  earned  a  wide-spread  reputation  for 
his  extreme  gallantry  and  personal  daring. 

"May  27,  lively  skirmishing  all  day,  our  sharpshooters 
preventing  the  enemy  from  free  use  of  their  guns   (artil 
lery).     The  enemy  made  occasional  attempts  to  drive  in 
our  skirmishers,  but  were  each  time  driven  back  to  their  en 
trenchments  with  heavy  loss.     My  artillery  kept  up  a  de 
structive  fire,  enfilading  portions  of  the  enemy's  works.     In 
this  constant,  watchful  war  between  skirmishers,  kept  up 
night  and  day,  here  as  elsewhere  in  similar  positions  during 
this  campaign,  my  troops  thoroughly  proved  their  superior 
ity  over  the  enemy  as  sharpshooters,  invariably  driving  them 
from  their  post.     During  the  28th,  29th,   3Oth,  and  3ist 
days  of   May  our  position   and  general   daily   routine   of 
artillery    practice    and     sharpshooting    were    unchanged. 
Small  out-works   for   the  protection   of   skirmishers   were 
thrown  up  at  every  available  point,  thus  diminishing  my 
daily  returns  of  casualties.     From  the  25th  of  May  until 
the  ist  of  June,  my  entire  division  was  under  fire,  without 
an  hour  of  relief.     Owing  to  the  proximity  of  the  lines,  and 
the  nature  of  the  ground,  no  one,  whether  in  front  or  rear, 
could  rest  quietly  with  any  assurance  of  safety.     No  op 
portunity  being  afforded  for  proper  shelter,  rest,  and  diet, 
the  necessary  result  of  this  series  of  operations  was  a  large 
increase  of  sickness. 


20 


306     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

"CASUALTIES  IN  BATTLE  AT  NEW  HOPE  CHURCH,  GA. 


Killed. 

Wounded. 

Missing. 

Aggregate. 

Commissioned  officers,    .    . 
Kn  listed  men,                .    .    . 

3 
4Q 

17 
422 

i 
17 

21 

488 

Total,    

52 

439 

18 

509 

"June  i,  being  relieved  by  Harrow's  division,  of  the 
Fifteenth  Corps,  I  withdrew  my  command  from  the  works 
and,  forming  in  the  Dallas  road,  marched  to  the  rear  of  the 
left  of  Johnson's  division,  of  the  Fourteenth  Corps,  where 
the  division  encamped,  with  Butterfield  on  the  right  and 
Williams  on  the  left.  June  2,  moved  still  farther  to  the 
left  in  the  direction  of  Allatoona  Church,  within  about  two 
and  a  half  miles  of  which  I  placed  my  command  in  position 
on  a  thickly  wooded  ridge  in  the  rear  and  in  support  of  the 
Twenty-third  Corps.  During  the  day  heavy  storms  of  rain 
and  hail  prevailed,  making  the  ground  heavy,  and  swelling 
the  creeks  so  as  to  render  them  almost  impassable.  Ac 
tive  artillery  and  musketry  fire  in  the  front,  during  which 
many  shots  passed  through  my  camp,  in  which  also  several 
shells  exploded.  June  3,  4,  and  5,  remained  in  same  posi 
tion.  On  the  3d  the  Third  Brigade  was  detached,  and  at  4 
p.  M.  proceeded  to  the  bridge  on  the  Acworth  road  over 
Allatoona  Creek,  with  orders  to  hold  the  bridge  and  the 
ford.  It  found  the  bridge  in  a  shattered  condition,  but 
placed  it  in  good  order,  remaining  at  this  point  during  the 
4th  and  5th.  June  6,  the  enemy  having  evacuated  the 
works  in  the  immediate  front  of  the  army,  the  division 
marched  to  the  Marietta  road,  encamping  on  Hull's  farm, 
near  the  junction  of  the  roads  leading  to  Big  Shanty  and  to 
Lost  Mountain,  Butterfield  and  Williams  on  the  right,  the 
Fourth  Corps  upon  the  left.  June  7,  8,  9,  10,  n,  and  12, 
remained  in  same  position,  having  thrown  up  breastworks 
to  cover  the  roads  approaching  my  front,  advancing  my 


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skirmishers  and  feeling  the  enemy,  who  were  found  fortify 
ing  the  ridges  connecting  Lost  Mountain  and  Pine  Hill. 
On  the  7th,  Colonel  P.  H.  Jones,  One  Hundred  and  Fifty- 
fourth  New  York  Volunteers,  having  reported  for  duty, 
and  being  the  senior  officer,  was  assigned  to  the  command 
of  the  Second  Brigade.  On  the  loth  orders  were  received 
to  move  on  the  Marietta  road  toward  Kenesaw  Station,  but 
the  Fourth  and  Fourteenth  Corps,  occupying  the  road  with 
troops  and  trains,  prevented  any  movement  on  the  part  of 
my  command.  On  the  nth,  the  term  of  service  of  the 
Seventh  Ohio  Volunteers,  Lieut.-Col.  McClelland,  having 
expired,  the  regiment  departed  for  the  North.  During  its 
long  connection  with  my  division,  this  regiment,  by  gallant 
service  upon  many  fields,  on  which  it  lost  heavily,  earned 
for  itself  a  reputation  of  which  Ohio  may  well  be  proud." 

"HEADQUARTERS  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEERS.. 
"NEAR  ALI,ATOONA,  GA.,  June  9,  1864. 

"SiR :  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  the  following  report  of 
the  movements  of  my  command  since  May  17,  1864,  to  the 
present  date: 

"May  17,  my  command,  then  in  camp  on  the  south  bank 
of  the  Coosawattee  Creek,  at  about  1 1  A.  M.  moved  forward 
in  line  a  southerly  direction,  and  at  sundown  halted  for  the 
night  near  Calhoun.  May  18,  moved  on  at  4  A.  M.,  and 
after  a  very  fatiguing  march,  most  of  the  way  over  moun 
tains  and  across  fields,  halted  for  the  night  just  after  sunset. 
May  19,  moved  forward  in  an  easterly  direction.  Scarcely 
any  of  our  line  of  march  was  in  a  beaten  path  or  traveled 
road.  At  about  4  p.  M.,  when  approaching  the  town  of 
Cassville,  found  the  enemy  in  our  immediate  front.  My 
command  was  ordered  to  take  a  position  under  cover  of 
some  hastily  constructed  breastworks,  and  after  remaining 
there  about  two  hours,  was  ordered  forward  about  a  mile, 
and  then  formed  in  line  of  battle  in  the  rear  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Volunteers  and 
on  the  left  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  Volunteers.  Here  it  remained 
until  about  10  A.  M.  on  the  2ist  instant,  when  it  was  re- 


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moved  about  one  mile  to  the  rear  in  a  piece  of  woods,  where 
it  remained  until  the  morning  of  the  23rd  instant,  when, 
with  the  division,  it  moved  off,  passing  through  Cassville 
and  Cass  Station,  crossing  the  railroad  and  taking  a  south 
westerly  course ;  at  about  4  p.  M.  crossed  the  Etowah  River 
and  halted  for  the  night  two  miles  beyond.  May  24,  at  an 
early  hour,  the  regiment  was  ordered  forward,  and  at  sunset 
was  halted  for  the  night  on  Hickory  Ridge.  May  25,  re 
ceived  orders  to  take  the  advance  of  the  brigade,  which  had 
the  advance  of  the  division  and  entire  column;  moved  off 
at  7  A.  M.  At  about  a  mile  from  camp,  by  order  of  General 
Geary,  I  deployed  seven  companies  as  skirmishers,  three  on 
the  right  and  four  on  the  left  of  the  road.  Owing  to  the 
density  of  the  underbrush  and  rank  growth  of  weeds,  which 
were  very  wet  with  rain,  the  advance  of  the  skirmishers  was 
very  slow  and  toilsome.  At  about  three  miles  from  the 
previous  night's  camp,  and  when  approaching  Pumpkin 
Vine  Creek,  our  advance  was  fired  upon  by  the  enemy's 
pickets,  who  were  stationed  at  the  bridge;  the  extreme  right 
of  my  skirmishers  was  also  fired  upon  by  cavalry  pickets 
from  the  opposite  bank  of  the  creek.  The  enemy  had 
made  an  attempt  to  destroy  the  bridge  by  tearing  up  the 
planking  and  setting  it  on  fire  in  several  places.  With  some 
delay  my  command  crossed  and  advanced  to  the  hill  on  the 
opposite  bank.  After  resting  half  an  hour  they  again 
moved  forward.  Generals  Hooker  and  Geary,  with  their 
staffs  and  body-guard,  were  well  up  with,  and  at  times  in 
advance  of,  the  skirmish  line.  At  about  10  A.  M.,  when 
about  two  miles  beyond  the  creek,  some  of  General  Hook 
er's  body-guard,  then  in  advance,  were  fired  upon  by  the 
enemy.  General  Geary  immediately  ordered  me  to  deploy 
my  reserve  to  the  right  and  left  of  the  road  and  move  for 
ward  on  the  enemy  to  relieve  General  Hooker's  body-guard, 
then  being  driven  back.  I  did  so,  deploying  my  three  re 
maining  companies,  consisting  of  about  sixty-five  men,  who 
immediately  engaged  the  enemy  and  held  them  at  bay  until 
the  other  regiments  of  the  brigade  were  advanced  in  line  of 
battle,  pushing  the  enemy  before  them  something  like  a 


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mile.  During  this  skirmish  I  had  i  man  killed  and  8 
wounded.  Here  we  were  ordered  to  remain  and  throw  up 
breastworks,  which  was  done  very  hastily.  At  about  6  p. 
M.  my  command  was  ordered  into  line,  the  Fifth  Ohio  Vol 
unteers  on  my  right  and  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  Volunteers  on 
my  left,  and  advanced  to  the  support  of  the  Second  and 
Third  Brigades.  On  getting  within  range  of  the  enemy's 
fire  while  advancing,  3  men  were  killed  and  15  were 
wounded.  One  shell  from  the  enemy's  guns  exploded  in 
the  ranks,  killing  2  men  and  wounding  6  others.  My  com 
mand  lay  in  position  in  the  front  line  until  1 1  o'clock  on  the 
26th  instant,  when  it  was  relieved  by  a  regiment  from  the 
Fourth  Corps,  and  retired  to  a  ravine  a  hundred  yards  in 
the  rear,  where  it  remained  until  the  evening  of  the  27th 
instant,  when  it  was  ordered  to  relieve  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry  in  the  first  line  of  entrenchments.  Dur 
ing  the  night  and  following  day  our  skirmishers,  stationed 
about  fifty  yards  in  advance  of  the  breastworks,  were  con 
stantly  skirmishing  with  the  enemy.  At  about  8  A.  M.  on 
the  28th  instant  the  enemy  opened  upon  us  three  pieces  of 
artillery,  but  with  no  effect.  The  pieces  were  soon  silenced 
by  the  Thirteenth  New  York  Battery  and  our  skirmishers 
in  front.  The  regiment  was  relieved  by  the  Fifth  Ohio 
Volunteers,  and  retired  to  the  ravine  in  the  rear,  where  it 
remained  until  the  evening  of  the  3<Dth  instant,  when  it  was 
ordered  to  relieve  the  Sixty-sixth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry 
in  the  first  line  of  entrenchments.  During  the  succeeding 
twenty-four  hours  our  skirmishers  were  constantly  firing, 
but  nothing  unusual  occurred.  One  man  of  my  command 
was  severely  wounded  in  the  face  by  a  musket  ball.  May 
31,  at  sunset,  the  regiment  was  relieved  by  the  Fifth  Ohio 
Volunteers,  and  retired  to  the  second  line  of  entrenchments. 
"June  i,  at  12  M.  my  command  was  relieved  by  troops 
from  the  Fifteenth  Army  Corps,  and  was  removed  to  the 
extreme  left  of  our  line  of  battle,  where  it  bivouacked  for  the 
night.  June  2,  at  1 1  A.  M.  I  received  orders  to  move,  and, 
with  the  division,  moved  forward  toward  the  advanced  line 
and  halted  at  about  a  thousand  yards  in  its  rear.  By  orders 


3IO     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

formed  in  column  by  divisions,  and  here  remained  until 
the  morning  of  the  6th  instant,  when  the  regiment  was 
moved  in  an  easterly  direction  for  about  four  miles,  when 
it  was  halted,  and  I  was  ordered  to  stack  arms  and  imme 
diately  set  about  building  breastworks.  My  command  was 
very  actively  engaged  at  this  until  sunset,  when  it  was  re 
lieved  by  a  detail  from  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  and  since  that  time  has  remained 
in  camp  upon  the  same  ground.* 

"Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 


"Lieut.  -Col.,  Comdg.  Seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 
"Lieut.  A.  H.  W.  CRKIGH, 

"A.  A.  A.  G.,  ist  Brig.,  2d  Div.,  2Oth  Army  Corps." 

Sergeant-Major  Hubbard  states  that  while  at  Burnt 
Hickory,  New  Hope  Church,  and  Dallas,  where  the  regi 
ment  was  under  fire  almost  constantly  day  and  night  from 
May  25  to  June  i,  on  one  occasion  Colonel  McClelland's 
cook  brought  something  to  eat,  when,  realizing  the  constant 
danger,  the  Colonel  said,  "Hubbard,  sit  behind  that  tree, 
where  you  will  be  safe;  but  the  Sergeant  demurred,  insist 
ing  that  as  the  Colonel's  life  was  the  more  valuable  he 
should  sit  there  himself,  and  finally  prevailed  upon  him  to 
do  so;  but  he  had  hardly  seated  himself  when  a  bullet 
struck  the  limb  of  a  tree,  glanced,  and  hit  the  Colonel  in  the 
breast  with  such  force  that  for  a  time  his  life  was  despaired 
of;  but  rallying,  he  commenced  to  breathe,  and  soon  re 
covered  from  the  effects  of  this  almost  knock-out  blow  near 
his  heart.  They  went  on  with  their  meal,  as  if  nothing  had 
happened,  but  later,  on  examining  the  Colonel's  chest,  a  flat 
tened  bullet  was  found,  and  preserved,  as  the  cause  of  this 
almost  fatal  catastrophe. 


*See  Casualty  List,  p.  648. 


CHAPTER  XXXVI. 

GOING  HOME  TO  BE)   MUSTERED   OUT. 

The  recruits  who  enlisted  in  August,  1862,  with  the 
understanding  that  they  were  to  be  assigned  to  the  Seventh 
to  serve  for  the  unexpired  term  of  the  regiment,  and  as 
sured  that  they  would  be  permitted  to  return  home  when  the 
original  members  did,  expected  to  be  allowed  to  do  so. 
Imagine  their  great  disappointment,  however,  when  in 
formed  that  they  were,  under  the  terms  of  their  muster,  .to 
be  held  another  year,  and  that  the  original  members  were 
going  home  without  them.  Sergt.-Maj.  Hubbard  states  that 
the  order  to  relieve  the  Seventh  reached  Colonel  McClelland 
about  9  A.  M.,  June  n,  1864,  with  instructions  that  all  re 
cruits  and  veterans  were  to  report  to  the  Fifth  Ohio.  The 
Colonel,  with  tears  in  his  eyes,  told  the  sergeant-major  that 
he  must  rely  on  him  to  go  down  the  line  and  make  the  an 
nouncement.  This  was  almost  if  not  quite  as  difficult  a 
task  for  Sergeant  Hubbard  as  for  the  Colonel,  but  he 
obeyed  orders.  At  first  there  was  a  great  shout,  and  caps 
went  high  in  the  air  until  the  information  concerning  the 
recruits  became  known,  when  sadness  and  sorrow  reigned 
supreme.  However,  the  entire  regiment  fell  in  in  two  lines 
facing  each  other,  one  consisting  of  the  original  members, 
the  other  of  the  recruits  and  veterans. 

The  Colonel  commanded,  "Attention !  Present  arms ! 
Shoulder  arms!  Original  members,  right  face;  forward, 
march!"  and  away~they  went,  amid  sobs  and  tears,  the  like 
of  which  is  seldom  heard  or  witnessed.  Sergeant  Hubbard 
says  if  tears  ever  fell  from  mortal  eyes  they  did  then. 

These  Seventh  Ohio  recruits  and  veterans  formed  a  de 
tachment  which  was  attached  to  the  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry, 
and  after  passing  through  the  rest  of  the  Atlanta  Campaign, 
fighting  in  the  great  battles  at  Pine  Knob,  Kenesaw  Moun 
tain,  and  Peach  Tree  Creek,  as  well  as  in  many  minor  en- 


312     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

gagements,  where  some  of  them  were  killed  and  wounded, 
those  remaining  were,  on  the  3ist  of  October,  1864,  re§"u- 
larly  merged  into  that  regiment,  and  after  marching  with 
Sherman  from  Atlanta  to  the  sea,  and  up  through  the  Caro- 
linas  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  they  there  participated  in  May, 
1865,  in  that  Grand  Review  of  the  Armies  of  Grant  and 
Sherman,  the  finest  military  pageant  ever  seen  in  this  coun 
try.  Here,  at  last,  seemed  to  be  some  compensation  for  all 
the  disappointment  that  had  the  year  before  been  theirs,  and 
when  the  original  members  of  the  regiment  really  envied 
them  because  all  this  additional  service  and  honor  had  so 
worthily  come  to  them.  Some  effort  has  been  made  to  ob 
tain  data  concerning  the  deaths,  wounds  and  promotions 
among  these  men,  after  June  n,  1864,  but  with  only  par 
tial  success  however,  as  indicated  in  our  roster. 

Going  to  Big  Shanty  Station  the  Seventh  was  delayed 
for  transportation,  but  finally  got  off  for  Chattanooga, 
arriving  there  in  the  night  of  the  I5th  of  June,  1864.  Left 
for  Nashville  on  the  I7th,  arriving  the  next  day  at  6  P.  M. 
On  the  1 9th  embarked  on  steamer  Mercury,  leaving  next 
morning  at  4  o'clock,  going  down  the  Cumberland  River 
past  Fort  Donelson,  where  only  modest  earthworks  could 
be  seen. 

At  Canton,  Kentucky,  two  companies  of  the  Seventh 
went  ashore  in  search  of  guerrillas  who  had  fired  into  a 
boat  ahead  of  us.  None  was  found. 

On  the  2 ist,  reached  mouth  of  the  Cumberland  at  5  A.  M. 
When  our  boat  had  passed  Preston,  Kentucky,  a  volley  was 
fired  at  us  from  a  rocky  ledge  on  the  Kentucky  shore,  which 
was  promptly  responded  to,  and  this  was  the  last  shooting 
that  the  Seventh  Ohio  engaged  in.  (Two  of  the  Seventh 
are  said  to  have  been  wounded.)  Reached  Evansville,  In 
diana,  on  the  22d,  New  Albany  on  the  23d,  and  Madison  on 
the  24th.  Sergeant  Trembly  of  Company  C  fell  overboard 
and  was  lost  to  us.  Comrades  remained  behind  and  found 
his  body,  and  it  was  conveyed  to  his  parents. 

On  June  25,  1864,  the  Seventh  reached  Cincinnati  at  3 
A.  M.,  where  the  citizens  had  arranged  to  welcome  the 


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original  members  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  who  did  not  veteranize, 
and  were  expected  by  rail  at  9  A.  M. 

Colonel  Dunning,  learning  of  the  arrival  of  the  Seventh, 
insisted  that  we  should  join  in  the  welcome  to  the  men  we 
had  served  with  so  long  and  be  received  with  them,  and 
to  this  the  officers  and  men  of  the  Seventh  consented. 

When  the  train  bearing  some  235  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  came 
to  a  stop,  as  they  disembarked  it  was  something  to  see  those 
bronzed  and  weatherbeaten  veterans  disappear  in  loving 
embraces.  However,  in  time  they  were  disentangled,  and 
with  the  Seventh  as  their  guests,  after  a  short  march  they 
reached  Mozart  Hall,  where  formal  addresses  of  welcome 
were  made  and  then  refreshments  served.  Each  soldier  had 
at  least  one  sweet  girl  at  each  elbow,  while  they  were  very 
busy  filling  the  soldier  boys  too  full  for  utterance.  Finally 
the  Seventh  said  good-by,  and  at  2.30  p.  M.  left  on  a  special 
train  for  Cleveland.  The  time  of  the  home-coming  of  the 
Seventh  had  become  known  throughout  the  cities,  towns, 
and  country  places  from  whence  it  came,  hence  not  only 
those  near  and  dear  by  the  ties  of  nature  and  affection,  but 
many  hundreds  of  others  came  to  meet,  greet,  and  welcome 
the  soldiers  who  had  not  only  seen  more  than  three  years' 
active  service  in  the  greatest  war  of  modern  times,  but  had 
shed  their  patriotic  blood  upon  many  battlefields  and  made 
a  record  alike  honorable  to  themselves  and  the  great  Com 
monwealth  from  which  they  hailed. 

On  this  glad  Sabbath  morning,  June  26,  1864,  as  the  fire 
bells  throughout  the  city  and  a  battery,  by  agreement,  an 
nounced  the  near  approach  of  the  regiment,  a  great  host  of 
people  hastened  to  the  depot,  and  as  the  train  came  to  a 
stop  a  mighty  shout  of  welcome  greeted  it,  and  such  an 
eager  throng  pressed  it  as  to  make  it  almost  impossible  for 
the  soldiers  to  alight. 

However,  as  the  men  disembarked,  as  a  rule,  each  one 
was  captured  by  relatives  and  friends,  when  all  the  tender 
scenes  witnessed  at  Cincinnati,  in  the  welcome  to  the  Fifth 
Ohio,  were  reenacted. 

This  cordial  and  affectionate  greeting  over,  a  substantial 


314     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

breakfast  at  the  depot  followed,  then  marching  up  to  the 
post-office  building,  Prosecuting-Attorney  Grannis,  in  the 
absence  of  Mayor  Senter,  welcomed  the  regiment  in  behalf 
of  the  city.  Mr.  Grannis  was  followed  by  his  excellency 
Governor  John  Brough,  for  whom  the  great  majority  of 
the  regiment  had  voted,  at  an  election  held  at  Duck  River, 
Tennessee,  under  the  law  permitting  soldiers  who  were  un 
avoidably  absent  from  their  State,  to  vote.  (Note  from 
diary:  "October  13,  1863 — We  held  our  election  to-day. 
I  was  chosen  one  of  the  clerks.  Co.  D  polled  30  votes  for 
Brough.  None  for  Vallandigham.") 

In  the  course  of  his  remarks  the  Governor  said : 
"Men  of  the  Seventh  Ohio:  On  behalf  of  the  State  I 
am  here  to  give  you  a  cordial  greeting  on  your  return.  We 
welcome  you  back,  not  only  because  you  are  back,  but  be 
cause  you  have  reflected  honor  on  your  State.  Standing, 
as  I  do,  in  the  position  of  father  of  all  the  regiments  of  the 
State,  it  will  not  do  for  me  to  discriminate;  but  I  will  say 
that  no  regiment  has  returned  to  the  bosom  of  the  State, 
and  none  remains  to  come  after  it,  that  will  bring  back  a 
more  glorious  record  than  the  gallant  old  Seventh." 

The  regiment  then  marched  to  Cleveland  Heights,  where 
it  made  its  final  camp,  where  the  preparation  of  reports, 
pay-rolls  and  discharges  were  made  out  by  officers  and  first 
sergeants,  assisted  by  comrades  who  wielded  a  ready  pen, 
while  the  great  mass  of  the  membership  went  to  their  homes 
near  by,  to  return  for  muster  out.  On  Sunday,  July  3, 
1864,  the  members  of  the  regiment  then  present  marched  to 
Erie  Cemetery,  where  the  remains  of  Colonels  Creighton 
and  Crane  were  in  a  vault,  and  escorted  the  same  to  Wood 
land  Cemetery,  where  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry  monu 
ment  was  subsequently  erected  and  where  the  remains  of 
these  beloved  commanders  yet  remain. 

Seven  companies  were  discharged  on  the  6th  and  three 
on  the  7th  of  July,  1864,  and  all  services  terminated  on 
those  dates,  although  not  paid  off  until  the  next  day. 

On  July  8,  1864,  therefore,  the  members  of  the  Seventh 


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Ohio  Infantry  separated  with  heart-felt  regrets,  many  to 
never  greet  each  other  again,  causing  a  feeling  of  peculiar 
sadness,  as  well  as  of  real  joy  at  being  once  more  honorably 
free  from  military  rule  and  discipline;  yet  a  goodly  num 
ber  of  both  officers  and  men  went  out  again  ere  the  close  of 
the  war,  adding  new  rank  and  honor  to  their  already  gallant 
military  record. 

(NoTE. — On  Sunday  morning,  May  5,  1861,  the  Seventh  left  Camp 
Taylor  for  Camp  Dennison;  on  Sunday  morning,  December  6,  1863, 
the  bodies  of  Colonels  Creighton  and  Crane  reached  Cleveland  from 
the  battlefield  of  Ringgold,  Georgia,  while  on  Sunday  morning,  June 
26th,  1864,  the  Seventh  reached  Cleveland,  to  be  mustered  out  of  ser 
vice.) 


GREETING  THE  SEVENTH. 

Oh !   warriors  true  and  tried, 
From  weary  wand'rings  wide, 

Welcome  ye  home ! 
With  joy  your  friends  to  meet, 
Our  hearts  go  forth  to  greet 
The  coming  of  your  feet, 

No  more  to  roam. 

Come  to  the  fireside  dear, 
Come  to  the  homes  so  drear 

While  ye  were  gone; 
From  far-off  battle  plain, 
From  days  of  toil  and  pain, 
To  the  home-hearth  again, 

Wanderer  return. 

And  they,  the  sainted  brave, 
From  many  a  distant  grave, 

In  spirit  come! 
They  join  us  in  the  cry — 
They  swell  the  song  on  high, — 
Its  echoes  fill  the  sky, — 

Welcome  ye  home ! 

From  the  Sandusky  Register. 


CHAPTER  XXXVII. 

"A  Y£AR  WITH   THE 

By  G.  W. 
Late  Brevet  Brigadier-General  United  States  Volunteers. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion  I  was  a  tutor  in  Oberlin 
College  and  a  student  in  its  Theological  Seminary.  When 
Sumter  was  fired  on  and  troops  were  called  for,  the  young 
men  were  ready  for  the  fight.  Professor  Monroe,  who  was 
in  the  State  Senate,  came  to  Oberlin  and  addressed  a  mass- 
meeting  and  called  for  volunteers.  A  company  was  at  once 
filled  and  many  offered  themselves  who  could  not  be  re 
ceived.  The  Seventh  Ohio  Regiment,  to  which  our  com 
pany  was  assigned,  had  two  candidates  for  the  colonelcy, 
E.  B.  Tyler  and  James  A.  Garfield.  Garfield  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  State  Legislature,  and  already  gave  promise 
of  the  greatness  which  he  afterward  achieved.  Tyler  was 
a  man  of  little  prominence,  but  an  active  politician.  He 
was  also  a  brigadier-general  of  the  Ohio  State  Militia,  and 
appeared  in  camp  in  military  uniform,  and  this  won  him  the 
election.  Three  months  after  the  organization  of  the  regi 
ment,  it  was  surrounded  in  the  mountains  of  West  Vir 
ginia  and  a  large  portion  of  it  captured.  The  Oberlin 
company  held  an  outpost  long  enough  to  allow  the  main 
body  of  the  regiment  to  retreat,  but  too  long  for  its  own 
safety.  Thirty-five  of  the  company  were  captured  and  six 
wounded,  two  of  them  mortally.  One,  a  talented  member 
of  the  freshman  class,  died  the  next  day  in  the  hands  of  the 
enemy.  It  was  my  privilege  to  be  at  his  side  during  his 
last  hours  and  receive  his  dying  message. 

After  two  days  we  started  over  the  mountains  for  Rich 
mond.  The  enlisted  men  were  tied  together  with  a  rope 
like  a  gang  of  slaves.  After  marching  from  daylight  until 
dark,  dry  flour  was  issued  and  two  skillets  in  which  to  cook 
supper  for  more  than  a  hundred  men.  A  few  of  them  built 


'  A   YEAR   WITH   THE  REBELS 

a  fire,  wet  up  the  flour  with  water,  and  without  salt,  and 
cooked  it.  The  process  was  slow  and  the  result  so  unsatis 
factory  that  most  of  the  men  went  to  sleep  supperless. 
Lieutenant  Wilcox  and  myself,  the  only  commissioned 
officers  among  the  prisoners,  having  given  our  parole  of 
honor  not  to  escape,  were  permitted  to  go  ahead  of  the 
marching  column.  On  the  second  day  we  learned  where  the 
night  was  to  be  passed  and  hastened  on  hoping  to  make 
some  provision  to  prevent  starvation.  All  we  could  do  was 
to  heat  water  in  a  large  kettle  ready  to  boil  the  flour  when  it 
came.  After  four  days  we  reached  Jackson  River,  where 
we  took  the  cars  for  Richmond. 

We  had  marched  more  than  one  hundred  miles,  and  were 
so  weary  and  starved  that  many  were  scarcely  able  to  stand. 
Upon  arriving  at  the  depot  in  Richmond,  Lieutenant  Wil 
cox  and  I  started  to  walk  into  the  city,  and  were  arrested  by 
a  rebel  sergeant  and  taken  to  the  tobacco  warehouse  which 
was  used  as  a  military  prison  at  that  time.  This  sergeant 
proved  to  be  Wirz,  afterward  so  infamous  for  the  cruelty  he 
practiced  upon  prisoners  at  Andersonville.  The  commis 
sioned  officers  were  placed  on  the  first  floor  and  the  enlisted 
men  on  the  second  and  third. 

Our  room  was  about  forty  by  sixty  feet,  and  one-half  of 
this  space  was  occupied  by  the  machinery  connected  with  the 
factory.  There  were  more  than  eighty  officers.  Our  food 
was  wheat  bread  and  boiled  fresh  beef  for  breakfast  and 
dinner,  and  bread  alone  for  supper.  Those  who  had  money 
bought  other  articles — tea  at  four  dollars  a  pound,  coffee  at 
one  dollar,  butter,  sixty  cents.  Confederate  money  and 
greenbacks  were  at  this  time  on  a  par  in  the  South.  No 
beds  or  bedding  of  any  sort  were  furnished.  A  few  officers 
had  purchased  blankets  and  mattresses  but  most  of  us  slept 
en  the  bare  floor  with  a  block  of  wood  for  a  pillow.  I  sold 
my  watch  to  a  rebel  officer  and  used  the  proceeds  to  purchase 
Thiers's  "Consulate  and  Empire,"  two  of  Thackeray's 
novels,  and  copies  of  Livy  and  Virgil. 

Orders  prohibiting  a  near  approach  to  the  windows  were 
rigidly  enforced.  On  the  floor  above  us  a  New  York  ser- 


318     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

geant  thoughtlessly  stood  nearer  the  window  than  was 
pleasing  to  the  guard  below  and  was  shot  through  the  head 
without  warning.  Roll  was  called  at  9  in  the  morning  by 
a  young  rebel,  Lieutenant  Withers.  He  was  very  small, 
wore  a  long  sword  that  dragged  on  the  floor,  and  was  a 
dude  generally.  He  came  in  one  morning  and  gave  the 
usual  order  to  "fall  in  for  roll-call."  We  arranged  our 
selves,  according  to  custom,  by  standing  with  our  backs  to 
the  wall  in  an  irregular  line  reaching  the  whole  length  of 
the  room.  I  happened  to  be  sitting  on  the  block  which  I 
used  for  a  pillow,  reading  "Pendennis,"  and  when  the  order 
to  fall  in  came,  I  stood  up,  leaned  my  back  against  the  wall 
and  kept  on  reading.  The  Lieutenant  was  directly  in  front 
of  me,  and  when  I  responded  to  my  name  without  lifting 
my  eyes  from  my  book,  he  asked  with  an  oath  of  execration 
why  I  did  not  get  into  line.  The  question  seemed  ludicrous 
and  I  glanced  up  and  down  the  room  and  asked  what  line 
he  referred  to.  My  fellow  prisoners  laughed  and  the  Lieu 
tenant  was  enraged,  and  left  the  room  in  great  haste  and 
returned  with  a  corporal  and  two  private  soldiers  with 
fixed  bayonets,  halted  them  before  me,  and  with  his  own 
hands  put  handcuffs  upon  my  wrists.  His  triumph,  how 
ever,  was  of  short  duration.  The  officers  of  the  prison 
association  wrote  a  note  to  the  commanding  officer  asking 
him  to  come  in  and  investigate.  He  did  so,  apologized  to 
me  and  required  Withers  to  remove  the  irons. 

All  the  officers  were  searched  immediately  after  this,  and 
we  learned  that  Withers  believed  that  there  was  a  conspiracy 
among  the  prisoners  to  mutiny,  kill  the  guards,  and  get 
away,  and  that  we  had  in  some  way  obtained  pistols. 

Early  in  September. an  order  came  to  transfer  thirty  offi 
cers  to  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  to  be  placed  in  Castle 
Pinckney,  a  dismantled  fort  in  the  harbor.  Major  Potter, 
one  of  our  number,  was  well  acquainted  in  Charleston,  and 
represented  the  fort  as  a  delightful  place.  We  started  on 
the  journey  with  hopes  of  better  quarters.  Reaching 
Petersburg,  we  had  to  march  through  the  city  from  one 
depot  to  another.  A  crowd  of  citizens  followed  us,  using 


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abusive  epithets  and  appealing  to  the  guards  to  shoot  us. 
Women  shook  their  fists  at  us  from  windows.  The  trip 
lasted  twenty-four  hours  and  no  food  was  furnished  us. 
Reaching  Charleston  early  in  the  morning,  we  were  kept 
waiting  for  hours,  that  our  march  through  the  city  might 
be  witnessed  by  the  people.  When  we  finally  moved  we 
were  escorted  by  a  brass  band,  a  troop  of  cavalry  in  gala 
attire,  and  thousands  of  citizens,  men,  women,  and  children. 
We  were  paraded  through  the  streets  of  the  city,  and  when 
we  finally  came  to  a  halt,  it  was  not  at  Castle  Pinckney,  but 
in  front  of  the  city  jail.  We  filed  into  the  jail,  climbed  the 
dark  and  dirty  stairs,  and  passed  along  a  dingy  hall  with 
grated  cells  on  either  side.  Five  of  us  were  thrown  into 
one  of  these  cells.  The  first  sight  that  caught  our  eye 
through  the  only  window  was  a  huge  gallows,  and  I  said  to 
Major  Potter,  "There's  our  castle,  and  it  is  a  veritable 
'castle  in  the  air/  ' 

The  rebel  officers  in  charge  of  us  knew  that  we  had  been 
twenty-four  hours  without  food  and  yet  several  hours  more 
passed  before  anything  was  brought  us,  and  when  it  came 
consisted  of  raw  coffee  in  the  kernel,  sea  biscuit,  and  salt 
pork  full  of  maggots.  Our  cell  had  a  small  open  grate  and 
our  cooking  utensils  consisted  of  a  single  skillet.  We  suc 
ceeded  in  borrowing  from  the  guard  a  kettle  to  cook  our 
raw  coffee  in,  and  boiled  it  unground  and  unburned,  fried 
our  bacon  over  the  coals,  and  had  our  dinner  at  2  o'clock. 
And  so  we  settled  down  to  life  in  cells  for  four  months. 
Some  features  of  our  life  here  are  too  shocking  to  relate. 

The  ration  issued  to  us  was  this  same  maggoty  pork  and 
sea  biscuit.  No  coffee,  ground  or  unground,  after  the  first 
day.  We  resorted  to  various  methods  of  serving  up  sea  bis 
cuit.  One  day  we  boiled  it  until  soft  and  served  it  with 
fat  as  a  dressing.  This  we  called  lobscouse.  The  next  day 
we  softened  it  in  hot  water  and  fried  it  in  fat.  This  we 
called  dunderfunk.  Occasionally  we  took  up  a  collection 
and  sent  out  for  sweet  potatoes  and  white  bread.  The  rebel 
officers  told  us  we  were  only  temporarily  in  jail,  until  Castle 
Pinckney  could  be  put  in  order.  After  about  a  month  we 


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were  sent  to  Castle  Pinckney.  At  first  this  seemed  a  great 
improvement. 

We  had  a  large  court-yard  for  outdoor  exercise.  We 
soon  found,  however,  that  our  rooms  were  so  damp  as  to 
make  them  exceedingly  unwholesome.  The  fort  was  built 
on  the  shore  of  an  island  in  the  midst  of  the  bay  which  con 
stitutes  Charleston  Harbor.  When  the  tide  was  out  the 
island  was  bare,  but  when  the  tide  was  in  it  was  covered  \vith 
five  or  six  feet  of  water.  The  outside  walls  of  the  fort  were 
solid  masonry  and  we  occupied  the  casemates,  which  are 
nothing  more  than  great  recesses  in  the  walls,  arched  at  the 
top  and  opening  into  the  central  court.  Bunks  had  been 
built  up  on  the  walls  and  blankets  were  furnished  us.  But 
this  solid  masonry  was  full  of  water  that  had  been  gathering 
for  generations,  and  we  soon  began  to  have  coughs  and 
rheumatism  and  fevers — and  after  a  few  days  were  glad  to 
be  moved  back  to  the  stifling  cells  of  the  jail.  In  the  early 
part  of  the  winter  there  came  an  exciting  episode  to  break 
the  monotony  of  our  prison  life.  This  was  the  great 
Charleston  fire,  which  swept  away  one-half  of  the  entire  city. 
It  commenced  in  the  night  at  a  point  quite  distant  from  us, 
burned  all  the  next  day,  and  kept  coming  steadily  toward 
us.  It  seemed  as  if  the  whole  city  was  doomed.  We 
learned  from  one  of  the  guards  who  was  friendly  to  us  that 
it  was  the  purpose  of  the  officers  in  charge  to  leave  us 
locked  in  our  cells  if  the  jail  burned. 

We  managed  to  smuggle  an  ax  into  our  cell,  through  the 
aid  of  a  guard,  determined  to  make  at  least  a  vigorous  effort 
before  surrendering  ourselves  to  the  flames.  During  that 
terrible  night  all  the  buildings  in  the  neighborhood  of  the 
jail  burned.  Our  cell  was  brilliantly  lighted,  so  that  one 
could  read  without  difficulty,  and  for  some  hours  the  grat 
ings  of  the  windows  were  so  hot  as  to  burn  the  hands  that 
touched  them.  Great  fire-brands  were  driven  against  the 
windows,  but  the  jail  escaped. 

Soon  after  this  fire  we  were  removed  from  Charleston 
to  Columbia,  and  placed  in  the  city  jail,  the  officers  in  a 
large  room  and  the  enlisted  men  in  barracks  adjacent.  Our 


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quarters  were  better  than  we  had  had  before.  Each  officer 
had  a  bed,  consisting  of  a  plain  pine  bedstead  with  straw 
mattress,  and  our  Government  sent  us  warm  clothing  and 
army  blankets. 

Among  the  enlisted  men  were  several  members  of  a  New 
York  company  which  was  made  up  of  skilled  engravers. 
Every  night  they  manufactured  Confederate  money  suffi 
cient  to  furnish  all  our  tables  comfortably  the  next  day. 
I  have  sometimes  feared  when  I  have  related  this  circum 
stance  that  I  should  be  regarded  as  drawing  on  my  imagina 
tion,  but  it  is,  nevertheless,  true. 

One  of  the  methods  for  passing  time  was  to  make  trinkets 
from  bones.  The  rebels  were  surprised  at  our  skill,  and 
eagerly  purchased  every  article  made.  These  engravers 
managed  to  buy  necessary  tools  on  the  pretext  of  needing 
them  for  working  in  bone.  Some  that  they  could  not  get 
they  made  themselves.  The  officer  in  command  of  this 
prison,  Captain  Shriver,  was  a  Christian  gentleman,  and 
treated  us  as  honorable  prisoners  of  war  (which  cannot  be 
said  of  the  officers  of  any  other  prison  in  which  I  was  con 
fined). 

The  rector  of  the  Episcopal  Church  came  in  one  Sabbath, 
and  invited  all  who  would  like  to  attend  divine  service  to 
go  into  an  adjoining  room.  Some  forty  or  fifty  officers  and 
soldiers  went.  Everything  moved  pleasantly  until  he 
reached  the  prayer  for  the  President,  which  he  had  changed 
to  a  prayer  for  the  "President  of  the  Confederate  States." 
The  moment  those  words  were  uttered,  we  all  jumped  to 
our  feet  and  shouted  in  confusion :  "We  are  not  Confeder 
ates!"  "We  are  not  traitors!"  "We  are  not  praying  for 
Jeff  Davis !"  The  poor  rector  seemed  frightened,  and 
slipped  out  at  the  side  door  and  gave  us  up  as  a  hopeless  lot. 

Before  winter  was  fairly  over  an  order  came  to  parole  all 
the  prisoners  at  Columbia  and  send  them  to  Richmond  to  be 
exchanged.  We  were  wild  with  excitement  and  delight,  too 
happy  to  sleep.  Most  of  the  night  before  starting  was 
spent  in  an  extemporized  banquet,  with  toasts  and  speeches. 
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322     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Reaching  Richmond,  we  were  told  there  was  an  interrup 
tion  in  the  negotiations  for  exchange.  We  took  quarters 
in  Libby  Prison  and  had  full  opportunity  to  experience  that 
deferring  of  hope  that  maketh  the  heart  sick.  We  stayed 
about  three  months  in  this  famous  prison,  in  many  respects 
the  most  trying  period  of  my  prison  life.  Libby  Prison  had 
been  occupied  by  a  wholesale  ship  chandler  and  grocer.  It 
was  three  stories  high  with  three  rooms  on  each  floor,  ex 
tending  from  one  street  to  another.  The  officers  occupied 
the  middle  room  on  the  first  floor.  The  whole  room  was 
about  forty  by  one  hundred  feet,  of  which  nearly  one-third 
was  partitioned  off  from  the  front  as  quarters  for  the  guard. 
The  only  light  and  air  came  from  the  windows  at  one  end. 
In  this  space,  perhaps  forty  by  seventy  feet,  there  were  at 
this  time  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  officers.  The  air  was 
extremely  foul,  and  the  room  filthy  and  infested  with  ver 
min. 

Our  windows  looked  out  upon  James  River  and  sloping 
fields  beyond,  and  as  spring  advanced  the  water  and  the 
green  fields  were  made  beautiful  by  the  bright  southern  sun, 
and  presented  a  marked  contrast  with  the  filth,  the  squalor, 
and  the  stifling  air  of  our  prison. 

Occasionally  we  could  hear  the  distant  boom  of  our  can 
non.  We  learned  from  the  Richmond  papers  and  from  the 
arrival  of  new  prisoners  that  McClellan's  army  was  ap 
proaching  Richmond. 

Rebel  troops  were  daily  passing  our  window  on  their  way 
to  the  front.  To  get  out  of  prison  and  get  to  work  became 
an  absorbing  passion.  Lieutenant  Wilcox  of  my  own  regi 
ment,  Lieutenant  Kent  of  the  Regular  Army,  and  myself 
made  an  elaborate  plan  for  escape.  We  managed  to  ex 
change  our  army  clothing  for  citizen's  dress,  procured  a 
pocket  compass,  and  made  from  the  mainspring  of  an  old- 
fashioned  watch  a  steel  saw  with  which  to  cut  the  bars  of 
a  window.  The  plan  involved  cutting  a  hole  through  the 
floor,  then  through  the  brick  partition  beneath  so  as  to  pass 
from  our  room  to  the  basement  of  the  adjoining  room. 
That  room  was  occupied  by  loyal  Southern  men,  and  had  a 


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window  that  opened  to  a  side  street  which  was  not  guarded. 
The  floor  had  to  be  cut  with  an  ordinary  pocket  knife.  It 
was  hard  oak  plank  two  inches  thick  and  thoroughly  sea 
soned.  We  worked  on  that  hole  in  the  floor  two  hundred 
and  twenty  hours.  It  was  cut  under  the  head  of  my  iron 
bedstead,  and  the  work  had  to  be  done  lying  flat  on  the  floor 
face  down.  After  we  had  taken  out  some  pieces  of  the 
plank,  I  was  lying  there  one  day  at  work  when  a  rebel  offi 
cer  came  into  this  unused  basement  directly  under  me.  I 
could  have  reached  down  and  taken  his  hat  from  his  head. 
I  held  my  breath  during  the  few  minutes  he  stood  there,  but 
fortunately  he  did  not  look  up,  and  went  out  without  seeing 
me. 

The  opening  through  the  brick  wall  was  made  much  more 
speedily.  I  think  we  did  the  whole  work  on  the  wall  in 
three  days.  Now  we  were  ready  to  move.  But  the  night 
before  we  were  to  start  some  loyal  Southern  men  on  the 
upper  floor  cut  a  hole  through  the  roof  and  let  themselves 
down  by  a  rope  to  the  street  into  which  we  were  to  escape. 
A  guard  was  immediately  placed  in  this  street ;  and  thus  all 
our  plans  came  to  naught. 

Whenever  any  one  was  sent  North  we  sent  a  large  secret 
mail  with  him.  On  the  2ist  of  May  a  large  number  of 
private  soldiers  were  sent  from  Salisbury.  One  of  them 
brought  North  a  half  dozen  letters  for  me.  Most  of  them 
were  put  between  the  lining  and  the  outside  of  the  boot-leg. 

One  letter  I  sent  by  writing  on  tissue  paper,  taking  the 
cap  from  a  brass  button  of  the  New  York  State  Militia, 
wadding  my  letter  into  it,  adjusting  the  cap  again  upon  its 
base,  and  sewing  the  button  on  the  coat.  When  the  militia 
man  reached  New  York  he  cut  the  button  off  and  sent  it 
to  its  destination.  There  was  nothing  important  in  these 
letters,  but  there  was  diversion  in  the  effort  to  get  them 
through.  We  were  permitted  to  send  short  letters  of  six 
lines,  through  the  mail,  but  they  were  all  read  by  a  rebel 
officer. 

One  of  the  hardest  things  we  had  to  endure  in  Richmond 
prison  was  the  great  number  of  visitors  who  came  to  see  the 


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"Yankees,"  and  their  unvarying  assumption  of  superiority. 
After  the  disaster  at  Ball's  Bluff,  Howell  Cobb  came  in,  and 
with  the  greatest  gusto  told  how  many  "Yankees"  had  been 
killed  and  captured,  and  with  cool  nonchalance  assured  us 
that  one  Southerner  could  whip  ten  "Yankees."  The  ab 
surdity  was  only  equaled  by  the  meanness  of  the  spirit  which 
could  prompt  such  insults  to  prisoners  of  war. 

A  Presbyterian  minister  of  Richmond,  with  the  most  inso 
lent  and  overbearing  tone,  descanted  upon  the  chivalry  of  the 
South  and  the  fanaticism  of  the  North.  There  were  some 
Southerners  who  treated  us  with  kindness  and  courtesy.  I 
have  already  spoken  of  Captain  Shriver  of  Columbia. 
Archbishop  Hughes,  of  the  Catholic  Church,  called  several 
times  at  our  quarters  while  we  were  in  Charleston,  and 
though  he  indorsed  the  doctrine  of  secession,  he  always 
manifested  a  genuine  Christian  spirit  and  kindly  disposition. 

Early  in  May  we  were  sent  to  Salisbury,  North  Carolina, 
where  there  were  already  several  thousand  prisoners,  and 
among  them  were  the  members  of  my  company  who  had 
been  sent  from  New  Orleans  before  that  city  was  captured 
by  General  Butler.  The  prison  at  Salisbury  consisted  of  a 
brick  factory,  perhaps  forty  by  one  hundred  feet,  four 
stories  high,  together  with  several  small  frame  houses  that 
had  been  used  as  residences  by  those  who  ran  the  factory. 
A  stockade  ten  feet  high  had  been  built,  enclosing  these 
buildings  and  four  acres  of  ground.  The  dead  line  was  ten 
feet  inside  this  stockade,  and  a  line  of  sentinels  with  loaded 
muskets  and  fixed  bayonets  traversed  this  line  day  and 
night.  The  officers  occupied  the  frame  houses  and  had  free 
use  of  the  yard.  This  was  a  great  improvement  upon  pre 
vious  quarters.  After  the  close  confinement  in  filthy  and 
stifling  pens  for  nine  months,  the  privilege  of  moving  about 
in  the  free  air  and  sunshine  was  an  unspeakable  blessing,  and 
it  apparently  came  just  in  time  to  save  the  lives  of  some  of 
our  members.  We  organized  various  kinds  of  outdoor 
sports.  Baseball  had  come  into  vogue  in  Oberlin  two  years 
prior  to  the  war,  and  I  had  played  it.  Many  of  the  soldiers 
from  New  York  were  expert  players,  We  formed  an  asso 
ciation  and  played  every  day. 


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About  the  first  of  June  a  staff  officer  of  Jeff  Davis  came 
to  our  quarters  with  an  order  to  select  two  captains,  place 
them  in  confinement,  feeding  them  on  bread  and  water  only, 
and  treating  them  in  every  way  like  criminals  condemned  to 
death,  thus  to  be  held  as  hostages  and  to  be  immediately 
hanged  in  case  our  Government  should  hang  a  rebel  captain 
who  had  been  condemned  as  a  spy.  There  were  ten  of  us 
with  the  rank  of  captain.  The  method  of  selection  was  left 
to  us.  We  numbered  ten  slips  of  paper  with  the  numbers 
from  one  to  ten,  dropped  them  into  a  hat,  shook  them  thor 
oughly,  placed  the  hat  in  the  hands  of  Chaplain  Eddy  (one 
of  the  prisoners),  and  agreed  that  we  would  one  by  one 
draw  out  the  numbers,  and  that  the  two  who  should  draw 
numbers  nine  and  ten  should  be  elected.  The  whole  process 
did  not  occupy  more  than  twenty  minutes,  and  two  of  our 
number  were  placed  in  a  dungeon,  with  every  prospect  of 
speedy  execution.  Our  Government  decided  not  to  hang 
the  rebel  captain,  and  after  two  weeks  our  friends  were  re 
turned  to  us,  a  little  paler  from  the  confinement  and  the  star 
vation,  but  no  less  loyal  or  determined. 

There  were  about  one  hundred  Southern  loyalists  in  close 
confinement  in  a  small  stockade  within  our  prison-yard. 
They  were  held  simply  because  they  were  loyal.  They 
planned  an  escape,  digging  a  tunnel  under  the  interior 
stockade  and  beyond  the  guard  line  which  surrounded  it. 
They  had  provided  themselves  with  rope  ladders  with  which 
to  climb  the  outside  stockade.  To  reach  this  they  had  to 
cross  an  open  field  of  about  two  hundred  yards.  We  all 
knew  they  were  to  make  the  effort  at  midnight  and  we  were 
on  the  watch  to  see  how  it  would  come  out.  We  had  not 
much  confidence  in  the  success  of  the  effort,  as  we  were  more 
than  two  hundred  miles  from  the  Union  lines.  At  the  hour 
agreed  upon  there  was  a  terrific  thunder  storm  in  progress. 
The  night  was  utterly  dark,  except  as  it  was  lighted  up  by 
flashes  of  lightning. 

There  was  a  rebel  regiment  encamped  within  the  yard, 
but  without  experience  or  discipline.  Promptly  at  12  o'clock 
these  loyal  men  rose  up  out  of  the  ground,  at  the  end  of 


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their  tunnel,  in  the  darkness,  and  started  across  the  field. 
The  sentinels  nearest  yelled  "Halt !"  the  long  roll  was  beaten 
at  regimental  quarters,  and  the  soldiers  of  the  regiment  be 
came  an  uncontrollable  rabble.  They  evidently  supposed 
there  was  a  general  insurrection  of  prisoners.  Our  Union 
friends  ran  across  the  yard,  the  guards  continuing  to  shout 
"Halt,  halt!"  and  pursuing  them,  but  apparently  forgetting 
to  fire  at  them.  It  was  a  novel  scene  as  the  flashes  of  light 
ning  revealed  it  to  us  at  frequent  intervals.  Every  man 
succeeded  in  getting  out  of  the  enclosure  and  escaping  into 
the  woods.  The  rebel  regiment  succeeded  in  getting  a  line 
formed  about  three-quarters  of  an  hour  after  the  prisoners 
had  escaped.  Within  a  few  days  the  escaped  prisoners  were 
all  brought  back,  some  of  them  mangled  by  hounds. 

As  the  Fourth  of  July  approached  we  determined  to  have 
an  old-fashioned  celebration.  The  commanding  officer  con 
sented  on  condition  that  we  would  not  abuse  the  Confed 
erate  Government  or  say  anything  about  the  war.  In  the 
afternoon  we  read  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  sang 
"My  Country,  'Tis  of  Thee,"  and  had  some  spirited,  pa 
triotic  addresses.  The  afternoon  was  given  up  to  games, 
among  which  were  the  greased  pig,  the  sack  race,  wheel 
barrow  race,  and  some  burlesque  games,  ending  with  a 
grand  match  of  baseball.  We  had  a  crowd  of  spectators 
from  the  town.  The  players  on  both  sides  had  been  prac 
ticing  for  a  month.  After  playing  two  hours  the  score 
stood  five  to  six  in  favor  of  my  club.  We  had  had  our  last 
chance  at  the  bat  and  two  were  out  on  the  other  side,  while 
two  men  were  on  bases.  My  position  was  right  field;  the 
ball  was  batted  directly  over  my  head  and  across  the  dead 
line.  The  game  depended  upon  catching  the  ball  on  the  fly 
or  getting  it  in  time  to  prevent  a  tally.  Of  course  I  ran 
across  the  dead-line,  caught  the  ball,  and  saved  the  game. 
The  guard  cried  "Halt !"  but  did  not  shoot,  and  after  what 
I  had  seen  a  few  nights  before,  upon  the  occasion  of  the 
escape  of  our  Union  friends,  I  did  not  believe  he  would 
shoot. 

The   better    treatment    in    Salisbury,    of   which    I    have 


"A  YEAR  WITH  THE  REBELS  327 

spoken,  did  not  include  the  private  soldiers.  They  were 
kept  in  close  confinement  in  the  great  factory,  when  they 
might  just  as  well  have  had  the  use  of  the  yard.  Sickness 
was  very  prevalent  among  them  and  there  was  no  proper 
provision  for  their  care.  The  percentage  of  mortality 
among  these  private  soldiers  was  enormous.  The  dead- 
house  was  near  my  quarters.  Several  dead  bodies  were 
brought  there  every  morning.  Sometimes  as  many  as  a 
dozen.  About  10  o'clock  a  cart  drawn  by  a  mule  was 
backed  up  to  the  door  and  the  dead  were  tumbled  into  it 
with  no  show  of  feeling,  hauled  off  to  the  woods,  and 
thrown  indiscriminately  into  a  ditch  and  covered  up.  Dur 
ing  the  war  the  bodies  of  12,000  soldiers  were  thus  carted 
from  this  dead-house,  and  less  than  one  hundred  of  them 
have  any  sign  to  mark  the  spot  where  they  lie. 

Early  in  August  the  order  came  to  send  all  Union  pris 
oners  in  Salisbury  to  Richmond  for  exchange.  Most  of  the 
private  soldiers  had  already  been  sent  North.  There  were 
several  in  the  hospital  who  had  been  unable  to  move,  but 
they  were  all  sufficiently  recovered;  now  to  go  with  the  rest, 
except  one. 

I  had  been  visiting  the  hospital  daily  for  more  than  a 
month,  leading  in  religious  exercises,  and  giving  such  at 
tention  to  the  sick  as  I  could.  Our  chaplain,  Hiram  Eddy, 
and  all  the  physicians  among  the  prisoners  had  been  ex 
changed.  As  soon  as  this  order  came  I  went  to  the  hospital 
to  aid  the  sick  ones  in  getting  ready  to  leave.  One  boy, 
barely  seventeen  years  of  age,  had  typhoid  fever  and  was  not 
fit  to  make  the  trip,  but  he  insisted  that  he  must  go.  His 
entreaties  were  so  earnest  and  so  touching  that  Capt. 
Thomas  Cox,  of  Cincinnati,  and  myself,  made  the  effort  to 
take  him  along.  We  carried  him  on  a  rude  stretcher  to  the 
depot.  There  the  officer  in  charge  refused  to  take  him 
aboard  unless  he  could  stand,  as  every  foot  of  room  was 
occupied.  A  crowd  gathered  about  us  and  our  poor  sick 
boy  fainted.  The  disappointment  of  finding  that  he  could 
not  go  had  completely  overcome  him. 

A  lady  came  forward,  and  with  the  quiet  dignity  of  one 


328     SSVSNTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

who  has  authority  made  her  way  through  the  throng  and 
asked  the  crowd  to  stand  back  and  give  him  air ;  sent  a  boy 
for  cold  water,  and  tenderly  lifted  his  head  and  bathed  his 
brow  and  nursed  him  back  to  consciousness.  The  train  was 
about  to  start.  I  said  to  Captain  Cox :  "What  shall  we  do  ? 
He  must  not  be  left  here  alone,"  and  the  Captain  answered : 
"We  must  stay" — and  so  the  train  pulled  out;  the  train  that 
was  headed  toward  the  North!  toward  the  Stars  and 
Stripes  ;  toward  home  and  friends  and  the  stirring  activity 
that  was  so  attractive  to  us;  and  we  were  left  alone  with 
this  poor  dying  comrade  in  the  very  center  of  rebellion  and 
treason. 

On  this  good  woman's  invitation  we  took  the  lad  to  her 
home,  bathed  his  fevered  body,  exchanged  his  hard  and 
ragged  clothing  for  clean,  soft  linen,  furnished  by  Mrs. 
Johnson,  and  laid  him  in  a  comfortable  bed.  (Mrs.  Johnson 
was  warned  by  the  rebel  Major  in  command  that  manifesta 
tion  of  such  interest  in  a  "Yankee"  would  bring  her  into 
suspicion  of  being  a  Union  woman,  but  this  did  not  turn  her 
from  the  path  of  duty.)  Tenderly  she  cared  for  that 
stranger  boy,  and  when  he  died  the  next  day  she  wept 
over  him  as  if  he  had  been  her  own  child.  Captain  Cox  and 
I  were  not  allowed  to  remain  in  her  home  during  the  night, 
but  had  to  go  back  to  our  prison.  The  next  day  we  obtained 
permission  to  go  to  the  house  and  found  that  he  was  dead. 
Mrs.  Johnson  went  to  the  city  authorities  and  asked  per 
mission  to  bury  him  in  her  own  lot  in  the  public  cemetery, 
but  this  was  indignantly  refused,  with  another  coarse  warn 
ing  against  the  interest  she  was, manifesting  in  a  "Yankee." 
She  said  to  us :  "He  shall  not  be  buried  in  the  brutal  way  of 
other  prisoners."  We  placed  him  in  a  plain  pine  box,  Cap 
tain  Cox  and  I  dug  the  grave,  and  reverently  laid  him  be 
neath  the  sod  in  the  garden  of  this  Christian  woman. 

When  our  cavalry  captured  Salisbury  near  the  end  of  the 
war,  Mrs.  Johnson  was  still  there,  an  object  of  hatred  and 
persecution.  Our  soldiers  learned  the  story  of  her  loyalty 
and  love,  furnished  her  money  with  which  to  go  North,  and 
erected  a  monument  over  that  grave  and  inscribed  upon  it 


"A  YSAR  WITH  TH£  REBELS"  329 

not  only  the  name  of  the  soldier,  but  the  heroic  deed  of  this 
good  Samaritan  woman  who  soothed  and  comforted  his  last 
hours  and  gave  him  Christian  burial.  Captain  Cox  and  I 
were  allowed  to  start  at  once  for  Richmond,  having  given 
our  parole  that  we  would  not  attempt  to  escape.  We  found 
that  our  friends  had  not  yet  gone  North,  having  again  been 
delayed  by  negotiations  in  the  business  of  exchanging.  And 
so  our  staying  with  the  dying  soldier  did  not  in  the  end  de 
lay  us  in  the  matter  of  our  exchange. 

While  we  were  in  Libby  Prison  a  Federal  officer  was 
brought  in  who  had  secreted  on  his  person  a  small  battle- 
flag.  We  hid  it  and  made  daily  pilgrimages  to  it  and  se 
cretly  feasted  our  eyes  and  comforted  our  hearts  by  looking 
on  its  Stars  and  Stripes  undimmed  and  untarnished.  For 
eight  months  we  had  not  seen  the  national  colors,  had  heard 
only  of  defeat  of  our  arms,  and  had  been  in  the  power  of 
those  who  expressed  contempt  for  our  Government  and  our 
flag.  Despondency  and  gloom  had  been  slowly  taking  pos 
session  of  us.  These  officers,  fresh  from  the  battlefield, 
brought  us  tidings  of  the  rallying  thousands  of  the  North 
and  the  deep  determination  to  clef  end  the  flag ;  and  there  in 
the  midst  of  the  gloom  and  filth  of  Libby  Prison  we  laid 
our  right  hands  upon  the  emblem  of  national  authority,  and 
each  for  himself  swore  a  solemn  oath  that  he  would  use  all 
his  powers  and  shed  his  last  drop  of  blood  in  defense  of  the 
national  surpremacy. 

It  was  just  at  sunset  of  a  bright  Sabbath  day  in  August 
that  we  stepped  from  rebel  soil  upon  the  flag  of  truce  boat 
on  the  James  River  and  saw  the  Stars  and  Stripes  waving 
over  our  heads.  We  gathered  beneath  that  flag,  reverently 
uncovered  our  heads,  and  sang  "Praise  God  from  whom  all 
blessings  flow." 


CHAPTER  XXXVIII. 


PRISON 
By  E.  W.  MOREY  of  Company  C. 

On  the  26th  clay  of  August,  1861,  at  Cross  Lanes,  near 
Carnifax  Ferry,  West  Virginia,  the  Seventh  Regiment  O. 
V.  I.  met  the  enemy  for  the  first  time.  As  a  result  of  the 
engagement  which  followed,  two  commissioned  officers  — 
Captain  Shurtleff  and  Lieutenant  Wilcox  —  and  115  enlisted 
men  were  taken  prisoners,  besides  13  wounded  men  who 
were  left  in  the  hospital  at  Carnifax  Ferry,  but  were  after 
ward  recaptured  by  Rosecrans  when  he  drove  Floyd  back 
across  the  Gauley  River. 

This  was  one  of  the  exigencies  of  war  which  few,  if  any 
of  us,  had  counted  on.  Most  of  us  had  realized  that  we  were 
liable  to  be  sick,  wounded,  or  killed,  but  had  not  dreamed 
of  the  possibility  of  being  captured  ;  but  here  we  were  at  the 
very  beginning  of  our  term  of  service  in  the  hands  of  the 
rebels,  deprived  of  arms,  accouterments,  and  liberty  itself. 
We  were  gathered  together  near  Floyd's  camp  at  Carnifax 
Ferry,  hustled  into  a  rail  pen,  surrounded  by  a  guard  and 
most  of  the  time  by  a  motley  crowd  of  civilians  and  soldiers, 
eager  to  see  and  talk  with  the  "blamed  Yankees!"  The 
guards  treated  us  like  men,  and  soldiers,  but  some  of  those 
in  camp  took  every  opportunity  to  show  their  contempt  of 
us,  by  taunting,  insulting,  and  cursing  us  indiscriminately. 

"What  you'uns  all  come  down  here  to  fight  we'uns  for  ?" 
was  a  question  so  often  repeated  all  along  our  route  that  it 
became  a  by-word  with  us.  The  oft-repeated  statement  that 
"one  Southerner  could  whip  a  dozen  Yanks"  showed  the 
estimate  they  placed  upon  our  fighting  ability. 

We  were  furnished  with  some  beef,  flour,  a  little  coffee, 
and  two  little  skillets  to  cook  our  rations  in.  At  night  we 
lay  on  the  ground  in  a  circle  round  the  fire,  and  slept  as  best 
we  could,  without  covering  of  any  kind. 


PRISON  LIFE  331 

Wednesday  afternoon,  August  28,  we  were  arranged  in 
four  ranks,  counted  and  recounted,  to  make  sure  we  were  all 
there,  our  elbows  tied  with  ropes  behind  our  backs,  and  took 
up  our  march — "on  to  Richmond." 

After  crossing  the  Gauley  River,  a  few  of  us  were  allowed 
to  go  into  the  hospital  for  a  few  minutes  to  see  our  wounded 
comrades.  It  seemed  hard  to  leave  them  there  in  the  hands 
of  the  enemy,  with  no  friends  to  smooth  their  pillows  or 
alleviate  their  sufferings,  but  such  is  war.  A  feeling  of  sad 
ness  seemed  to  brood  over  us  all,  as  we  bade  them  adieu  and 
started  on  our  long  weary  tramp  to  prison. 

Our  escort  consisted  of  a  company  of  infantry  deployed 
as  skirmishers  on  each  flank,  and  a  company  of  cavalry  in 
front  and  another  in  our  rear.  We  halted  for  the  first  night 
about  three  miles  from  the  river,  and  were  again  put  into  a 
rail  pen  with  a  little  straw  on  the  ground;  but  as  it  rained 
incessantly  nearly  all  night,  we  stood  around  the  fire  most 
of  the  time,  trying  to  dry  one  side  while  the  other  was  get 
ting  wet. 

About  midnight  supper  was  announced,  which  consisted 
of  a  small  portion  of  flour  and  water,  baked  without  any 
salt  or  soda,  and  a  piece  of  mutton  about  the  size  of  an  egg. 
Here  we  were  searched,  and  pocket-knives  and  all  other 
dangerous  weapons  were  taken  away  from  us,  and  appro 
priated  by  the  Confederates  as  "contraband  of  war." 

The  next  day  we  had  a  hard  march  of  twenty-seven  miles. 
It  rained  most  of  the  time,  and  the  mud  was  nearly  knee- 
deep,  so  that  our  army  shoes  were  full  of  mud  and  water, 
and  our  clothing  soaked,  so  that  we  were  verily  "in  heavy 
marching  order."  Halted  about  sunset  and  took  up  our 
quarters  for  the  night  in  an  old  barn,  with  a  haymow  for  a 
bed,  but  were  so  wet  and  cold  that  we  could  sleep  but  little. 

August  30,  marched  twenty-one  miles — halted  about  six 
o'clock.  Had  plenty  to  eat  for  the  first  time  since  we  were 
captured.  Captain  Shurtleff  and  Lieutenant  Wilcox  had 
taken  a  parole  not  to  attempt  to  escape,  and  were  allowed 
to  go  on  ahead  of  us,  and  finding  out  where  we  were  to  stop 
for  the  night,  secured  a  large  kettle  and  had  water  hot 


332     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOUJNTE^R  INFANTRY 

ready  to  cook  our  rations,  so  that  we  had  our  supper  earlier. 
After  this  men  were  detailed  to  cook  all  night,  so  that  we 
could  have  our  breakfast  and  get  started  early  in  the  morn 
ing. 

August  31,  passed  over  a  spur  of  the  Allegheny  Moun 
tains  and  through  Lewisburg — were  in  the  midst  of  grand 
and  beautiful  scenery  all  day,  which  revived  our  spirits  and 
relieved  the  tedium  of  the  march.  Made  twenty-three  miles 
and  camped  on  the  bank  of  Greenbrier  River.  Here  we  had 
an  opportunity  to  bathe  and  cleanse  ourselves,  and  many  of 
us  improved  it. 

Sunday,  September  i,  passed  through  White  Sulphur 
Springs,  the  noted  Southern  pleasure  resort — a  place  we 
probably  would  never  have  seen  but  for  the  courtesy  of  our 
Confederate  friends  and  the  "fortunes  of  war."  A  great 
crowd  came  out  to  greet  us  and  bid  us  godspeed  on  our  way 
to  Richmond.  Among  the  rest  was  a  Georgia  regiment, 
many  of  whom  were  the  most  insolent  of  any  soldiers  we 
had  yet  met.  Marched  about  twenty  miles,  and  found  com 
fortable  quarters  for  the  night  in  a  log  house. 

Monday,  September  2,  passed  through  Covington  and  ar 
rived  at  Jacksonville,  the  terminus  of  the  Virginia  Central 
R.  R.,  at  i  P.  M.  There  was  great  rejoicing  when  we  came 
in  sight  of  the  "iron  horse."  Many  of  the  boys  were  nearly 
played  out  after  marching  over  a  hundred  miles  within  the 
last  four  and  one-half  days ;  with  our  arms  pinioned  behind 
us,  with  very  little  sleep,  with  less  than  half  rations  of  food, 
much  of  which  was  absolutely  indigestible,  many  of  us  suf 
fering  with  diarrhoea  brought  on  by  such  diet  and  expo 
sure — it  was  no  wonder  that  we  hailed  anything  for  a 
change. 

But  every  cloud  has  its  silver  lining.  There  were  some 
incidents  in  this  weary  march  that  reminded  us  that  some  of 
our  enemies  had  a  soft  spot  in  their  hearts  that  could  be 
touched  by  our  unfortunate  condition. 

During  the  second  day's  march  Comrade  Seymour 
Gill,  a  fifer  (who,  by  the  way,  had  exchanged  his  fife 
for  a  musket  at  Cross  L,anes  so  as  to  take  part  in  the  fight 


PRISON  IJFE;  333 

instead  of  seeking  safety  in  the  rear  with  Colonel  Tyler), 
marched  beside  a  guard  all  day  and  became  quite  well  ac 
quainted  with  him.  On  passing  an  orchard  the  guard  left 
his  post  and  foraged  some  apples  for  Gill.  That  night  he 
called  Gill  out  about  9  o'clock  to  eat  roast  pig  and  pot-pie 
with  him,  and  the  next  morning  invited  him  to  breakfast. 
It  can  be  readily  imagined  that  such  kindness,  under  such 
circumstances,  was  highly  appreciated. 

At  Staunton  we  stayed  over  night  in  a  new  freight  depot. 
Here  we  were  happily  surprised  about  9  o'clock  by  a  warm 
supper  of  fried  bacon,  shortcake  and  coffee  brought  in  to  us 
by  a  delegation  from  a  Virginia  regiment  which  was  sta 
tioned  there,  and  who  seemed  to  have  a  friendly  feeling 
for  us. 

While  waiting  on  the  platform  here  a  crowd  gathered 
around  as  usual,  and  a  little  old  man  piped  out,  "I  guess 
you'uns  would  like  to  see  your  mammas  about  this  time." 
"Oh,  we  were  weaned  some  time  ago,"  quickly  responded 
one  of  our  men.  Then  a  big,  lordly  appearing  Georgia  ma 
jor,  who  had  been  watching  us,  came  forward  with  his 
thumbs  in  his  waistcoat  and  said :  "You  are  a  prisoner  and 
a  Yankee.  You  want  to  understand  that.  We've  had 
enough  of  your  damned  insolence.  Shut  up  and  behave 
yourself  as  a  prisoner  should,  or  I'll  rope  you.  I  have  the 
authority  and  I'll  do  it."  Some  one  asked  how  a  prisoner 
ought  to  behave.  "If  I  teach  you  it  will  not  be  at  all  to  your 
liking,"  he  replied,  and  then  went  off  to  pick  a  quarrel  with 
Captain  Shurtleff. 

From  Jacksonville  we  went  by  rail,  via  Staunton,  Char- 
lottesville  and  Gordonsville,  passing  over  the  Blue  Ridge 
Mountains,  to  Richmond,  where  we  arrived  about  5  p.  M., 
September  2. 

After  dark  we  were  conducted  to  a  tobacco  factory  near 
the  James  River,  which  was  to  be  our  abiding  place  for  the 
time  being — how  long,  no  one  knew.  We  were  shown  to 
our  quarters  on  the  lower  floor  of  the  building,  the  other 
three  being  already  occupied  by  Yankee  prisoners  captured 
at  Manassas.  Nearly  opposite  was  Libby  Prison,  which 
was  also  full  of  prisoners. 


334     SEVENTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOIAJNTKKR  INFANTRY 

Our  room  was  about  forty  by  sixty  feet,  and  was  occu 
pied  by  about  one  hundred  men.  Its  furniture  consisted  of 
tobacco  presses  and  machinery,  a  hydrant  and  tank.  We 
slept  on  the  bare  floor,  with  a  block  of  wood  or  a  brick  for 
a  pillow — no  blankets.  The  room  was  filled  with  tobacco 
smoke  most  of  the  clay,  and  by  bedtime  the  floor  was  well 
saturated  with  saliva.  Only  two  were  allowed  to  go  to  the 
rear  at  a  time,  and  we  were  obliged  to  form  in  line  and  wait 
our  turn,  sometimes  an  hour  or  two.  The  cooking  was  done 
by  prisoners  who  volunteered  to  do  it,  and  it  was  well  done. 

Our  breakfast  consisted  of  about  six  ounces  of  bread,  a 
small  piece  of  meat,  with  water  for  drink.  Our  supper  of 
bread  and  a  half-pint  of  soup.  The  dishes  consisted  of  a 
dozen  tin  plates  and  two  dozen  cups  for  a  hundred  men. 
We  could  manage  the  bread  and  meat  very  well,  but  when 
it  came  to  soup  it  was  rather  difficult  for  each  one  to  get  his 
proper  ration.  Some  of  the  men  suffered  terribly  from  hun 
ger.  Lice  soon  made  their  appearance  and  stuck  by  us  as 
long  as  we  were  prisoners,  in  spite  of  every  effort  to  get  rid 
of  them.  We  were  not  allowed  to  write,  or  receive  letters 
or  papers,  but  managed  to  smuggle  in  a  daily  paper  occa 
sionally,  and  to  send  letters  home  by  some  men  who  were 
sent  North. 

Books  were  very  scarce,  but  Captain  Shurtleff  came  in 
one  day,  before  he  was  sent  to  Charleston,  S.  C.,  and  gave 
some  of  the  Company  C  boys  some  money  with  which  they 
bought  a  French  and  German  text-book,  and  a  copy  of 
Shakespeare,  which  helped  to  pass  away  the  time. 

Sergeant  Wirz,  who  had  charge  of  the  prisoners  in  our 
building,  was  a  heartless  tyrant,  who  seemed  to  think  that 
the  "damned  Yankees"  were  beasts  to  be  driven,  and  treated 
us  accordingly.  He  put  one  man  in  irons  because  he  re 
fused  to  go  out  and  make  barrels  for  the  Confederacy. 
Several  were  shot  by  his  order  for  looking  out  of  the 
windows. 

Saturday,  September  21,  the  Sergeant  called  out  eighty 
of  the  Seventh  Regiment  and  told  them  to  be  ready  to  leave 
for  New  Orleans  at  noon.  A  detachment  of  about  250  took 


PRISON  LIFE  335 

the  train  of  open  cars,  about  4  o'clock,  and  reached  Peters 
burg  soon  after  dark,  where  we  were  transferred  to  an 
other  train. 

Our  route  to  New  Orleans  was  via  Weldon,  Goldsbor- 
ough,  and  Atlanta  to  Montgomery,  by  rail ;  from  Mont 
gomery  to  Mobile  by  steamboat;  from  Mobile  by  rail  via 
Jackson  to  New  Orleans,  where  we  arrived  about  10  A.  M., 
September  30. 

Most  of  the  time  we  rode  in  open  cars,  sometimes  in 
box-cars,  with  no  windows  except  such  as  the  boys  made 
with  their  jack-knives.  Our  rations  during  this  trip  con 
sisted  in  general  of  hardtack  and  maggoty  bacon,  and  was 
very  meager  in  quantity.  At  every  important  station  we 
were  met  by  a  crowd  of  men,  women,  and  children,  eager 
to  see  the  Yankee  prisoners.  At  one  place  a  man  in  the 
cro\vd  was  heard  to  say  that  he  had  come  a  hundred  miles 
to  see  a  live  Yankee. 

At  Montgomery,  Alabama,  a  man  who  had  formerly  lived 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  brought  in  a  basketful  of  pipes,  tobacco, 
wine,  etc.,  which  he  distributed  among  the  prisoners.  He 
also  gave  some  of  the  boys  money  with  which  to  buy  neces 
saries  for  the  sick  and  needy.  The  engineer  of  the  steamer, 
R.  B.  Taney,  on  which  we  went  down  the  Alabama  River, 
was  also  from  Cleveland,  and  treated  the  boys  to  a  warm 
supper.  The  captain  was  a  Maine  man. 

Some  of  the  prisoners  concocted  a  scheme  to  throw  the 
guards  overboard,  run  past  Mobile  in  the  night,  and  out  to 
our  fleet.  But  the  next  day  a  company  of  cavalry  came  on 
board  and  nothing  more  was  heard  of  it. 

On  our  arrival  at  New  Orleans  we  were  placed  in  charge 
of  General  Palfrey,  who  was  in  command  of  the  Confeder 
ate  forces  there.  Being  the  first  Yankee  prisoners  seen  in 
the  city,  our  arrival  caused  quite  a  sensation.  All  the  avail 
able  space  about  the  depot  was  packed  with  people;  the 
streets  were  so  full  that  it  was  difficult  to  make  way  for  us 
to  pass.  All  the  military  and  police  force  of  the  city  turned 
out  to  escort  us  through  the  principal  streets  and  around 
Jackson  Square  to  Parish  Prison,  which  was  to  be  our  abid- 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ing  place  while  there.  We  were  a  hard-looking  set  of  men 
when  we  reached  New  Orleans.  Our  clothing  was  badly 
worn,  some  being  almost  destitute,  and  many  barefooted. 

Parish  Prison  is  a  massive  stone  structure,  three  stories 
high,  built  by  the  French  before  Louisiana  was  ceded  to  the 
United  States,  and  used  as  a  penitentiary  in  which  crimi 
nals  of  all  classes  were  confined.  A  part  of  this  building 
had  been  vacated  for  our  accommodation.  Our  quarters 
were  in  cells  arranged  in  rows  along  one  side  of  the  jail- 
yard  or  court,  which  was  an  open  space  about  forty  by  eighty 
feet,  with  a  stone  pavement  or  floor.  The  walls  of  the  build 
ing  formed  three  sides  of  this  yard — the  fourth  was  a  stone 
wall  about  twenty  feet  high.  The  large  cells  were  twelve 
by  twenty  feet,  and  these  were  made  to  accommodate 
twenty-five  men.  The  smaller  ones,  nine  by  twelve  feet, 
wrere  occupied  by  sixteen  men  each.  There  was  just  room 
for  us  to  lie  down  on  the  floor  on  our  sides,  "spoon-fashion," 
and  when  we  wanted  to  change  our  position  some  one  would 
give  the  order  "Flop,"  and  we  would  all  turn  at  once. 

The  furniture  consisted  of  a  stick  to  hang  our  meat  on  to 
boil,  a  bucket  to  get  our  soup  in,  a  brick  and  broom  with 
which  to  clean  the  floors,  and  a  water-closet  in  the  shape  of 
a  tub,  set  in  the  middle  of  the  floor,  for  use  during  the  night. 
When  the  door  was  closed  all  the  light  and  air  we  had  found 
its  way  in  through  a  grating  about  twelve  by  eighteen 
inches  in  diameter  and  a  little  ventilator  over  the  door. 

At  5  o'clock  p.  M.  we  were  shut  in  our  cells,  and  the  doors 
were  bolted  until  9  o'clock,  when  the  guard  came  on,  and 
the  doors  were  opened  until  4  o'clock  the  next  morning.  No 
one  dared  step  over  the  threshold  for  fear  of  being  shot. 
The  guard  left  at  4  and  the  doors  were  shut  until  7  or  8, 
after  which  we  had  the  liberty  of  the  yard  until  5  p.  M. 

In  this  yard  was  a  hydrant  and  tank  which  afforded 
plenty  of  water  for  drinking,  washing,  and  bathing.  A 
strong  beam  overhead,  with  a  rope  attached,  indicated  where 
the  scaffold  was  built  when  an  execution  took  place.  Our 
daily  rations  consisted  of  a  small  loaf  of  baker's  bread,  a  cup  ' 
of  herb  tea,  a  piece  of  tough  beef,  and  a  cup  of  soup,  made 


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from  the  water  in  which  the  beef  was  boiled,  with  a  little 
rice  added.  Once  a  week  we  got  a  teaspoonful  of  salt, 
about  the  same  of  vinegar,  and  a  little  piece  of  soap. 

A  Spaniard,  Dominique  O'Mea,  who  was  serving  a  life 
sentence  for  killing  a  Catholic  priest  (who  had  insulted 
O'Mea's  wife),  acted  as  cook,  turnkey,  and  overseer;  and 
although  a  criminal  in  the  eyes  of  the  law,  the  boys  had 
much  more  respect  for  him  than  they  did  for  Sergeant 
Wirz,  of  the  C.  S.  A.,  who  had  charge  of  us  in  Richmond. 

The  beef  bones,  which  formed  the  major  part  of  the  meat 
ration,  proved  to  be  quite  a  source  of  revenue  to  some  of 
the  prisoners.  The  "bone  jewelry"  made  by  the  Yankees 
was  a  great  curiosity,  and  found;  a  ready  sale  among  the 
citizens  and  soldiers.  Several  hundred  dollars'  worth  of 
these  articles  were  exchanged  for  Confederate  scrip.  Ladies 
from  the  city  would  send  in  orders  by  the  guards,  or  leave 
them  with  Dominique,  for  rings,  charms,  etc.,  with  their 
initials  cut  in  them.  Besides  jewelry,  some  made  pen 
holders,  stilettoes,  crochet  hooks,  napkin  rings,  etc.  This 
helped  to  pass  away  the  time,  and  enabled  them  to  get  a 
good  many  extras. 

Every  morning  after  breakfast  we  took  turns  in  scrub 
bing  the  floors  with  sand  and  a  brick,  then  sweeping  them, 
so  that  they  were  kept  quite  clean. 

Another  duty  which  we  were  obliged  to  perform  daily 
was  to  examine  our  clothes  (what  we  had  left)  and  kill  off 
the  "gray-backs;"  and  woe  betide  the  one  who  neglected 
this  important  duty,  for  he  would  have  no  peace  day  nor 
night. 

Among  the  prisoners  were  a  number  of  theological 
students  from  Oberlin  College,  and  they  organized  a  prayer- 
meeting  and  Bible  class  which  met  two  or  three  times  a 
week.  In  some  cells  they  had  religious  exercises  twice  a 
day  for  a  while.  Mr.  Moore,  a  Presbyterian  minister,  came 
in  and  preached  to  us  nearly  every  Sabbath,  and  seemed  to 
be  greatly  interested  in  us. 

Colonel  Donovan  of  the  Confederate  Army  gave  us  a 

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338     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

good  many  religious  books,  Bibles  and  tracts.  An  Episco 
pal  minister  came  in  and  preached  to  us  one  day,  but  he  felt 
in  duty  bound  to  stick  to  his  altered  ritual,  and  when  he 
began  to  pray  for  the  blessing  of  God  upon  Jeff  Davis  and 
the  Confederacy,  most  of  his  audience  left  him  and  he  re 
turned  no  more.  An  old  gray-haired  sugar-planter  came  in 
one  day,  who  said  that  he  had  been  a  prisoner  himself,  and 
offered  to  furnish  us  all  the  molasses,  tobacco,  and  rice  we 
wanted.  He  sent  in  fourteen  barrels  of  molasses,  a  cask  of 
tobacco,  and  some  rice ;  but  he  was  published  in  the  papers 
as  a  "sympathizer,"  and  was  not  allowed  to  do  anything 
more  for  us. 

Molasses  was  a  great  luxury  and  Comrade  Rogers  of 
Company  C,  and  N.  K.  Hubbard  of  Company  D,  used  to 
send  out  and  buy  a  barrel  at  a  time,  and  sell  it  out  by  the 
pint  or  quart  to  the  boys  who  were  fortunate  enough  to 
have  the  price. 

One  of  the  men  had  a  sister  in  the  city,  whose  husband 
was  a  prominent  business  man.  At  first  she  was  allowed  to 
come  in,  with  an  officer,  to  see  her  brother,  but  she  was  soon 
deprived  of  that  privilege. 

We  were  not  allowed  to  have  any  papers  at  all,  but  we 
managed  to  smuggle  one  in  quite  often.  Sometimes  we 
would  get  the  criminals,  who  were  confined  in  the  cells  ad 
joining  ours,  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  building,  to  poke 
one  in  through  the  ventilator.  Sometimes  the  cooks  would 
bring  them  in;  sometimes  the  boys  in  the  hospital  would 
get  one  from  the  surgeon,  so  that  we  knew  something  ^of 
what  was  going  on  outside.  We  watched  with  intense  in 
terest  any  "intimation  of  our  release,  and  every  new  report 
would  be  construed  in  the  most  fa\orable  light.  There  was 
great  excitement  among  the  prisoners  (as  well  as  outside) 
when  our  fleet  entered  the  Mississippi  River  and  had  some 
skirmishing  with  the  enemy  below  Fort  Jackson.  We  were 
obliged  to  "keep  the  papers  concealed,  for  if  one  was  found 
the  unfortunate  possessor  was  promptly  conducted  to  the 
dungeon.  The  boys  in  one  cell  actually  ate  one  to  prevent 
its  being  found  by  the  officers. 


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A  lyceum  was  organized,  which  met  once  a  week.  The 
exercises  consisted  of  declamations,  discussions,  and  the 
reading  of  a  paper  called  the  "New  Orleans  Stars  and 
Stripes,"  the  editor  being  chosen  from  among  the  members 
once  a  month.  All  were  invited  to  contribute  to  its  columns. 
These  meetings  were  sustained  with  a  good  deal  of  interest, 
and  did  much  to  relieve  the  monotony  of  prison  life.  After 
our  release,  Comrade  Bates  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  had 
the  papers  published  under  the  title  "The  Stars  and  Stripes 
in  Rebeldom,"  and  many  of  the  members  obtained  copies 
of  it,  which  they  highly  prize. 

A  great  deal  of  time  was  spent  in  playing  cards,  chess, 
checkers,  backgammon,  etc.  Some  tried  to  study  French, 
German,  etc.,  but  it  was  up-hill  business  in  such  a  crowd, 
there  being  about  five  hundred  who  had  the  privilege  of  the 
yard  in  the  daytime. 

Christmas  and  New  Year's  were  celebrated  with  patriotic 
songs  and  processions.  Those  who  could  afford  it  procured 
an  extra  loaf  of  bread  and  a  pint  of  molasses,  and  had  a 
Christmas  dinner. 

About  the  middle  of  January,  1862,  we  received  a  bounti 
ful  supply  of  clothing  which  the  U.  S.  Government 
had  sent,  and  was  distributed  under  the  supervision  of  Gen 
eral  Palfrey.  Every  one  got  a  full  suit  of  army  blue,  and 
underclothing,  so  that  we  were  in  a  better  condition  to  stay, 
or  go  North. 

Some  of  the  Confederate  officers  tried  to  get  hold  of  as 
much  as  possible  of  this  clothing  for  the  use  of  their  own 
men.  They  authorized  the  guards  and  criminals  to  buy  of 
the  prisoners  all  they  could.  When  this  scheme  was  found 
out  a  meeting  was  called,  and  a  committee  was  appointed, 
of  which  Sergeant  Bohm  of  the  Seventh  was  a  member,  to 
report  to  our  Government  any  one  who  should  sell  clothing 
to  the  enemy. 

With  the  new  clothing  the  men  began  to  be  inspired  with 
the  military  spirit  once  more,  and  organized  the  "First 
Regiment,  Louisiana  Volunteers."  The  company  organiza 
tions  were  completed,  with  the  full  quota  of  officers;  and 


340     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

such  drill  as  the  limited  space  would  admit  of  was  prac 
ticed  daily.  This  was  called  the  advance  guard  of  the 
Union  Army  in  New  Orleans. 

The  sanitary  arrangements  of  the  prison  were  very  un 
satisfactory.  Close  confinement  in  the  dark  and  crowded 
cells  for  sixteen  hours  out  of  the  twenty-four,  with  scant 
ventilation,  added  to  a  constant  diet  of  bread  and  beef,  with 
very  little  chance  for  exercise,  soon  told  on  the  physical 
condition  of  the  men.  Scurvy  soon  made  its  appearance, 
and  by  the  advice  of  the  surgeon  in  charge,  we  were  given 
a  small  portion  of  raw  potatoes  and  cabbage  with  a  little 
salt  and  vinegar  occasionally,  and  some  sour  oranges  were 
distributed  as  a  preventative ;  so  that  we  did  not  suffer  very 
much  from  this  pest  while  in  New  Orleans. 

In  the  prison  hospital  there  was  lack  of  room,  lack  of 
nurses,  and  lack  of  medicine.  Six  men  of  the  Seventh 
Regiment  died  while  there.  Briggs  and  Parmenter  of 
Company  C,  James  M.  Butler  of  Company  E,  Alexander 
Dodge  of  Company  D,  Adolphus  Kohlman,  Company  K, 
and  another  man,  name  not  knowrn. 

Some  of  the  prisoners,  who  did  not  understand  the  posi 
tion  of  the  Government  in  regard  to  exchanging  prisoners, 
would  sometimes  get  impatient  at  the  long  delay  and  would 
curse  the  President,  the  Administration,  and  the  Congress 
indiscriminately;  but  the  general  sentiment  was  that  the 
Government  would  have  us  released  as  soon  as  it  could  con 
sistently,  and  that  we  would  patiently  bide  our  time.  At 
one  time  a  petition  was  gotten  up  to  forward  to  the  Secre 
tary  of  War,  asking  for  our  release,  but  it  was  so  unpopu 
lar  that  the  idea  was  abandoned. 

On  the  first  of  February  General  Palfrey  came  in,  got 
the  prisoners  together  in  the  yard,  and  told  us  that  we  would 
leave  for  the  North  in  a  few  days  and  advised  us  to  get 
rid  of  our  "shin-plasters"  (Confederate  scrip).  This  an 
nouncement  was  greeted  with  such  a  roar  of  applause  as 
was  never  heard  before  in  Parish  Prison.  For  the  next 
few  days  the  excitement  was  intense.  The  demand  for 
bread  and  molasses  was  unprecedented.  Haversacks,  can- 


PRISON  UF£  341 

teens,  and  pockets  were  filled  to  their  utmost  capacity. 
Nothing  else  could  be  thought  of  but  preparation  for  our 
journey  to  the  "promised  land." 

February  6,  we  emerged  from  Parish  Prison  and  saw 
old  Mother  Earth  for  the  first  time  in  four  months — 
breathed  the  pure  air  of  Heaven  and  bathed  in  the  sunlight. 

Our  trip  to  Salisbury,  North  Carolina,  was  by  the  same 
route  we  passed  over  before,  as  far  as  Kingsville,  South 
Carolina — thence  via  Columbia  and  Charlotte,  reaching 
Salisbury  about  midnight,  February  14. 

Our  accommodations  were  even  worse  than  on  our  pre 
vious  trip.  We  were  crowded  into  hog  and  cattle-cars,  so 
that  rest  or  sleep  was  out  of  the  question.  We  suffered  from 
the  cold,  but  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  our  escorts  suffer 
still  more,  as  they  were  not  as  well  provided  with  clothing 
as  we  were.  We  had  provided  extra  rations  for  our  journey, 
so  that  we  fared  very  well  in  that  respect.  The  ration  of 
rotten  fat  pork  which  was  dealt  out  to  us  was  used  for  fuel 
instead  of  fodder,  as  it  was  much  better  fitted  for  that 
purpose. 

We  noticed  a  great  change  in  our  reception  along  the 
route.  Very  few  came  out  to  see  us,  and  they  had  little  to 
say — did  not  seem  inclined  to  discuss  the  prospects  of  the 
war.  Their  respect  for  the  Yankee  had  developed  wonder 
fully.  We  heard  none  of  that  bragging  and  nagging  which 
greeted  us  on  our  way  South. 

Salisbury  was  a  little  village  in  the  western  part  of  North 
Carolina,  in  a  very  retired  spot,  entirely  removed  from 
water  communication,  and  well  adapted  for  use  as  a  depot 
for  prisoners  of  war.  The  main  building  had  been  used  as 
a  cotton  factory,  and  was  made  to  accommodate  about  a 
thousand  men,  while  several  other  smaller  buildings  in  the 
same  yard  contained  as  many  more.  Our  quarters  here  were 
an  improvement  on  those  of  New  Orleans  and  Richmond. 
We  had  bunks  with  straw  ticks  to  sleep  on,  and  were  not 
so  crowded.  A  part  of  the  time  we  had  the  privilege  of  the 
yard  to  exercise  in.  We  had  plenty  of  light  and  could  see 
some  of  the  outside  world  from  the  windows. 


342     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

At  the  first  the  food  was  more  plentiful  and  of  better 
quality,  but  the  supply  was  soon  exhausted,  and  what  we 
did  get  was  so  miserably  poor  that  it  was  unfit  to  eat.  Dur 
ing  the  first  month  there  we  were  constantly  in  a  fever  of 
excitement  about  going  home,  so  that  nothing  else  could  be 
thought  of ;  but  finally,  when  it  became  evident  that  we  were 
to  stay  for  some  time,  various  ways  of  whiling  away  the 
time  were  devised.  Among  these  were  theatricals. 

On  each  of  the  three  floors  of  the  main  building,  contain 
ing  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  prisoners  each,  a  stage  was 
erected,  with  curtains,  footlights,  etc.  Carpenters  and 
decorators  were  in  great  demand,  and  the  "corps 
dramatique"  astonished  the  natives  with  their  performances 
of  "high  tragedy"  and  "low  comedy,"  interspersed  with 
songs  and  dances.  The  rebel  officers  used  to  come  in  to 
see  the  plays,  and  seemed  to  be  highly  entertained.  The 
officers  who  occupied  some  of  the  smaller  buildings  and  had 
the  privilege  of  the  yard  for  exercise,  organized  a  baseball 
team,  and  had  some  lively  games. 

The  sanitary  conditions  here  were  worse  than  in  Parish 
Prison.  The  rooms  were  cold  and  damp,  with  no  fires,  and 
the  floors  were  filthy,  and  no  means  provided  for  cleaning 
them.  The  surgeon  (or  butcher,  as  the  boys  called  him) 
was  a  blockhead,  and  the  only  reason  why  he  did  not  kill 
more  of  us  was  that  he  had  no  medicine.  Most  of  the  men 
were  afflicted  with  rheumatism,  and  many  of  them  with 
scurvy.  Every  day  several  corpses  were  taken  to  the  dead- 
house,  which  was  near  Captain  ShurtlefFs  quarters.  About 
10  o'clock  in  the  morning  a  cart  drawn  by  a  mule  was 
backed  up  to  the  door,  the  bodies  tumbled  in  and  hauled 
off  to  the  woods,  dumped  into  a  ditch,  and  covered  with  dirt. 
It  is  said  that  during  the  war  12,000  Union  soldiers  were 
carted  away  from  this  dead-house  and  disposed  of  in  that 
way. 

On  the  1 7th  day  of  May  we  began  to  sign  paroles.  We 
signed  three  separate  paroles  before  they  got  one  that  was 
satisfactory.  We  would  have  signed  fifty  rather  than  stay 
there  another  week.  It  was  finally  arranged  that  we  should 


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go  in  squads  of  two  hundred,  each  day,  by  rail  to  Tarboro, 
down  the  Tar  River,  under  flag  of  truce,  on  scows,  to 
Little  Washington,  North  Carolina,  where  we  were  de 
livered  up  to  officers  of  Burnside's  command,  May  29. 
When  we  came  in  sight  of  the  Federal  gunboat  and  saw 
Old  Glory  floating  from  its  flagstaff  the  long-repressed  en 
thusiasm  of  the  prisoners  burst  forth.  Several  small  edi 
tions  of  the  "Stars  and  Stripes,"  which  had  been  carefully 
preserved  during  our  nine  months'  imprisonment,  suddenly 
made  their  appearance  among  us,  and  cheer  upon  cheer 
arose  from  hundreds  of  loyal  throats,  and  were  answered  by 
our  fellow-soldiers  and  sailors  on  the  gunboat  and  on  shore. 
Our  rebel  escort  looked  astonished  and  chagrined,  but  hung 
their  heads  and  said  not  a  word.  This  was  our  adieu  to 
rebel  rule  and  rebeldom. 

We  were  immediately  transferred  to  a  transport  and  taken 
to  Newbern,  where  we  were  welcomed  by  General  Bum- 
side  who  was  in  command  of  the  Union  forces  there.  The 
next  day  we  proceeded  on  our  way  to  New  York,  where  we 
arrived  June  i.  Here  we  separated,  and  hastened  to  our 
homes  in  different  parts  of  the  country.  Quite  a  number  of 
the  prisoners  were  examined  by  a  surgeon  in  New  York, 
and  were  discharged  for  disability.  Some  were  discharged 
later  on,  and  the  remainder  were  declared  exchanged  and 
returned  to  the  regiment  at  Dumfries  in  March,  1863. 


CHAPTER  XXXIX. 

SKETCH  OF  PRISON  LIFE)  AND  THE)  BOND-DUST  TRADE). 
By  lyBROY  WA.RRKN  of  Company  C. 

The  branch  of  industry  chiefly  followed  by  the  war- 
prisoners  in  New  Orleans  was  the  so-called  "bone-dust 
trade."  It  consisted  of  the  manufacture  of  all  manner  of 
bone  trinkets,  such  as  rings,  toothpicks,  bodkins,  crosses, 
Bibles,  and  ornamental  pins.  This  business  grew  up  gradu 
ally  until  it  came  to  be  the  all-engrossing  employment  of 
most  of  the  prisoners. 

It  was  natural  that  those  of  us  who  had  been  able  to  re 
tain  our  pocket-knives  should  take  to  whittling.  At  first 
the  whittlers  made  elaborately  carved  wooden  boxes,  finger- 
rings  from  knots  and  pieces  of  hard  coal,  little  baskets  from 
almond  shells  and  peach  pits.  In  the  growing  scarcity  of 
other  materials  some  genius  whittled  a  bone  into  something 
useful  or  ornamental;  and  it  soon  became  apparent  that 
bone  was  of  more  value  for  the  purposes  of  art  than  any 
other  material  we  could  obtain.  Bone,  too,  was  plentiful, 
owing  to  the  highly  osseous  character  of  our  Texas  beef. 
Indeed,  the  bone  came  to  be  the  most  valuable  part  of  the 
ration.  A  fine  shinbone  was  sometimes  sold  to  makers  of 
bone  works  for  twenty-five  cents,  a  sum  of  far  more  im 
portance  to  one  of  us  prisoners  than  five  dollars  under  ordi 
nary  circumstances.  It  was  discovered  that  raw  bone  was 
clearer  and  tougher,  and  would  take  a  better  polish  than 
after  it  had  been  boiled ;  so  the  bone  was  taken  out  before 
boiling. 

The  rascals  who  dealt  out  beef  to  us,  finding  how  much 
value  was  attached  to  bones,  stole  the  bones  and  sold  them 
to  the  men.  The  manufacturers  gradually  attained  great 
skill.  There  were  professional  engravers  and  watch-makers 
who  did  the  finer  work,  and  employed  others  to  saw  and  do 


SKETCH  OF  PRISON  UF£  345 

the  coarser  work.  Some  of  the  chased  rings  and  embossed 
pins  were  really  elegant.  Red,  blue,  and  green  sealing  wax 
were  used  in  lettering  and  in  the  insertion  of  figured  work 
and  flowers.  The  making  of  bone-work  would  not  have 
become  so  all-absorbing  nor  have  attained  such  perfection 
had  it  not  been  a  paying  occupation,  and  the  only  means  by 
which  money  could  be  earned.  The  citizens  of  New  Or 
leans  who  came  to  visit  us  bought  rings  and  other  articles 
of  bone-\vork,  as  mementoes  of  the  Yankees.  It  got  into 
the  papers  that  we  were  making  a  variety  of  fanciful  and 
ingenious  articles,  and  the  demand  for  bone-work  increased. 
Men  came  into  the  prison  to  buy  on  speculation  or  to  fill 
little  commissions  for  female  friends.  The  guards  who  were 
placed  over  us  at  night,  though  forbidden  to  hold  any  com 
munication  with  us,  traded  for  bone- work  with  eagerness. 
The  sentry  would  order  a  ring  to  be  made  and  engraved 
with  his  sweetheart's  name  or  his  own  initials,  or  he  would 
buy  a  quantity  to  sell  again  outside. 

Our  boys  did  not  hesitate  to  engrave  on  their  work  the 
Confederate  flag  or  the  legend  "C.  S.  A."  The  rings  rep 
resenting  a  good  "poker"  hand  were,  however,  more  in  de 
mand  than  those  engraved  with  the  rebel  flag.  Saws  and 
files  and  other  forbidden  tools  were  brought  in  by  the  sen 
tries. 

The  men  contrived  lathes  and  drills  and  made  the  most 
ingenious  use  of  the  tools  they  possessed.  The  bone  busi 
ness  became  the  great  business  of  the  prison.  Many  men 
worked  incessantly  at  this  money-making  and  time-killing 
employment.  Bone  rings  sold  at  various  prices  from  twelve 
and  a  half  cents  to  two  dollars,  according  to  quality  of 
material  and  beauty  of  workmanship.  A  beautifully 
wrought  penholder  sold  for  two  dollars.  The  currency  re 
ceived  for  these  articles,  and  the  only  currency  circulated  in 
the  prison,  was  shin  plasters  of  various  sorts,  chiefly  omni 
bus  tickets  on  the  various  city  lines. 

These  tickets  passed  for  five  cents  and  constituted  the 
small  change  of  New  Orleans.  Gold  and  silver  passed  out 
of  circulation  in  rebeldom  much  sooner  than  among  us.  The 


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scarcity  of  silver  was  one  of  the  standing  editorial  jokes 
among  Southern  newspapers  that  winter. 

I  regret  that  I  have  few  statistics  of  the  amount  of  bone- 
work  made  by  the  prisoners.  One  man  sold  forty  dollars' 
worth  in  prison,  besides  a  still  larger  quantity  which  he  kept 
to  bring  home  and  to  sell  on  the  road. 

Sixteen  men  in  one  of  the  smaller  cells  sold  bone-work  to 
the  value  of  over  two  hundred  dollars.  With  the  currency 
received  for  the  work,  the  men  bought  bread,  cornmeal, 
potatoes,  onions,  oranges,  tobacco,  and  molasses.  Molasses 
was  used  by  all  the  prisoners  in  large  quantities.  It  was 
found  to  be  the  cheapest  article  of  food  we  could  buy.  The 
finest  golden  syrup  could  be  bought  for  twenty-eight  cents 
per  gallon,  and  a  good  article  of  molasses  for  twenty  cents. 
A  bone  ring  of  ordinary  pretensions  was  thus  worth  a  gal 
lon  of  molasses.  Many  of  the  men  ate  molasses  at  the  rate 
of  a  pint  a  day;  the  majority,  however,  did  not  vise  more 
than  one-half  of  this  quantity. 

I  have  no  doubt  that  this  free  use  of  molasses  contributed 
to  prevent  fevers  and  scurvy.  It  was  certainly  of  great  ser 
vice  in  eking  out  our  scanty  rations.  Sometimes  three  or 
four  barrels  of  molasses  would  be  bought  by  various  men 
in  the  prison  in  a  single  day.  I  think  that  toward  the  latter 
part  of  our  stay  in  New  Orleans  we  did  not  use  less  than  a 
barrel  daily. 

General  Palfrey  was  kind  enough  to  act  as  our  agent,  ex 
pending  our  money  advantageously  and  sending  the  molas 
ses  in  to  us.  He  also  made  efforts  at  one  time  to  establish  a 
market  in  the  city  for  bone-work,  but  with  little  success — 
the  demand  for  bone-work  having  subsided. 

This  manufacture  and  sale  of  bone-work  contributed  in 
many  ways  to  the  welfare  of  all  the  men  in  prison,  and  was 
,~>ne  of  the  most  notable  things  in  our  experience  of  prison 
life. 


CHAPTER  XL. 

AN  EPISODE;  OF  THD  BATTI^E;  OF  CROSS 

By  EDGAR  M.  CONDIT  of  Company  C. 

Immediately  following  the  battle,  Company  C  hurriedly 
left  the  field,  taking  to  the  near-by  woods,  in  a  more  or  less 
demoralized  condition.  However,  our  real  confusion  and 
flight  followed  several  hours  later,  when  we  suddenly  found 
ourselves  almost  entirely  surrounded  by  Colonel  Tompkins's 
regiment.  The  first  we  knew  of  their  presence  was  their 
demand  for  our  surrender.  This  happened  at  a  time  when 
most  of  the  company  were  sitting  on  the  ground  resting, 
while  the  Captain  and  some  of  the  sergeants  had  begun  a 
conference  as  to  the  direction  we  should  take.  The  enemy 
had  also  been  resting,  but  quickly  rising  up,,  their  guns 
were  fairly  in  our  faces.  In  a  sorrowful  tone  of  voice  Cap 
tain  Shurtleff  gave  the  order,  "Fall  in,  boys,  I  shall  have  to 
give  you  ap."  The  company  was  somewhat  "strung  out," 
and  while  those  nearest  the  Captain  began  forming  for  sur 
render  the  larger  part  of  the  company  ran  pell  mell  into  a 
laurel  thicket  which,  providentially,  was  only  about  three 
jumps  away.  No  two  could  make  the  same  time  through 
this  breastworks  of  laurel.  They  all  seemed  to  have  better 
wind  than  I,  and  so  it  transpired  that  this  was  the  last  I  saw 
of  any  of  my  company  for  sixteen  days.  There  was  some 
shooting  and  much  yelling  "Surrender!"  behind  me. 
Reaching  the  channel  of  a  small  stream,  I  took  to  that,  and 
spying  a  ledge  of  rock,  reaching  far  out  over  the  bank,  I 
crawled  back  to  its  farthest  recess  and  lay  there  for  several 
hours. 

In  the  mean  time,  two  of  Company  A's  boys  joined  me 
under  this  rock, — Hoffman  and  Evans, — who  had  in  the 
flight  come  off  the  battlefield  with  us  instead  of  their  own 
company.  While  we  lay  there  a  number  of  Confederates 
ran  over  our  heads,  and  even  fired  at  retreating  soldiers 


348     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

making  their  way  through  the  brush.  After  all  had  been 
quiet  for  some  time  we  ventured  out  of  our  hiding-place 
and  again  resumed  our  retreat  of  twenty-five  miles  through 
the  mountains  to  Gauley  Bridge.  We  had  not  gone  far 
before  we  came  up  to  a  fallen  tree  whose  butt  was  hollow 
and  out  of  which  was  protruding  a  pair  of  shoes  and  socks. 
We  felt  sure  they  were  U.  S.  goods,  but  we  were  in  no 
frame  of  mind  to  take  any  chances,  and  so  passed  quietly  by. 
(If  that  soldier  is  still  living  and  ever  reads  this  item  I 
want  him  to  write  me.)  Wearily  pulling  ourselves  up  the 
sid!e  of  mountains,  sometimes  crossing  deep  ravines,  always 
keeping  within  hearing  of  the  roaring  Gauley,  we  con 
tinued  our  wanderings  until  almost  nightfall,  when  we  sup 
posed  we  must  be  nearly  fifteen  miles  from  the  battlefield — 
as  a  matter  of  fact  we  were  only  three;  but  by  this  time  we 
were  the  victims  of  sharp  hunger  and  fatigue.  Coming  to 
an  opeiiing  we  could  see  no  house  or  road,  but  did  frequently 
hear  the  barking  of  a  dog  near  by.  We  decided  to  wait  till 
dark  and  investigate,  and  during  this  halt  we  coiled  around 
the  rcots  of  a  spreading  laurel  bush.  While  lying  there 
three  men  passed  within  a  dozen  feet  of  us,  presumably 
members  of  our  own  company;  but  the  foliage  about  us 
was  so  dense  we  could  not  tell  whether  they  were  friends  or 
enemies.  At  length  darkness  and  hunger  screwed  up  our 
courage  to  go  to  the  cabin  home  we  felt  sure  the  barking 
dog  was  defending,  and  here  our  real  story  begins. 

With  fixed  bayonets  and  capped  guns  we  dashed  across 
an  open  field  and  a  mountain  road  to  the  front  door  of  a 
very  modest  log  house.  A  mother,  somewhat  startled,  met 
us  p.t  the  door.  Recognizing  our  uniforms  she  bade  us  come 
in  quickly.  In  crossing  the  street  we  had  noticed  a  fire  in 
the  road,  perhaps  200  yards  from  this  home,  and  this  was 
in  part  the  cause  of  her  excitement,  for  this  was  the  enemy's 
picket  post  for  the  night. 

Her  welcome  was  all  the  assurance  we  needed  that  we 
had  fallen  into  the  hands  of  Union  friends.  Quicker  than  I 
can  tell  you  she  had  our  army  equipment  hidden  away.  We 
occupied  a  small  back  room  while  she  prepared  us  a  warm 


OF  BATTLE  OF  CROSS  LANES        349 

supper  of  biscuits,  honey,  meat,  and  several  kind's  of  sauce. 
No  banquet  menu  since  ever  touched  my  palate  as  did  that 
supper.  For  three  months  we  had  been  subsisting  on  "hard 
tack  and  sow-belly,"  and  by  comparison  this  supper  was  a 
royal  feast.  The  "banquet"  over  we  were  shown  up  into 
the  "loft,"  where  we  slept  on  feather  beds — to  be  sure,  a 
doubtful  luxury  in  these  days,  during  the  month  of  August ; 
but  after  sleeping  on  the  ground  for  three  months  with  th- 
soft  side  of  a  cartridge-box  for  a  pillow,  we  thought  the 
feather  beds  were  great.  The  night  wasn't  long  enough, 
for  about  half  past  three  the  next  morning  this  mother 
came  to  our  bedside  and  woke  us,  saying  that  if  we  were 
discovered  in  the  house  the  Confederates  would  burn  the 
home  and  otherwise  destroy  their  property.  We  dressed 
while  she  filled  our  haversacks,  and  her  oldest  boy,  then 
twelve  years  of  age,  led  us  to  a  hillside,  less  than  a  quarter 
of  a  mile  from  the  house,  where  we  hid  in  a  deep  excava 
tion  made  by  a  large  tree  which  had  blown  down.  This 
was  our  home  for  two  days,  and  it  did  not  do  a  thing  but 
pour  doivn  for  about  thirty-six  hours  of  that  time.  We 
fairly  floated  in  this  small  cellar.  Between  the  rain  and 
the  Confeds  in  the  dooryard  and  about  the  house,  none  of 
the  family  could  get  to  us  for  two  days.  The  storm  finally 
let  up,  and  after  dusk  of  the  second  day  the  oldest  daugh 
ter — eighteen  years  of  age — and  the  little  brother,  before 
mentioned,  got  to  us  with  a  pot  of  hot  coffee,  biscuits, 
boiled  corn,  and  honey.  Do  you  wonder  that  we  thought  an 
angel  had  dropped  down  from  heaven  to  succor  us?  The 
biscuits  and  the  coffee  were  the  first  warm  thing  that  had 
touched  our  stomachs  for  those  two  days  of  drenching 
storm.  If  there  had  been  a  preacher  handy  there  would 
have  been  a  three-corner  duel  to  determine  which  of  us 
should  marry  the  girl. 

In  the  mean  time,  our  hiding-place  had  become  a  mudhole 
and  our  clothing  saturated  and  stiff  with  mud.  Encouraged 
by  this  young  woman,  we  determined  to  get  to  the  house 
under  cover  of  the  darkness.  She  led  off  some  little  distance 
ahead  of  us.  Nearing  the  house  we  lay  down  on  an  "elder 


350     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

patch,"  while  she  reconnoitered  about  the  house  and 
grounds.  The  way  was  clear,  and  in  a  moment  more  we 
were  in  the  old  log  cabin  again,  sitting  around  a  smoulder 
ing  fire-place,  trying  to  dry  our  clothes.  By  this  time  the 
reader  is  entitled  to  a  more  formal  introduction  to  our 
hostess,  Mrs.  James  A.  Renick — whose  good  and  loyal  hus 
band  had  "to  skip  the  country"  to  avoid  being  pressed  into 
the  Confederate  service.  To  do  this  he  had  to  leave  this 
noble  woman  and  a  large  family  of  children — the  daughter 
mentioned  being  the  oldest — unprotected  and  at  the  mercy 
of  Floyd's  soldiers. 

But  to  proceed  with  our  experience.  This  lady  found 
three  of  her  husband's  shirts,  and  we  were  ordered  back  to 
the  feather  beds  in  the  "loft"  while  she — and  her  deeds,  like 
those  of  Mary  Magdalene,  should  be  told  throughout  the 
world — sat  up  the  livelong  night  cleaning  and  drying  our 
clothes  around  the  fire-place.  Before  daylight  the  next 
morning  our  haversacks  were  again  filled,  and  with  the 
"kid,"  scarcely  awake,  for  our  leader,  we  were  piloted  to  a 
small  cave — a  sort  of  chamber  in  the  rocks  along  a  creek 
bank,  some  eighty  rods  distant  from  the  home.  We  had  to 
cross  the  road,  but  the  rest  of  our  way  was  through  a  woods 
and  laurel  thicket.  Here,  in  the  dry,  we  made  our  home  for 
nearly  two  weeks,  while  the  daughter  kept  us  provisioned 
as  opportunity  occurred.  Every  day  or  two  came  a  large 
pail  full  of  bread,  meat,  honey,  boiled  "roasting  ears"  and 
ripe  peaches.  Often  she  came  to  us  soaking  wet  to  her 
shoulders  from  the  dripping  laurel  brush,  for  it  still  rained 
much  of  the  time.  She  kept  us  posted  on  what  the  Confeds 
were  doing  about  the  premises. 

While  we  lay  in  the  cave  sharing  this  family's  hospitality, 
these  Southern  soldiers  confiscated  every  horse  on  the  farm, 
seven  in  all,  helped  themselves  to  the  corn  on  the  place  for 
army  fodder,  and  either  carried  into  camp  or  made  up  into 
cider  the  entire  apple  crop  of  a  large  orchard.  Ten  bushels 
of  wheat  were  left  them.  This  was  in  a  large  dry-goods 
box  and  stood  by  the  front  door  on  the  porch,  and  thereby 
hangs  a  tale.  About  the  middle  of  our  stay  the  flour  barrel 


EPISODE   OF  BATTLE}  OF  CROSS  LANES  351 

ran  empty.  The  daughter,  though  only  eighteen,  was 
utterly  without  fear,  and  withal  a  good  diplomat.  She 
stated  the  case  to  a  couple  of  visiting  Confederate  soldiers 
who  were  connected  with  Floyd's  wagon-train,  and  pre 
vailed  upon  them  to  load  these  last  ten  bushels  of  wheat  into 
one  of  their  army  wagons  and  take  the  grist  to  a  small 
flouring-mill  some  three  miles  away,  while  she  sat  on  the 
top-most  bag  going  and  coming.  It  was  a  spectacle,  indeed, 
to  a  Union  soldier  who  was  depending  upon  the  return  of 
that  flour  for  his  next  day's  hot  biscuit. 

After  we  had  shared  such  hospitality  for  eight  days  we 
were  chafing  under  not  only  our  confinement  in  this  cave, 
but  the  appalling  fact  began  to  stare  us  in  the  face  that  we 
were  really  eating  the  last  bread  of  this  mother  and  her 
seven  or  eight  children.  We  decided  to  take  the  chances  of 
escape  through  the  Confederate  lines.  The  mother  advised 
against  this  undertaking,  but  we  insisted.  Our  haversacks 
were  filled  early,  and  the  little  boy  was  sent,  just  as  day  was 
breaking,  to  guide  us  to  the  top  of  Panther  Mountain,  from 
which  we  had  Mrs.  Renick's  careful  instruction  as  to  the 
course  to  pursue.  Bidding  the  boy  an  affectionate  and  hearty 
good-by,  we  struck  a  bee-line — as  we  supposed — for  Gauley 
Bridge,  more  than  twenty  miles  away.  It  was  a  long  fore 
noon,  and  after  walking  a  dozen  or  fifteen  miles  through  the 
mountains  we  halted  for  lunch.  Thus  refreshed,  we  again 
took  up  the  march,  and  by  3  o'clock  we  were  momentarily 
expecting  to  sight  Twenty  Mile  Creek.  A  little  later  we 
came  out.  to  an  opening  in  which  there  was  a  log  cabin  in 
the  little  valley  below  us.  We  crawled  along  the  fence  for 
the  distance  of  a  couple  of  blocks,  keeping  ourselves  well 
screened  in  the  brush.  We  got  within  the  distance  of  a  city 
block  from  this  cabin  and  then  lay  down  in  a  fence  corner 
for  further  observation.  We  had  been  there  some  minutes 
before  the  real  situation  dawned  upon  us.  We  had  come 
back  to  the  home  of  Mrs.  Renick !  Waiting  till  dark  we 
made  our  way  softly  to  the  back  yard,  and  when  we  knew 
all  was  clear,  walked  into  the  house,  to  the  great  astonish 
ment  of  the  family.  This  episode  impressed  us  as  the  lead- 


352     vSEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ing  of  Providence,  and  we  again  took  up  our  old  quarters  in 
the  cave. 

At  the  end  of  another  week  General  Rosecrans  was  draw 
ing  his  lines  around  Carnifax  Ferry.  This  caused  Floyd  to 
draw  in  all  his  outposts,  and  though  we  were  wholly  igno 
rant  at  the  time  of  what  was  going  on,  it  opened  the  way  to 
our  escape.  Scarcely  any  Southern  soldiers  were  now  pass 
ing  the  house  or  stopping  to  visit  the  family.  We  spent  our 
last  day  (Sunday)  in  the  house  with  several  invited  guests- 
Union  women  of  the  neighborhood.  The  afternoon  turned 
into  a  general  "smoker,"  in  the  very  midst  of  which  a  squad 
of  twenty-five  or  thirty  of  Floyd's  cavalry  rode  up  near  the 
door,  and  a  dozen  of  them  dismounted,  and  were  coming 
through  the  front  gate  before  they  were  discovered.  Two 
of  the  largest  women  at  once  stepped  into  the  front  door, 
completely  filling  that  opening,  while  we  ran  across  the  front 
room  on  our  hands  and  knees  (to  keep  below  the  windows), 
and  thus  made  our  escape  to  the  cabin  "loft"  of  feather-bed 
experiences.  These  cavalrymen  were  not  invited  in,  but 
stood  at  the  door  some  time  and  visited  with  the  ladies.  We 
heard  the  whole  conversation  through  the  more  or  less  open 
"chinks"  of  the  cabin.  The  inquiry  of  one  was,  "Have  you 
seen  any  more  Yankees  since  the  Cross  Lanes  fight?" 
There  was  a  prompt  chorus  of  noes,  at  which,  for  the  first 
time,  my  heart  went  up  to  Heaven  in  gratitude  for  a  well- 
emphasized  lie;  it  was  a  close  call !  Before  leaving  that  eve 
ning,  Mrs.  Renick  brought  to  me  her  youngest  daughter — a 
tot  of  two  or  three  summers,  for  whom  no  name  had  yet 
been  agreed  upon  (they  called  her  "Sis"),  and  asked  me 
to  give  her  a  Yankee  name.  As  soon  as  my  embarrassment 
was  fairly  off,  I  began  running  over  a  long  list  of  early 
loves,  and  hit  upon  Leonora — for  short,  Nora — and  that's 
her  name  to-day. 

As  darkness  closed  down  we  took  another  farewell  of  all 
the  family,  with  an  audible  "God  bless  you !"  and  struck  out, 
the  second  time,  to  reach  Gauley  Bridge.  The  daughter 
who  had  already  risked  so  much  for  us  piloted  us  some  two 
miles  d'own  the  Gauley  River  to  a  cousin  of  hers,  who  had 


EPISODE  OF  BATTLE  OF   CROSS  LANES  353 

slipped  back  home  on  the  quiet  to  see  his  bride  of  but  a  few 
weeks.  Here  we  stayed  all  night,  and  our  ranks  were  in 
creased  by  a  member  of  Company  K  who  had  been  lying 
under  the  "puncheon"  floor  of  this  cabin  for  two  weeks. 
His  name  has  gone  from  me.  This  young  man,  cousin  of 
Miss  Renick,  started  with  us  before  sunrise  the  next  morn 
ing,  and  that  night  we  slept  at  Twenty  Mile  Creek.  The 
next  morning,  being  the  sixteenth  day  after  the  battle,  we 
joined  what  was  left  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  at  Gauley 
Bridge.  We  were  sent  for  at  once  by  the  Colonel,  who 
called  for  all  the  details  of  our  "outing;"  indeed,  we  did 
little  else  for  several  days  but  compare  experiences  with  the 
other  members  of  the  regiment  who  had  braved  dangers  and 
endured  hardships  in  getting  back  to  Gauley  Bridge  after 
this  most  unfortunate  battle. 

If  my  story  should  stop  here  a  very  interesting  part  of  it 
would  remain  untold.  By  this  time  most  of  my  readers 
would  say,  "Of  course  this  writer  afterward  married  the 
girl."  That  is  the  way  the  novelist  would  have  it,  but  I  did 
not.  Had  she  been  agreeable  to  any  such  proposition,  I 
could  not  have  done  so  without  breaking  faith  with  an 
earlier  young  lady  acquaintance;  however,  the  deeds  and 
heroism  of  this  young  lady  and  her  mother  were  not  allowed 
to  perish  from  memory.  To  have  forgotten  them  I  would 
have  been  an  ingrate,  indeed.  My  first  effort  to  show  my 
gratitude  for  what  they  had  done  for  me  was  not  what 
might  be  called  a  roaring  success.  We  had  not  yet  received 
our  first  payment  in  the  service.  Ten  to  fifty  cents  was 
about  the  average  amount  of  specie  per  capita  in  our  com 
pany  at  this  time.  I  borrowed  from  most  everybody  in  the 
company,  till  I  got  together  sixteen  dollars — the  price  of  the 
only  silk  dress  pattern  in  the  little  store  at  the  bridge  pier. 
This  I  purchased  and  sent  to  the  young  lady  by — as  I  sup 
posed — a  trusted  acquaintance  of  hers.  He  did  not  return 
to  Cross  Lanes  immediately,  but  followed  our  army  down  to 
Charleston.  Here  he  sold  the  dress  pattern  to  a  merchant 
and  took  Miss  Renick  one  of  a  cheap  delaine,  a  trick  I  found 

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354     S^V^NTH  R£GIM£NT  OHIO  VOUJNTE^R  INIANTRY 

out  seventeen  years  afterward.  Perhaps  it  served  me 
right,  for  as  I  now  look  back  upon  the  incident  it  seems  to 
me  I  was  a  "blooming  chump"  not  to  have  sent  them  six- 
teeen  dollars'  worth  of  flour  or  corn-meal  instead  of  this 
silk  dress  pattern.  With  nothing  but  -starvation  before 
them  in  their  mountain  home  the  family,  a  few  weeks  later, 
followed  the  father  to  eastern  Ohio,  where  he  had  taken  the 
lease  of  a  farm  for  five  years.  At  the  expiration  of  this 
lease  they  returned  to  the  old  homestead,  where  they  now 
still  live.  The  years  went  by,  but  never  without  a  letter  or 
two  passing  between  Miss  Renick  (long  since  Mrs.  Geo.  G. 
Malcolm)  and  myself.  Then  living  in  Iowa,  in  1878  my 
wife  and  I  went  to  West  Virginia  to  make  this  mother  and 
daughter  a  visit. 

Mrs.  Malcolm's  husband  met  us  at  Gauley  Bridge,  the 
nearest  railway  station,  with  a  conveyance  to  take  us  to 
Cross  Lanes  via  the  identical  road  over  which  we  had 
marched  seventeen  years  before.  The  husband  of  Mrs. 
Renick  (the  mother)  did  not  wait  for  our  arrival,  but  met 
us  on  horseback  five  miles  in  advance  of  our  destination.  If 
General  Grant  had  been  passing  through  the  country  this 
family  could  not  have  paid  him  greater  honor  than  they  did 
us. 

Between  the  two  families — the  mother  and  daughter — 
we  spent  about  two  weeks,  feasting  on  ripe  peaches,  fresh 
cider,  fresh  eggs,  young  chickens,  etc.  We  spent  the  seven 
teenth  anniversary  of  the  Cross  Lanes  battle  with  the 
mother,  and  we  slept  in  the  identical  "loft"  of  the  old  log 
cabin  I  had  occupied  when  a  soldier.  I  say  "we,"  but  there 
were  six  of  us — two  young  ladies,  two  gentlemen,  my  wife 
and  I — all  in  this  one  room  "loft,"  without  so  much  as  a 
sheet  for  a  partition.  They  had  a  number  of  invited  guests 
because  of  our  visit,  hence  this  "summer  resort"  method  of 
sleeping  us.  On  the  anniversary  day  of  the  battle  the 
family  and  invited  guests  held  a  picnic  at  the  cave.  During 
the  afternoon  we  carefully  removed  the  debris  within  this 
stone  chamber  to  see  what  we  could  find.  This  recess  in  the 
rock  was  not  of  such  dimensions  as  to  attract  neighborhood 


EPISODE  OF  BATTLE  OF   CROSS  LANES  355 

visitors,  and  probably  had  not  received  a  guest  outside  of 
the  Renick  family  since  our  occupancy.  We  swept  out  all 
the  leaves  and  other  debris  that  had  drifted  in  during-  the 
previous  seventeen  years.  In  protected;  places  that  had  been 
entirely  free  from  moisture  we  found  a  number  of  peach 
pits  and  corn  cobs  in  a  perfect  state  of  preservation.  These 
were  plainly  souvenirs  of  our  life  in  this  cave,  and  I  brought 
them  home  and  placed  them  with  my  other  war  relics,  which 
I  greatly  prize.  We  also  found  a  U.  S.  bullet,  which  I  re 
membered  stripping  the  powder  from  to  mix  with  water  and 
earth  in  order  to  paint  our  initials  on  the  ceiling  of  this  rock 
chamber.  The  girl  whom  I  had  named  Nora  seventeen 
years  before  had  married  rather  young,  and  of  course  she 
was  present  at  this  picnic,  and  in  her  arms  was  her  first 
born — a  chubby,  frisky  boy.  Standing  in  the  cave  amid 
many  other  guests,  she  brought  this  child  to  me  to  christen. 
I  had  not  been  advised  that  any  such  request  was  to  be  made. 
Without  children  myself  it  was  a  novel  duty.  I  was  em 
barrassed.  The  crowd  insisted  that  as  I  had  named  the 
mother  I  must  also  name  her  first  baby.  After  several 
efforts  to  swallow  the  "lump  in  my  throat,"  and  running 
over  the  names  of  some  of  my  boy  acquaintances,  I  blessed 
the  kid  and  named  him  Eugene  Carlton.  Everybody  was 
happy  over  the  selection,  and  to-day  he  still  bears  that 
name — a  man  twenty-seven  years  old. 

Then  I  put  in  two  or  three  hours  with  hammer  and  cold 
chisel  cutting  into  the  face  rock  of  that  cave  the  following 
legend:  "1861.— E.  M.  €.—1878."  Another  seventeen 
years  had  rolled  away,  but  during  their  flight  the  occasional 
friendly  letter  had  passed  between  this  family  and  myself. 

Thirty-four  years  after  this  first  episode  in  the  cave,  Mrs. 
Condit  and  I  were  again  on  our  way  to  West  Virginia  to 
visit  this  family.  Perhaps  I  should  have  remarked  earlier 
that  the  daughter  who  used  to  bring  us  food  to  the  cave  had 
married  well — a  Republican,  and  a  real  hustler.  Though 
his  county  was  strongly  Democratic  he  was  several  times 
elected  to  the  best  office  within  its  gift.  He  became  rich  for 
that  section  of  the  country,  owning  many  thousands  of  acres 


356     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

of  coal  and  timber  lands  along  the  Gauley.  His  home  farm 
right  at  Cross  Lanes  contains  700  acres,  and  includes  the 
little  spring  brook  and  meadow  valley  on  which  the  Seventh 
Regiment  camped  for  a  week  or  more  on  the  occasion  of  our 
first  march  through  that  country.  They  have  reared,  and 
liberally  educated,  a  fine  family,  two  of  whom  are  now 
leading  physicians  in  West  Virginia,  and  one  of  the  daugh 
ters  married  a  physician  of  leading  practice  in  an  adjoining 
county.  This  second  visit,  thirty-four  years  after  the  battle 
of  Cross  Lanes,  was  made  of  greater  interest  by  the  presence 
of  my  old  "bunk-mate"  of  Company  C,  M.  M.  Andrews, 
whom  the  whole  regiment  has  learned  to  love  more  and 
more  as  the  years  go  by.  We  spent  something  over  a  week 
rambling  over  the  early  scenes  of  our  knapsack  days,  and 
wound  up  with  a  picnic  at  the  cave,  on  the  thirty-fourth  an 
niversary  of  that  battle.  The  old  log  cabin  on  the  Renick 
farm,  which  hid  us  in  its  "loft"  the  first  night  after  the 
battle,  is  gone.  I  still  have  a  good  splinter  of  it  among  my 
war  mementoes. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Renick,  in  their  old  age,  had  built  across 
the  street  from  the  old  cabin,  a  small  frame  house.  Stand 
ing  in  that  valley,  under  a  broiling  August  sun,  without  the 
shade  of  a  porch,  I  could  not  bear  to  think  of  that  mother, 
who  had  done  so  much  for  me  in  a  critical  moment  of  my 
life,  waiting  another  year  for  the  luxury  of  a  front  porch 
in  that  hot  climate.  I  requested  Mr.  Renick  to  have  his 
carpenter  estimate  the  cost  of  the  proposed  porch,  for  which 
I  left  the  necessary  funds. 

Back  a  little  from  the  time  I  am  writing  about,  the 
World's  Fair  of  Chicago  occurred.  Living  in  Chicago  at 
the  time,  it  gave  me  an  opportunity  to  remember  these  two 
benefactresses.  I  sent  a  check  covering  all  their  expenses 
both  ways,  and  invited  this  mother  and  daughter  to  share 
our  hospitality  as  long  as  they  would  stay  in  Chicago.  For 
ten  days  either  myself  or  wife  gave  them  our  whole  time 
at  the  Fair  or  showing  them  about  the  city.  On  their  ar 
rival  Mrs.  Renick  remarked,  as  I  met  her  at  the  front  door, 
"I  have  come  all  the  way  to  Chicago  to  see  a  man  that  can 


EPISODE:  OF  BATTLE  OF  CROSS  LANES  357 

be  grateful  for  thirty-three  years"  The  daughter  had 
traveled  considerably,  and  had  seen  as  much  of  the  United 
States  as  the  average  citizen ;  but  what  a  revelation  to  this 
mother!  Born  in  the  county  in  which  she  still  lives  (shejs 
eighty-two  years  old),  she  had  never  seen  a  railway  train 
till  the  one  she  boarded  for  Chicago,  twenty-six  miles  dis 
tant  from  her  mountain  home.  She  had  never  seen  a  church 
organ,  a  modern  bath-tub,  gas,  or  electric  light.  She  had 
me  count  the  latter  in  my  house  that  she  might  be  able  to  tell 
her  grandchildren  about  it  when  she  got  home.  Of  course 
the  Fair  itself  was  a  new  world,  a  world  peopled  with  mar 
vels  for  her.  They  arrived  the  day  before  ''Chicago  day." 
Only  the  daughter  and  myself  daredi  to  brave  such  a  crowd. 
I  asked  her  the  largest  crowd  she  had  ever  been  in  before. 
She  thought  she  had  been  to  political  meetings  where  there 
were  three  or  four  hundred  people,  but  she  seemed  to  ex 
perience  no  more  trouble  that  day  than  did  I  in  fighting  my 
way  through  that  762,000  of  humanity. 

We  afterward  had  the  pleasure  of  entertaining  nearly  all 
of  the  daughter's  children,  and  her  husband,  during  their 
"Fair"  visits. 

And  now  a  word  personal: 

In  1904  Mrs.  Condit  and  myself  finished  a  leisurely  two 
years'  tour  through  all  parts  of  Europe,  much  of  Asia,  and 
part  of  Africa.  My  impressions,  experiences,  and  observa 
tions  during  this  eventful  journey  were  written  up  from 
week  to  week  and  published  by  one  of  my  home  newspapers. 
On  my  return,  with  some  emendations,  this  correspondence 
was  published  in  book  form  by  the  Fleming  H.  Revell  Com 
pany  of  Chicago,  making  a  volume  of  626  pages,  besides  the 
illustrations,  and  is  dedicated  in  the  following  language,  to 
wit :  "Out  of  a  grateful  memory  the  Author  desires  to  dedi 
cate  this  volume  to  two  friends  who  materially  assisted 
Providence  in  saving  his  life  during  the  civil  war,  viz :  To 
Mrs.  James  A.  Renick  of  Cross  Lanes,  West  Virginia,  who 
secreted  and  fed  him  in  a  cave  for  two  weeks,  and  thus  saved 
him  from  the  horrors  of  a  Confederate  prison,  and  to  his 
comrade  and  "bunk-mate"  M.  M.  Andrews,  now  of  Bay 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

City,  Michigan,  who,  at  a  later  period,  gave  to  him  not  less 
than  a  mother's  care  and  love,  during  a  long  siege  of  typhoid 
fever  in  an  army  hospital."  And  now  this  volume,  next  to 
her  Bible,  is  making  this  clear  old  mother  happy  in  her  West 
Virginia  home. 

Daytona,  Florida,  May  22,  1905. 


GEN.  GRANT  TO  GEN.  LEE. 

"!N  THE 

"April  7,  1865. 

"The  result  of  the  last  week  must  convince  you  of  the 
hopelessness  of  further  resistance  on  the  part  of  the  Army 
of  Northern  Virginia  in  this  struggle.  I  feel  that  it  is  so, 
and  regard  it  as  my  duty  to  shift  from  myself  the  responsi 
bility  of  any  further  effusion  of  blood,  by  asking  of  you  the 
surrender  of  that  portion  of  the  Confederate  States  Army 
known  as  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia. 

"U.  S.  GRANT, 
"Lieut.-General. 

"General  R.  E. 


This  letter  was  carried  by  Gen.  Robert  Nugent,  accom 
panied  by  Capt.  John  Oldershaw,  one  of  his  aides,  to  a  Con 
federate  commissioned  officer  in  front  of  the  "Irish  Brigade" 
composed  of  the  Sixty-third,  Sixty-ninth,  and  Eighty-eighth 
New  York  Infantry,  and  General  Lee  surrendered  two  days 
later,  at  Appomattox. 


TRIBUTE  OF  COL.  WILLIAM  F.  FOX. 


Colonel  William  F.  Fox,  the  author  of  "Slocum  and  his 
Men,"  says : 

"The  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry  was  relieved  June  n,  1864, 
and  ordered  home  to  be  mustered  out  of  service,  its  term 
of  enlistment  having  expired.  This  regiment  had  made  a 
brilliant  record  in  the  war,  and  was  highly  regarded 
throughout  the  entire  corps." 

He  also,  in  his  volume  entitled  "Regimental  Losses  in  the 
Civil  War,"  makes  repeated  reference  to  this  regiment,  while 
under  the  caption  of  "Three  Hundred  Fighting  Regiments" 
he  has  compiled  the  following  record : 

SEVENTH  OHIO  INFANTRY. 

Candy's  Brigade — Geary's  Division — Twelfth  Corps. 

(i)    Col.  Erastus  B.  Tyler,  Bvt    Major-Gen.     (2)    Col.    William    R. 
Creighton   (killed).     (3)   Lieut.-Col.  Samuel  McClelland. 


Killed  and  Died  of 

Died  of  Disease,  Acci 

Wounds. 

dents,  in  Prison,  &c. 

Total 

COMPANIES. 

Officers. 

Men. 

Total. 

Officers. 

Men. 

Total. 

ment. 

Field  and  Staff 

3 

i 

4 

i 

i 

18 

Company  A 

21 

21 

8 

8 

154 

B 

, 

13 

13 

7 

7 

117 

C 

2 

2; 

28 

7 

7 

148 

D 

I 

15 

16 

ii 

ii 

158 

E 

I 

10 

ii 

10 

10 

122 

F 

I 

13 

14 

9 

9 

138 

G 

. 

19 

19 

i 

9 

10 

128 

H 

I 

I 

15 
17 

11 

10 
10 

10 
10 

139 

114 

K 

I 

24 

25 

6 

6 

129 

Totals  .    .    . 

10 

174 

184 

2 

87 

89 

1,365 

184  killed — 13.4  per  cent. 


TRIBUTE}  OF  COLONEL   FOX   TO  SEVENTH   OHIO         361 

Total  of  killed  and  wounded,  682  ;   died  in  Confederate  prisons  (pre 
viously  included),  15. 

Battles.  *K.  &  M.  W.  Battles.  *K.  &  M.  W. 

w'  Va''         Dumfries>  Va->  ...........     ' 


Cross  Lanes,  W.  Va.,  Au-  Chancellorsville,  Va.,    .....         22 


Port  Republic,  Va.,  .......  19  Ringgold,  Ga.,  ............        25 

Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  .....  55  RPoaro    -Pa 

Snicker's  Gap,  Va.,   .......  i 

Antietam,  Md.,    ...........  8  New  Hope  Church,  Ga.,  ...          6 

Present,    also,    at    Lookout    Mountain,    Tenn.  ;     Missionary    Ridge, 
Tenn.;    Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Ga. 

"NOTES.  —  One  of  the  finest  regiments  in  the  service.  It 
was  raised  in  northern  Ohio,  with  rendezvous  at  Cleveland, 
and  was  composed  of  exceptionally  good  material.  Its 
ranks  included  men  of  culture  and  good  social  position, 
clergymen,  students,  teachers,  bankers,  farmers  and  me 
chanics.  They  enlisted  promptly  at  first  news  of  war,  the 
regiment  organizing  in  April  for  the  three  months'  service, 
but  entering  the  three  years'  service,  almost  to  a  man,  when 
the  second  call  for  troops  was  made.  It  left  the  State  June 
26,  1  86  1,  and  proceeded  to  West  Virginia.  While  en 
camped  by  itself  at  Cross  Lanes,  W.  Va.,  it  was  attacked  by 
a  large  force  under  General  Floyd;  the  regiment  mad,e  an 
obstinate  defense,  but  was  driven  from  the  field  with  a  se 
vere  loss,  many  of  the  men  being  captured.  The  principal 
losses  of  the  Seventh  were  —  at  Kernstown,  20  killed,  62 
wounded,  and  10  missing;  at  Port  Republic,  10  killed,  55 
wounded,  and  10  missing;  at  Cedar  Mountain,  31  killed, 
149  wounded,  and  2  missing,  out  of  307  present;  at  Antie 
tam,  5  killed  and  33  wounded;  at  Chancellorsville,  16 
killed,  62  wounded,  and  21  missing;  and  at  Ringgold,  Ga., 
1  6  killed,  and  58  wounded,  out  of  206  present.  At  Ring- 
gold,  Colonel  Creighton,  Lieut.  -Col.  Orrin  J.  Crane,  Adju 
tant  Baxter,  and  two  lieutenants  were  killed,  while  the  re 
maining  officers,  with  one  exception,  were  all  wounded.  At 

*Killed  and  mortally  wounded. 


362     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Kernstown  the  Seventh  was  in  Shields's  division;  General 
Augur  commanded  the  division  at  Cedar  Mountain,  General 
Greene  at  Antietam,  and  General  Geary  in  its  subsequent 
battles.  While  on  the  Atlanta  campaign,  on  June  n,  1864, 
the  Seventh  received  notice  that  its  enlistment  had  expired 
and  was  ordered  home.  The  recruits  were  transferred  to 
the  Fifth  Ohio." 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES. 

PARTLY  COMPILED  BY 
CAPT.  GEORGE  A.  McKAY. 


MAJOR    GENERAL    ERASTUS    B.    TYLER 
(Colonel   7th   O.   V.   I.— Maj.   Gen.   Vols. — Died  Jan.   9th,    1891.) 


FIELD  AND  STAFF. 


COL.  ERASTUS  B.  TYLER. 

Col.  Erastus  B.  Tyler  was  born  at  Beaconsfielcl,  Ontario 
County,  New  York,  April  24,  1819.  When  eight  years  of 
age  his  parents  removed  to  Ravenna,  Ohio.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools  of  that  city  and  at  Granville 
College.  In  the  year  1845  ne  entered  the  service  of  the 
American  Fur  Company  and  while  in  its  employ  traveled 
extensively  in  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  Kentucky,  Tennessee, 
and  Virginia. 

He  joined  the  militia  of  his  native  State,  and  was  pro 
moted  rapidly  to  the  position  of  brigadier-general,  which  he 
was  holding  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion: 
He  was  elected  colonel  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I., 
May  7,  1861,  and  in  June  his  regiment  was  ordered  to  West 
Virginia,  where  he  captured  $40,000  at  Weston. 

He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia ; 
Winchester,  Virginia;  Port  Republic,  Virginia;  Antietam, 
Maryland;  Fredericksburg,  Virginia ;  Chancellors ville,  Va., 
and  Monocacy,  Maryland. 

He  was  promoted  to  brigadier-general  of  Volunteers,  May 
14,  1862,  and  was  brevetted  major-general  in  1865,  and  as 
signed  to  the  military  defenses  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  as 
commander.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  of  the 
United  States  at  the  close  of  the  war  in  1865. 

He  settled  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  after  the  war,  and  was 
appointed  postmaster  of  that  city  by  the  President,  and  re 
tained  that  position  for  several  years. 

He  died  January  9,  1891,  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  is 
interred  there.  The  body  is  to  be  transferred  to  Arlington 
Cemetery  and  buried  next  to  General  Sheridan. 

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WILLIAM  R.  CREIGHTON. 

Colonel  William  R.  Creighton  was  born  at  Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania,  in  June,  1837.  When  the  war  commenced  in 
the  year  1861  he  was  a  compositor  on  the  Cleveland  Herald. 
He  had  from  boyhood  up  taken  great  pride  in  military  mat 
ters,  and  at  the  time  of  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  was  first 
lieutenant  of  the  Cleveland  Light  Guard  Zouaves.  On 
April  17  he  recruited  a  company,  which  was  filled  in  one 
day,  under  the  call  of  the  President  for  75,000  troops. 
April  19,  he  reported  for  duty  at  Camp  Taylor,  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  and  being  an  exceptionally  good  drillmaster  he  re 
ceived  numerous  encomiums  from  visitors  on  account  of 
the  excellent  drill  and  discipline  of  his  company,  which  was 
mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  as  Company 
A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 

May  2,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eleanor  L.  Quirk,  a  very 
estimable  lady,  who  still  remains  his  widow. 

May  5,  the  company  was  transferred  to  Camp  Dennison, 
near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  for  continuance  of  drill  and  to  learn 
all  military  duties  under  the  Army  Regulations.  While  there 
he  was  elected  as  lieutenant-colonel  of  his  regiment  on  ac 
count  of  his  soldierly  qualities,  and  became  its  drillmaster. 
After  the  battle  of  Winchester,  Virginia,  March  23,  1862, 
he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  colonel  for  brave  and  meri 
torious  service.  He  participated  in  the  following  battles 
during  the  war:  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester,  Port  Republic, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Dumfries,  and  Chancellorsville,  Virginia; 
Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania ;  Lookout  Mountain  and  Mission 
ary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  and  Ringgold,  Georgia. 

Colonel  Creighton  was  noted  from  the  first  as  an  excel 
lent  officer,  cool  and  recklessly  brave  in  action,  a  true  and 
patriotic  soldier,  revered  by  his  fellow  officers  and  beloved 
by  soldiers  serving  under  him.  There  was  no  braver  sol 
dier  during  the  war  than  he. 

He  was  severely  wounded  in  the  left  shoulder  at  the  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain  and  did  not  rejoin  his  command  until 


COLONEL  WILLIAM  R.  CREIGHTON 

(Killed   at    Battle   of   Ringgold,    Gsi.,    Nov.   27th,    1863.) 


AND  STAF $  $67 

after  Antietam,  Maryland,  consequently  missing  the  whole 
of  the  second  Bull  Run  campaign.  He  was  mortally 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27, 
1863,  while  commanding  the  First  Brigade,  Second  Divi 
sion,  Twelfth  Army  Corps,  comprising  the  Fifth,  Seventh, 
Twenty-ninth,  and  Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  and  Twenty-eighth 
and  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Volun 
teer  Regiments,  and  died  within  six  hours  thereafter. 

Being  ordered  by  Gen.  John  W.  Geary,  commanding  the 
division,  to  form  his  brigade  and  storm  Taylor's  Ridge,  he 
formed  his  brigade  pursuant  to  orders,  in  echelon.  Ad 
dressing  his  brigade,  he  said,  "We  are  ordered  to  take  those 
heights,  and  I  expect  to  see  you  roosters  walk  right  over 
them!"  The  charge  was  pressed  to  a  finish,  but  failed  on 
account  of  the  weakness  in  numbers  of  the  assaulting  col 
umn,  part  of  his  regiment  being  killed  on  the  summit  of  the 
ridge.  Just  before  he  was  wounded  one  of  his  friends  and 
comrades  was  wounded  through  both  legs,  the  main  artery 
of  his  left  leg  being  lacerated  fearfully.  Colonel  Creighton 
bound  up  the  leg  with  his  handkerchief,  and  borrowing  a 
bayonet  from  one  of  the  soldiers  formed  a  tourniquet  and 
stopped  the  flowing  of  blood.  He  was  himself  shot  imme 
diately  thereafter,  through  the  muscular  coating  of  the 
heart,  the  wound  bleeding  internally  instead  of  outwardly. 
Both  were  carried  off  the  field  together. 

Colonel  Creighton  had  been  recommended  for  the  posi 
tion  of  brigadier-general  previously,  but  death  intervened 
before  he  reached  the  goal  of  his  desires.  His  remains  were 
embalmed  and  sent  home,  where  he  was  given  all  honors, 
the  body  lying  in  state  at  the  City  Hall  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
guarded  by  the  National  Guard,  then  transferred  to  the  city 
vault,  where  it  remained  until  the  return  of  his  regiment  at 
the  expiration  of  their  term  of  service,  when  it  was  escorted 
to  Woodland  Cemetery.  His  old  regiment  acted  as  pall 
bearers  and  chief  mourners,  followed  by  the  tears  of  thou 
sands. 

As  a  special  mark  of  honor  to  the  memory  of  Colonel 
Creighton,  the  name  of  Fort  Wood  at  Chattanooga,  Tennes 
see,  was  changed  by  military  orders  to  Fort  Creighton. 


JOEL  F.  ASPER. 

Joel  F.  Asper  was  born  in  Huntingdon,  Pennsylvania, 
April  20,  1822,  and  when  but  five  years  of  age  his  father 
removed  to  Farmington,  Ohio,  by  the  slow  process  of  a 
four-horse  team.  Until  eighteen  years  old  he  assisted  his 
father  in  clearing  a  farm  in  the  Ohio  forest,  at  the  same 
time  attending  a  district  school  in  winter.  Having  a  pas 
sion  for  reading  and  writing  he  was  led  to  study  law, 
and  in  August,  1844,  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  while  in 
October  following  he  opened  a  law  office  in  Warren,  Ohio. 
In  1846  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  on  Decem 
ber  1 5th  of  the  same  year  was  married  in  Farmington  to 
Miss  Elizabeth  Brown.  Three  children — two  daughters 
and  a  son — were  born  to  them.  In  1850  he  moved  to  Char- 
don,  Ohio,  where  he  edited  a  Free-Soil  paper.  He  returned 
to  Warren  in  1852  and  resumed  the  practice  of  law,  which 
continued  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  in  1861. 

Colonel  Asper  was  among  the  first  to  tender  the  services 
of  a  company  to  Governor  Dennison,  and  on  the  26th  of 
pany  A  of  Warren,  which  became  Company  H  of  the  Sev 
enth  Ohio  Infantry,  and  he  its  captain.  He  was  promoted  to 
lieutenant-colonel  May  20,  1862,  and  served  in  this  regiment 
until  March  2,  1863,  when  he  resigned  after  having  partici 
pated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes  and  Winchester,  in 
which  last  engagement  he  was  severely  wounded.  He  as 
sisted  in  the  organization  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventy- 
first  Regiment  of  Ohio  National  Guards,  to  serve  for  the 
period  of  100  days,  and  served  therein  as  its  colonel  from 
April  27  to  August  20,  1864.  This  regiment  was  ordered 
to  Kentucky,  where  in  a  spirited  engagement  with  Morgan's 
cavalry  at  Keller's  Bridge,  on  June  n,  1864,  it  lost  13  killed, 
54  wounded,  and  many  prisoners.  In  1864  Colonel  Asper 
removed  to  Chillicothe,  Missouri,  where  he  practiced  law 
successfully  and  in  1866  began  the  publication  of  the  Spec 
tator,  in  which  he  advocated  the  election  of  General  Grant 


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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL  JOEL  F.  ASPER. 

GENERAL  OFFICER   OF   THE   DAY, 

DECEMBER    2,  1862. 


AND  STAFF  369 

for  President.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  Chicago  Conven 
tion  and  State  Convention,  and  after  a  spirited  contest  was 
elected  to  Congress  as  a  radical  Republican. 

He  was  active  and  energetic ;  a  brave  and  capable  officer, 
who  had  the  respect  of  his  men.  He  died  in  Chillicothe, 
Missouri,  October  i,  1872,  and  was  buried  in  Edgewood 
cemetery  in  that  city. 


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ORRIN  J.  CRANE. 

Lieut.-Col.  Orrin  J.  Crane  was  born  at  Troy,  New  York, 
in  the  year  1828.  Hiis  education  was  limited  in  the  lines 
generally  adopted  in  civil  life,  but  he  learned  the  science  of 
war  through  his  superior  officer,  Col.  William  R.  Creighton, 
who  was  a  natural-born  soldier. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  in  the 
year  1861  he  was  connected  with  the  ship  building  business 
as  a  carpenter  in  the  building  of  vessels  for  the  Great  Lakes. 
After  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
the  Cleveland  Light  Guard  Zouaves  April  17,  1861,  and  was 
elected  to  the  position  of  first  lieutenant  in  the  company 
which  was  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States 
as  Company  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  He  was  pro 
moted  to  captain  when  Creighton  was  elected  lieutenant- 
colonel. 

He  reenlisted  for  three  years  June  19,  1861.  He  partici 
pated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester,  Port  Repub 
lic,  Cedar  Mountain,  Antietam,  Chancellorsville,  Gettys 
burg,  Lookout  Mountain,  Missionary  Ridge,  and  was  killed 
at  Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863,  while  in  com 
mand  of  his  regiment. 

Crane  was  a  good  mechanic  through  his  early  training, 
and  his  talent  in  that  line  was  utilized  by  his  superior  officers 
in  the  building  of  bridges,  barracks  and  corduroy  roads, 
whenever  necessary,  and  the  work  performed  by  him  was 
always  well  done. 

He  commanded  his  brigade  for  a  while  at  Antietam, 
Maryland,  after  General  Tyndall  was  severely  wounded. 

Crane  was  well  liked  by  the  men  under  him  on  account  of 
his  careful  attention  to  their  comforts  while  in  camp  and  on 
the  march.  He  was  a  cool  and  brave  officer  in  battle,  and 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  lieutenant-colonel  for  meri 
torious  services  in  the  face  of  the  enemy. 

(370) 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL    ORRIN   J.   CRANE 
(Killed  at   Battle  of  Ringgold,   Gn.,    Nov.   27th,    1863.) 


LIEUTENANT    COLONEL    SAMUEL   McCLELLAND 

(Died    1872.) 


SAMUEL  M.  MCCLELLAND. 

Lieut. -Col.  Samuel  M.  McClelland  was  born  in  the  year 
1833.  He  removed  to  Youngstown,  Ohio,  when  a  young 
man,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools. 

He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  a  company  raised  for  three 
months,  and  was  elected  first  lieutenant.  When  mustered 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States  it  became  Company  I, 
Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  He  reenlisted  in  the  three 
years'  service  June  19,  1861 ;  became  captain  of  Company 
H  May  i,  1862,  and  was  promoted  to  lieutenant-colonel  De 
cember  i,  1863,  for  bravery  in  action. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Cross  Lanes, 
Winchester,  Port  Republic,  Cedar  Mountain,  Dumfries, 
Chancellorsville,  Virginia;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania; 
Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee;  Ringgold,  Dalton,  Rocky 
Face  Ridge,  Resaca,  and  Dallas,  or  New  Hope  Church, 
Georgia.  At  the  battle  of  Ringgold  he  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  wrist  and  face,  and  in  the  head  at  Winches 
ter. 

He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  on  expiration  of  the 
term  of  his  regiment  July  6,  1864. 

After  his  muster  out  of  the  service  he  entered  the  service 
of  Brown,  Bonnell  &  Co.  (engaged  in  the  iron  manufactur 
ing  business  at  Youngstown)  as  a  puddler  in  one  of  their 
mills,  he  having  been  engaged  in  that  business  before  the 
war. 

McClelland  was  an  exceptionally  brave  man  while  in  the 
service.  He  died  at  Youngstown  in  the  year  1872. 


(37i) 


JOHN  S.  CASEMENT. 

Major  John  S.  Casement  was  born  in  the  year  1831.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  but  improved  himself 
by  constant  reading.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of 
the  rebellion  he  was  engaged  in  the  construction  business 
on  railroads  and  had  been  for  several  years  previous,  his 
chief  assistants  being  Wells  and  Desby  Clayton  and  his 
brother  Dan.  It  was  like  sunshine  to  see  their  happy  faces 
around  the  old  C.  C.  C.  &  L,  C.  &  T,  and  C.  P.  &  A.  Rail 
ways. 

After  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  Casement  volunteered, 
and  was  elected  major  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 
for  a  period  of  three  months,  and  was  commissioned  to 
date  from  April  25,  1861.  June  19,  he  reenlisted  for  a 
period  of  three  years  and  was  re-commissioned  accordingly. 

The  regiment  was  ordered  to  West  Virginia  and  he  par 
ticipated  in  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26, 
1 86 1,  with  it.  The  regiment  was  defeated  with  severe  loss 
and  scattered,  the  right  wing  retreating  to  Gauley  Bridge 
and  the  left  to  Charleston,  Virginia.  Casement  handled  the 
left  wing  on  its  retreat,  with  the  greatest  coolness  and  brav 
ery,  passing  through  the  enemy's  country,  crossing  rivers, 
creeks,  and  mountain  ranges  without  losing  a  man  captured. 

He  also  fought  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  March  23,  1862, 
and  rode  forward  with  a  squad  of  not  over  twenty  men  and 
captured  a  twenty-pounder  cannon  from  the  enemy  and  held 
on  to  it  until  the  fighting  was  over.  This  battle  was  the 
only  one  in  which  General  "Stonewall"  Jackson  was  de 
feated  by  the  Union  troops,  and  driven  back. 

During  his  service  with  the  Seventh  he  was  engaged  in 
numerous  skirmishes  and  marches,  notably  that  of  Blue's 
Gap,  where  in  the  dead  of  winter  the  regiment  marched  all 
night  through  the  snow  with  the  thermometer  at  or  below 
zero.  He  was  always  loved  by  the  boys  of  the  Seventh  for 


BRIGADIER    GENERAL   JOHN    S.    CASEMENT 
(Major  7th  O.  V.  I. — Col.   103d  O.  V.  I. — Brig.  Gen.  Vols.) 


SURGEON  CURTISS  J.  BELLOWS 


AND  STAFF  373 

his  good  nature  and  coolness  and  bravery  in  action,  never 
asking  any  one  to  go  where  he  would  not. 

He  tendered  his  resignation  at  Falmouth,  Virginia,  to 
accept  promotion.  He  was  appointed  colonel  of  the  One 
Hundred  and  Third  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  to  date  from  August 
18,  1862. 

He  participated  with  this  regiment  in  the  battles  of  Knox- 
ville,  Tenn. ;  Resaca,  Georgia;  and  all  of  the  flanking 
marches  and  battles  in  Sherman's  advance  on  Atlanta,  los 
ing  255  men  in  killed,  wounded,  and  missing  out  of  a  force 
of  450  when  they  started ;  Franklin,  Tennessee,  and  Nash 
ville,  Tennessee.  He  virtually  saved  the  day  at  Franklin 
by  his  daring  valor  and  skill  and  by  the  courage  of  his 
brigade. 

The  regiment  was  transferred  under  Maj.-Gen.  Schofield 
to  Wilmington,  N.  C.  In  this  movement  Casement  com 
manded  a  brigade,  as  he  had  done  for  over  a  year  previous. 
The  brigade  remained  in  this  department  until  the  surrender 
of  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston  with  his  command  near  Raleigh, 
North  Carolina. 

The  regiment  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  June  23, 
1865,  on  account  of  the  end  of  the  war.  Casement,  still 
commanding  the  brigade  of  which  the  One  Hundred  and 
Third  was  one  of  the  units,  had  been  brevetted  brigadier- 
general  for  brave  and  meritorious  services  in  the  face  of  the 
enemy. 

After  the  war  ceased  General  Casement  resumed  his  busi 
ness  of  construction  of  railroads,  he  being  the  contractor 
under  whose  supervision  the  track  of  the  Union  Pacific  Rail 
way  was  laid,  some  days  laying  seven  miles  of  track  per  day. 
He  was  engaged  in  building  railroads  in  various  States  and 
in  Central  America.  He  has  been  remarkably  successful  in 
this  line  of  business,  and  has  helped  to  construct  more  miles 
of  railway  than  any  man  in  the  known  world. 

He  married  Miss  Frances  Marion  Jennings  in  the  year 
1857.  Two  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  one 
survives. 


LOUIS  GERMAIN  DE  FOREST. 

Louis  Germain  De  Forest  was  born  September  9,  1838, 
at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  city,  where  he  received  a  good  educa 
tion  in  the  days  when  frills  did  not  count.  In  early  life  he 
was  attracted  toward  a  military  life,  and  joined  the  volun 
teer  organization  called  the  Cleveland  Light  Guards. 
When  this  company  disbanded  for  reorganization  he  joined 
the  Sprague  Cadets,  an  offshoot  of  it. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  was 
in  the  employ  of  N.  E.  Crittenden,  the  leading  jewelry  firm 
of  his  native  city.  After  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  filled 
with  martial  ardor  inherited  from  his  paternal  grandfather, 
a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the 
Sprague  Cadets  April  22,  1861,  for  three  months,  under  the 
call  of  President  Lincoln  for  75,000  volunteers.  This  com 
pany  on  being  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States 
was  assigned  to  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  as  Com 
pany  B.  He  was  appointed  orderly  sergeant  and  was  pro 
moted  to  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant  for  soldierly  conduct, 
May  17,  1 86 1.  He  reenlisted  for  three  years  June  19,  1861, 
and  was  commissioned  by  the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Ohio 
as  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant  in  the  three  years'  service. 
February  i,  1862,  he  was  transferred  to  the  staff  of  Gen. 
E.  B.  Tyler  as  acting  assistant  adjutant-general. 

He  participated  in  all  of  the  marches,  skirmishes,  and 
battles  of  his  regiment  until  he  resigned  March  12,  1862,  on 
account  of  ill  health,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged 
from  the  service  on  account  of  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility  to  take  effect  on  that  date.  When  to  a  certain  extent 
he  had  recovered  he  was  commissioned  as  captain  of  Com 
pany  C,  One  Hundred  and  Fiftieth  Regiment  O.  V.L,May  2, 
1864,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  August  23, 
1864. 

He  married  Miss  Theresa  Suydam,  December  26,  1861, 


CAPTAIN  LOUIS  G.  DeFOREST 

(1st    Lieut.    &   Adjt.    7th   O.   V.   I. — dipt.   Co.   C,    150th    O.   V.    I. 
— Died  August  2d,    1870.) 


CAPTAIN    WILLIAM    D.    SHEPHERD 

(1st    Lieut.    &   Adjt.    7th   O.   V.   I. — Capt.   &   C.   S. 
U.   S.   Vols. — Died  July    3d,    1882.) 


AND  STAFF  375 

at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  they  had,  three  sons,  two  of  whom, 
Edward  I.  and  Louis  C.,  died  in  their  youth,  the  surviving 
son,  Albert  T.,  being  now,  in  1906,  the  general  manager  of 
the  American  Steel  and  Wire  Company  on  the  Pacific  coast 
He  with  his  mother,  wife,  and  daughter  reside  at  Palo  Alto, 
California. 

Captain  De  Forest  died  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  August  2, 
1870  from  disease  contracted  while  in  the  service.  His  re 
mains  lie  in  Lake  View  Cemetery,  the  burial  being  the  first 
one  in  those  grounds. 

He  was  a  brave  and  patriotic  soldier,  which  seemed  to  de 
scend  upon  him  from  his  military  ancestors,  and  made  of 
him  one  of  the  best  disciplined  officers  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States. 

His  bright,  genial  disposition,  manly  bearing,  and  noble 
character  made  him  a  universal  favorite,  alike  with  his 
comrades  in  arms  and  a  host  of  friends  in  civil  life. 

Requiescat  in  pace. 


FREDERICK  THOMAS  BROWN. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  Thomas  Brown,  D.  D.,  was  born  in 
West  Carlisle,  Coshocton  County,  Ohio,  May  6,  1822.  He 
attended  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  and  was  grad 
uated  at  Princeton  in  1845.  His  theological  studies  were 
pursued  at  Princeton  Seminary  and  at  Geneva,  Switzer 
land,  and  he  was  ordained  to  preach  by  the  Presbytery  of 
Logansport,  Indiana. 

After  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  on  the 
firing  at  Fort  Sumter  he  was  appointed1  as  chaplain  of  the 
Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  in  1861,  and  served  in  that  ca 
pacity  until  after  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  in  which  he 
participated.  He  was  always  well  liked  by  the  soldiers  and 
he  personally  was  a  brave  and  patriotic  man. 

His  ministerial  life  was  spent  in  Dayton,  Ohio ;  Madison, 
Indiana;  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Georgetown,  D.  C. ;  Chicago, 
Illinois;  St.  Paul,  Minnesota;  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  and 
Manasquan,  New  Jersey. 

He  was  married  three  times — first  to  Miss  Harriet  Little, 
second  to  Charlotte  Ann  White,  third  to  Anne  Eliza  Bates, 
and  had  ten  children  born  to  them,  of  whom  eight  are  living. 

He  died  of  apoplexy  at  Manasquan,  New  Jersey,  January 
1 1,  1893,  and  is  buried  at  that  place. 


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CHAPLAIN   FREDERICK  T.    BROWN 
(Died   J;m.    llth,    1893.) 


FIRST   LIEUT.    &   ADJT.    CHARLES   A.    BROOKS 
(Killed  in  R.  R.   Accident,   Aug.    13th,    1863.) 


LIEUTENANT  &  ADJUTANT  MORRIS  BAXTER 

(Mortally   wounded  &t   Battle  of  Ringgold,    Ga.,    Nov.   27th,    1863 
— Died  Nov.    30th,    1863.) 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  MORRIS 

(1st  Lieut.  &  R.  Q.  M.   7th  O.  V.  I. — Capt.  &  A.  Q.  M.   Vols. 
— Died  February  10th,   1903.) 


JOHN  MORRIS. 

John  Morris,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Susannah  Morris,  was 
born  at  Crowland,  England,  on  March  3,  1835.  When  one 
year  old  his  parents  removed  to  the  United  States,  and  he 
was  reared  near  Franklin  Mills  (now  Kent),  Portage 
County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  took  a  course  of  bookkeeping  at  Folvour's  Business  Col 
lege,  graduating  in  1854.  He  engaged  in  business  at 
Franklin  Mills  for  two  or  three  years.  In  the  spring  of 
1 86 1  he  graduated  from  Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Phila 
delphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  returning  to  his  home  formed 
a  partnership  with  Doctors  Belding  and  Alcorn. 

He  enlisted  a  company  April  13,  1861,  for  a  period  of 
three  months,  and  was  assigned  to  the  Second  Brigade, 
Ninth  Division,  Ohio  Volunteer  Militia.  On  June  19,  1861, 
he  was  commissioned  by  the  Governor  as  first  lieutenant, 
Seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  assigned  to  it  as 
quartermaster.  May  23,  1862,  he  was  appointed  captain  of 
Volunteers  by  President  Lincoln.  September  24,  1863,  he 
was  honorably  discharged,  and  was  immediately  thereafter 
appointed  Medical  Inspector-General  and  placed  in  charge 
of  Lincoln  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C.,  where  he  remained 
until  the  end  of  the  war. 

Reentering  civil  life  he  engaged  for  two  years  in  the  sale 
of  drugs  at  Annapolis,  Maryland.  In  the  fall  of  1867  he 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Chicago,  one  year 
later  going  to  Cincinnati,  and  in  1870  graduated  from  the 
Cincinnati  College  of  Law.  Returning  to  Chicago,  he 
formed  an  office  arrangement  with  Melville  W.  Fuller,  at 
present  Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States.  Thenceforward 
until  the  end  of  his  life  he  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
in  that  city. 

He  engaged  in  the  stationery  and  printing  business  in  the 
year  1883  under  the  name  of  the  John  Morris  Company, 

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378      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

and  introduced  the  letter  filing  device.  In  1895  the  com 
pany  retired  from  business. 

After  a  long  and  painful  illness  Morris  died  on  February 
10,  1903,  and  his  remains  were  cremated.  His  ashes  now 
rest  in  Graceland  Cemetery,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

May  31,  1866,  he  married  Susan  C.  Claude,  of  Annapolis, 
Maryland,  who  still  survives.  Henry  C.  Morris,  a  practic 
ing  attorney  of  Chicago,  and  Mrs.  Robert  Catherwood  are 
his  only  children. 


FIRST   LIEJTENANT   &    R.    Q.    M.    STEPHEN   T.    LOOMIS 


SERGEANT  MAJOR  NEWTON  K.  HUBBARD 


NEWTON  K.  HUBBARD. 

Newton  K.  Hubbard  was  born  in  the  year  1839,  at  West 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  He  was  educated  in  the  com 
mon  schools  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  Wesleyan  Academy,  and 
Providence  Seminary,  East  Greenwich,  Rhode  Island. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  after  the 
firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  he  enlisted  as  a  private,  April  22, 
1 86 1,  in  a  company  raised  at  Painesville,  Ohio.  When 
mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  it  became 
Company  D,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  the  enlistment  be 
ing  for  three  months.  He  reenlisted  June  19,  for  a  period 
of  three  years,  and  was  promoted  to  corporal.  He  was  mus 
tered  out  on  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  service  of  his 
regiment,  July  6,  1864. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles :  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  where  he  was  captured  by  the  enemy  and  confined 
in  the  military  prisons  at  Richmond,  Virginia;  New  Or 
leans,  Louisiana,  and  Salisbury,  North  Carolina,  nine 
months  and  six  days,  rejoining  his  regiment  January,  1863, 
at  Dumfries,  Virginia,  and  fought  again  at  Chancellorsville, 
Virginia  (hit  on  shoulder  by  a  piece  of  shell)  ;  Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee;  Missionary 
Ridge,  Tennessee,  Ringgold,  Georgia;  Dalton,  Georgia; 
Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia,  and  Dallas,  or  New  Hope 
Church,  Georgia.  He  was  appointed  purveyor  of  Case 
ment's  brigade  and  remained  at  Raleigh,  until  after  the  war. 

After  the  war  he  engaged  in  various  businesses  and  was 
always  lucky  in  his  ventures,  amassing  what  was  considered 
in  olden  times  quite  a  fortune. 

He  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Clayton,  of  Painesville,  Ohio, 
and  one  daughter  was  born  to  them. 

Hubbard  was  considered  as  one  of  the  best  soldiers  in  the 
Seventh  Regiment,  and  was  promoted  from  sergeant  in 
Company  D  to  the  highest  position  in  the  non-commissioned 


380    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

staff,  that  of  sergeant-major  of  his  regiment.  It  was  un 
fortunate  that  every  one  could  not  be  an  officer,  but  he 
should  have  been  commissioned  anyway,  for  meritorious 
service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy. 


MORRIS  R.  HUGHES 

(Hospital    Steward.) 


COMMISSARY   SERGEANT  DANIEL  D.   OWEN 


HENRY  H.  COE 
(Band   Leader.) 


H.  H.  COE. 

H.  H.  Coe  was  leader  of  the  band,  Seventh  O.  V.  I.,  July 
10,  1 86 1.  Joined  the  regiment  at  Weston,  West  Virginia, 
Second  Brigade  Army  of  Occupation,  West  Virginia.  Was 
in  battle  at  Cross  Lanes,  Summerville,  August  24  and  25 ; 
at  Charleston  till  November  i ;  expedition  to  Loop  Creek 
and  Fayetteville,  November  i  to  17;  skirmish  at  McCoy's 
Mills,  November  1 5 ;  expedition  to  Blue's  Gap,  January  6 
and  7,  1862;  fight  at  Blue's  Gap,  January  7.  In  Third 
Brigade,  Lander's  division,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  at 
Hampton's  Heights  and  Pawpaw  Tunnel,  until  March. 
Transferred  to  Third  Brigade,  Shields's  division,  in  March. 
Advanced  on  Winchester,  March  7  to  15.  In  battle  of 
Winchester,  March  22  and  23.  Transferred  to  Third  Bri 
gade,  First  Division,  Department  of  Rappahannock,  April 
i.  Monterey,  April  12;  New  Market,  April  17;  McDow 
ell,  May  8;  March  to  Fredericksburg,  May  12  to  21; 
march  to  Port  Republic,  May  25.  In  battle  of  Port  Repub 
lic,  June  8  and  9.  Transferred  to  Second  Brigade,  Third 
Division,  Second  Corps,  Army  of  Virginia.  At  Alexan 
dria  until  July. 

Mustered  out  with  band  at  Washington,  July  5,  1862. 
Reentered  service  as  leader  of  the  band  for  Second  Brigade, 
Third  Division,  Twenty-third  Army  Corps,  Army  of  Ohio, 
September  16,  1864.  Joined  brigade  at  Rome,  Georgia,  on 
movement  to  Pulaski,  Tennessee,  via  Chattanooga  and 
Nashville.  Through  Nashville  campaign,  November  and 
December,  1864;  Columbia  to  Duck  River,  November  24 
to  28;  Springhill,  November  29;  Franklin,  November  30; 
occupation  of  Nashville  during  Hood's  investment,  Decem 
ber  i  to  14;  battle  of  Nashville,  December  15,  16;  pursuit 
of  Hood  to  the  Tennessee  River.  Movement  from  Clifton, 
Tennessee,  via  Tennessee  River  and  Ohio  River  to  Louis 
ville,  Kentucky,  through  the  Northern  States  to  Fortress 
Monroe,  Virginia,  by  steamer  to  Fort  Fisher,  North  Caro- 


382     SSVDNTH  RKGIMSNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

lina,  January  16  to  February  9,  1865.  Capture  of  Fort 
Anderson,  February  18;  of  old  Town  Creek,  February  20. 
Capture  of  Wilmington,  February  22.  Forced  march  to 
Kingston,  March  i  to  14;  Wise  Forks,  March  8  to  10; 
Kingston,  March  14.  Capture  of  Goldsboro,  March  21; 
Bennett's  house,  April  26.  Surrender  of  Johnston  and  his 
army  at  Greensboro,  North  Carolina,  March  11  to  20. 
Duty  at  Greensboro  until  June.  Discharged  at  Greensboro, 
June  9,  1865,  General  Order  No.  n,  A.  G.  O. 

Since  the  war  he  has  been  engaged  more  or  less  in  the 
manufacturing  business,  and  at  the  present  time  is  the  head 
of  the  Coe  Manufacturing  Company  at  Painesville,  Ohio. 


DRUM    MAJOR   JOSHUA   L.    WOODARD 


SERGEANT  MARTIN  V.   CLARK 
(Private  Co.  C,  7th  O.  V.  I. — Sergt.  8th  Ind.  Bat.  O.  L.  A.) 


MARTIN  VAN  BUREN  CLARK. 

Martin  Van  Buren  Clark,  son  of  David  and  Ximena 
(Roberts)  Clark,  was  born  April  28,  1840,  on  a  farm  near 
Parma,  Cuyahoga  County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the 
district  schools  and  at  Baldwin  University,  Ohio. 

He  enlisted  June  20,  1861,  in  Company  C,  Seventh  Regi 
ment  O.  V.  I.,  going  to  camp  and  front  in  Virginia  with  the 
regiment.  Transferred  to  the. band  August  9,  1861,  and 
was  discharged  by  order  of  the  Adjutant-General,  U.  S.  A., 
discharging  all  regimental  bands  July  5,  1862. 

Reenlisted  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  August,  1864,  as  a  private 
in  the  Eighth  Independent  Battery  Light  Artillery,  O.  N. 
G.,  and  was  called  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  and 
stationed  at  Johnson's  Island,  Ohio,  to  repel  a  threatened 
invasion  from  Canada.  Discharged  as  corporal  gunner 
October  17,  1864,  and  was  appointed  as  a  sergeant  later  in 
the  same  battery. 

He  participated  while  in  the  Seventh  Regiment  in  the 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  and  Winchester,  Virginia. 

He  married  Mary  D.  Henry  at  Parma,  Ohio,  July  4, 
1865,  and  they  have  four  daughters,  Alice,  Mamie,  Edith, 
and  Ruth.  He  graduated  from  the  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Baldwin  University,  in  the  year  1867,  with  degree  of  M.  B. 
He  graduated  in  medicine  from  the  Western  Reserve  Uni 
versity,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  the  year  1869,  with  the  degree 
of  M.  D.  and  emigrated  to  Sutton,  Nebraska,  as  a  pioneer 
druggist  June  i,  1872.  Since  the  war  he  has  been  a  profes 
sor  of  colleges,  physician  and  surgeon,  member  of  the  G. 
A.  R.  and  Masonic  bodies. 


COMPANY  A. 


JOSEPH  B.  MOLYNEAUX. 

Capt.  Joseph  B.  Molyneaux  was  born  on  his  father's  farm 
near  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  January  i,  1840.  By  reason  of 
the  death  of  his  mother  in  1844  his  father  disposed  of  his 
farm  and  removed  with  his  children  to  Elmira,  New  York. 
He  had  little  opportunity  to  attend  school,  being  employed 
in  providing  for  that  support  which  ought  to  be  guaranteed 
to  every  child. 

In  1852  he  was  a  dispatch  messenger  on  the  New  York 
&  Erie  Railroad,  operating  between  New  York  City  and 
Dunkirk.  He  spent  one  year  with  Professor  Lowe  (after 
ward  the  famous  army  aeronaut),  who  was  giving  magical 
performances  about  the  country.  Leaving  the  Professor  at 
Bellville,  Ohio,  he  became  acquainted  with  Dr.  Whitcomb, 
who  was  desirous  of  adopting  him  and  educating  him  as  a 
physician.  The  position  of  a  "bound  boy"  being  repugnant 
to  his  nature,  he  left  the  Doctor  and  went  to  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  where  in  October,  1855,  he  set  about  learning  the 
printer's  trade  in  the  office  of  Weeks  &  Williston,  and  was 
with  them  and  the  old  Herald  until  the  breaking  out  of  the 
civil  war. 

On  April  17,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Sprague 
Zouaves,  which  afterward  became  Company  B,  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  for  the  first  three  months'  service.  He 
was  appointed  as  sergeant  and  drill-master  of  his  company, 
and  upon  reaching  Camp  Dennison  was  made  drill-master  of 
the  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  regiment. 

Upon  the  reorganization  of  the  regiment  for  three  years' 
service,  he  was  unanimously  elected  first  lieutenant  of  his 
company,  and  served  as  such  officer  until  after  the  battle  of 
Cross  Lanes,  when  he  was  detached  and  assigned  to  the 
command  of  Company  E.  In  October,  1861,  he  was  re- 


CAPTAIN  JOSEPH  B.  MOLYNEAUX 
(Capt.  Co.  A,   7th  0.  V.  I. — Capt.  Co.  E,  150th  O.  V.  I.) 


COMPANY  A  385 

lisved  and  assigned  to  the  command  of  a  company  in  the 
First  Kentucky  Infantry,  when  he  was  placed  in  command 
of  an  expedition  to  recover  a  herd  of  cattle  from  rebel  guer 
rillas  in  the  mountains  across  the  Kanawha  River,  and  was 
successful.  He  then  returned  to  the  command  of  Company 
E,  which  he  held  until  February  i,  1862,  when  he  was  ap 
pointed  adjutant  of  the  regiment.  Accepted  an  invitation 
of  General  Lander  to  accompany  him  as  an  acting  aide-de 
camp  on  a  raid  on  Bloomery  Furnace.  On  the  death  of 
General  Lander,  he  commanded  the  escort  to  the  body.  By 
order  of  General  McClellan,  he  was  detached  on  special  duty 
to  gather  convalescents  from  the  hospitals  at  Alexandria, 
Virginia,  and  vicinity,  and  return  them  to  their  respective 
regiments.  About  October  i,  1862,  he  was  detached  as 
inspecting  officer  on  the  staff  of  General  Geary  to  inspect 
General  Crawford's  division  on  Maryland  Heights.  After 
repeatedly  waiving  rank,  was  promoted  to  captain,  to  take 
date  and  rank  September  i,  1862,  and  assigned  to  Company 
A,  Seventh  O.  V.  I. 

He  participated  in  every  battle  and  skirmish  in  which  the 
regiment  was  engaged  until  February  12,  1863,  when,  by 
reason  of  disability  arising  from  wounds  in  the  head, 
shoulder  and  leg,  together  with  sunstroke,  he  was  obliged  to 
resign.  After  returning  home  his  recovery  was  rapid,  and 
on  May  2,  1864,  he  again  entered  the  service  as  captain  of 
Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Fiftieth  O.  V.  I.  This  regi 
ment  was  ordered  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  Captain  Moly- 
neaux  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  Fort  Thayer,  and 
took  part  in  the  repulse  of  General  Early's  attack  on  the 
capital,  July  n  and  12,  1864.  At  the  expiration  of  this 
term  of  service  he  returned  with  his  regiment  to  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  and  was  mustered  out  August  23,  1864. 

On  again  returning  to  civil  pursuits,  he  arranged  a  part 
nership  with  G.  S.  Newcomb,  and  engaged  in  the  printing 
and  printers'  supply  business,  in  which  he  continued  until 
January,  1883,  when  he  received  the  appointment  of  deputy 
county  recorder.  This  office  he  filled  until  June  i,  1886, 

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386     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

when  he  was  appointed  assistant  postmaster,  serving  until 
relieved  by  the  new  administration  in  May,  1891.  In  May, 
1892,  he  was  appointed  as  member  of  the  Board  of  Equali 
zation  and  Assessment  for  the  city  of  Cleveland,  on  which 
board  he  served  about  seven  years.  He  then  established  a 
manufacturing  business,  and  in  June,  1902,  he  was  ap 
pointed  by  the  State  Board  as  a  member  of  the  City  Board 
of  Review,  for  the  term  of  three  years,  and  in  June,  1905, 
was  reappointed  for  the  term  of  five  years. 

On  May  26,  1863,  he  was  married  to  Henrietta  A.  Lyon, 
and  his  children  are  William  V.,  Robert  T.,  and  Raymond 
L.  He  is  a  veteran  member  of  Iris  Lodge  F.  &  A.  M., 
Webb  Chapter  R.  A.  M.,  Army  and  Navy  Post  G.  A.  R., 
Ohio  Commandery  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion, 
secretary  of  the  Cuyahoga  County  Soldiers'  and  Sailors' 
Monument  Commission,  and  member  of  the  National 
Union. 


CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  A.   HOWE 


WILLIAM  A.  HOWE. 

Capt.  William  A.  Howe  was  born  in  the  city  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  March  4,  1839,  an<^  educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  his  native  city.  In  the  year  1852  he  entered  the 
employ  of  S.  Sargeant  as  an  apprentice  to  learn  the  art  of 
picture-frame  gilding  and  mounting,  continuing  in  his 
employ  until  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  when  he  enlisted, 
April  17,  1 86 1,  as  a  private  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States  for  a  period  of  three  months,  in  what  \vas  known  as 
the  Cleveland  Light  Guards  Zouaves,  and  later  as  Company 
A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  Promoted  to  corporal,  April 
30,  1 86 1.  Reenlisted  June  19,  1861,  for  a  period  of  three 
years,  and  was  rapidly  promoted  to  the  position  of  captain 
for  gallant  and  meritorious  service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy, 
and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  July  6,  1864,  on 
account  of  the  expiration  of  its  term  of  service. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles  during  the  war : 
Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Vir 
ginia,  March  23,  1862;  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  June  9, 
1862;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862;  Second 
Bull  Run  campaign,  August  and  September,  1862;  Antie- 
tam,  Maryland,  September  17,  1862;  Dumfries,  Virginia, 
December  27,  1862;  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  i,  2  and  3, 
1863;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  I,  2,  and  3,  1863; 
Dalton,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864;  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia, 
May  n,  1864;  Resaca,  Georgia,  May  13  to  15,  1864,  and 
Dallas,  or  New  Hope  Church,  Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

He  was  in  command  of  the  picket  guard  when  Lookout 
Mountain,  Tennessee,  was.  stormed,  November  24,  1863, 
and  tried  to  get  relieved  to  join  the  storming  party,  but  was 
unable  to  get  the  necessary  permission  from  his  superior 
officers.  He  was  always  known  as  a  brave  and  capable  offi 
cer  while  in  the  service  and  was  beloved  by  the  men  serving 
under  him. 


388     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

After  his  regiment  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  he 
entered  the  employ  of  J.  W.  Sargeant,  remaining  with  him 
until  the  year  1878,  when  he  opened  a  store  for  himself,  con 
tinuing  in  the  same  line  of  business.  In  the  year  1895  ne  m~ 
corporated  The  W.  A.  Howe  Company  for  the  purpose  of 
general  finishers  to  printers  and  lithographers,  and  became 
its  president,  retaining  that  office  to  the  present  time. 

January  17,  1866,  he  married  Miss  Rachel  Sage.  Four 
children  were  born  to  them,  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  of 
whom  Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  Farrand  is  the  sole  survivor. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  following  organizations  and  socie 
ties  :  Euclid  Avenue  Baptist  Church ;  Masonic  bodies,  of 
which  he  is  a  32d  degree  Mason;  charter  member  of  Me 
morial  and  Army  and  Navy  Posts,  G.  A.  R. ;  Military  Or 
der  of  the  Loyal  Legion;  Cuyahoga  County  Soldiers'  and 
Sailors'  Monument  Commission;  Cleveland  Chamber  of 
Commerce ;  vice-president  of  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac;  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  As 
sociation  and  its  auxiliary,  the  Rooster  Club. 

In  all  of  the  above  societies  and  organizations  he  has  al 
ways  been  an  active  member,  his  good  sense  and  experience 
in  army  life  and  business  affairs  qualifying  him  to  be  a  valu 
able  counsellor.  "Long  may  he  live,  may  his  shadow  never 
grow  less,"  is  what  every  old  Seventh  "boy"  wishes  him 
from  the  bottom  of  his  heart. 


CAPTAIN  GEORGE   A.   McKAY 


GEORGE  A.  McKAY. 

Capt.  George  A.  McKay  was  born  at  Oswego,  N.  Y., 
June  1 6,  1841.  He  was  educated  in  the  grammar  and  high 
schools,  and  also  took  a  special  collegiate  course.  Im 
mediately  thereafter  he  entered  the  service  of  what  is  now 
the  Big  Four  and  L.  S.  and  M.  S.  Railway,  and  continued  in 
their  employ  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  re 
bellion  in  1 86 1,  when,  being  a  private  in  the  Cleveland  Light 
Guard  Zouaves,  he  enlisted  in  what  afterward  became  Com 
pany  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  for  three  months,  and 
was  appointed  second  sergeant.  Reenlisted  for  three  years 
at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  and  was  promoted  to  orderly  ser 
geant,  second  lieutenant,  first  lieutenant,  and  captain  in  that 
regiment,  and  was  transferred  to  the  staff  as  assistant  in 
spector-general,  serving  in  that  capacity  until  his  muster  out 
of  the  service. 

He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester, 
Port  Republic,  Cedar  Mountain,  Second  Bull  Run  campaign, 
Dumfries  and  Chancellorsville,  Virginia;  Antietam,  Mary 
land;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania;  Lookout  Mountain  and 
Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  and  Ringgold,  Georgia,  and 
was  wounded  nine  times  in  six  of  the  engagements.  He 
was  in  every  engagement,  skirmish  and  march  of  the  regi 
ment  until  dangerously  wounded  through  both  legs  at  Ring- 
gold,  Georgia.  He  was  the  bearer  of  the  order  that  took  the 
First  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Twelfth  Army  Corps  in  the 
unfortunate  charge  on  Taylor's  Ridge.  Col.  W.  R.  Creigh- 
ton,  commanding  the  brigade,  notified  him  that  as  he  had 
delivered  the  order  he  would  have  to  see  it  executed.  He 
did  so,  and  was  wounded  as  stated  above.  Creighton,  turn 
ing  to  his  brigade  said,  "I  expect  to  see  you  roosters  walk 
right  over  that  ridge,"  and  was  answered  by  Captain  E.  H. 
Bohm,  commanding  Company  I,  "Colonel,  we  can  but  try." 
They  tried,  but  failed,  although  they  did  all  that  brave  men 
could  do  to  succeed. 


390     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

McKay  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  at  the  expiration 
of  his  second  term  of  enlistment  July  6,  1864,  although 
unable  to  walk  on  account  of  his  wounds.  When  they  were 
healed  sufficiently  so  as  to  perform  any  work  he  reentered 
the  service  of  the  railways  he  had  been  employed  with  at  the 
breaking  out  of  the  war,  and  continued  in  their  service,  cov 
ering  a  period  of  nearly  thirty  years  all  told.  Since  March 
5,  1890,  he  has  been  employed  in  the  United  States  Custom 
Service. 

December  20,  1865,  he  married  Miss  Margaret  A.  Creech. 
Five  children  were  born  to  them  of  whom  three  are  living — 
Addison  Hills,  Edward  Creighton,  and  John  Howard 
McKay. 

He  was  considered  by  his  comrades  as  a  thoroughly 
brave,  energetic,  and  capable  officer  and  soldier. 


LIEUTENANT  DWIGHT  H.  BROWN 


LIEUTENANT  JEREMIAH  G.   CLAFLIN 
(1st  Sergt.  Co.  A,  7th  O.  V.  I.— 2d  Lieut.  Co.  B,  177th  O.  V.  I.) 


JEREMIAH  GETCHEL  CLAFLIN. 

Jeremiah  Getchel  Claflin  was  born  at  Thompsonville, 
Connecticut,  August  3,  1831.  Soon  after  his  birth  his 
parents  removed  to  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  that  city. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  was 
living  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  After  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter 
he  enlisted  April  17,  1861,  in  the  Cleveland  Light  Guard 
Zouaves  for  three  months.  This  company  became  Com 
pany  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  after  being  mustered 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

He  reenlisted  June  19,  1861,  for  a  period  of  three  years 
and  was  appointed  fourth  sergeant  on  account  of  good  sol 
dierly  conduct;  afterward  appointed  first  sergeant  on  ac 
count  of  bravery  in  action. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles  with  his  regiment : 
Cross  Lanes,  West  Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester, 
Virginia,  March  23,  1862;  Port  Republic,  Virginia, 
June  9,  1862;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9, 
1862;  Antietam,  Maryland,  September  17,  1862 — severely 
wounded  in  the  shin  in  the  latter  named  battle;  Dumfries, 
Virginia,  December  27,  1862;  Chancellorsville,  Virginia, 
May  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i, 
2,  and  3,  1863  (wounded) ;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee, 
November  24,  1863;  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  Novem 
ber  25,  1863;  Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863; 
Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia,  May  5  to  9,  1864;  Resaca, 
Georgia,  May  15,  1864;  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  25  to  29, 
1864. 

Mustered  out  with  his  regiment  on  account  of  expiration 
of  term  of  service  July  6,  1864.  Reenlisted  August,  1864, 
in  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-seventh  Regiment 
O.  V.  I.,  as  a  private,  and  was  rapidly  promoted  to  the  posi 
tion  of  second  lieutenant.  He  participated  with  this  regi 
ment  in  the  battle  of  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee;  joined  the 


392     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Twenty-third  Army  Corps  at  Clifton,  Tennessee,  and  moved 
with  it  to  North  Carolina,  arriving  at  Fort  Fisher,  February 
7,  1865,  participating  in  the  taking  of  Fort  Anderson,  N.  C., 
and  battle  of  Town  Creek;  from  thence  moving  to  Wil 
mington,  N.  C.,  where  his  corps  was  joined  by  the  army  of 
Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman.  Then  the  united  armies  moved  on 
Raleigh,  North  Carolina,  forcing  Gen.  Jos.  E,  Johnston  to 
surrender. 

Mustered  out  with  his  regiment  at  Greensboro,  North 
Carolina,  June  24,  1865. 

He  married  Mary  Frances  Pierce,  October  3,  1864,  and 
two  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  George  O.  Claflin 
is  the  sole  survivor. 

Since  the  war  he  has  been  employed  as  a  machinist  until 
the  year  1894,  when  he  was  appointed  custodian  of  the  Sol 
diers'  and  Sailors'  Monument  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  is 
employed  in  that  capacity  at  the  present  time.  When  work 
ing  at  his  trade  he  was  employed  by  the  following  leading 
firms  of  this  city:  Lord,  Bowler  &  Co.,  Cleveland  Ship 
Building  Company,  and  Cummer  Engine  Company,  all  of 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  was  considered  by  them  a  first-class 
mechanic. 


SERGEANT  CARLOS  A.  SMITH 


LEWIS  AUSTIN 


LEWIS  AUSTIN. 

Lewis  Austin  was  born  in  England  in  the  year  1838.  His 
father  removed  to  the  United  States  when  Lewis  was  four 
years  old.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and 
until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  worked  on  his 
father's  farm.  He  was  one  of  the  young  men  who  had  the 
gold  fever,  and  started  for  Pike's  Peak,  Colorado. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  after  the 
firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  he  enlisted,  April  17,  1861,  as  a  pri 
vate  in  the  Cleveland  Light  Guard  Zouaves,  which  company 
when  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  became 
Company  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  He  participated 
in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia;  Winchester,  Vir 
ginia;  Port  Republic,  and  numerous  battles  and  skirmishes 
during  the  war. 

He  was  discharged  from  the  service  of  the  United  States, 
February  16,  1863,  by  order  War  Department. 

Austin  was  utilized  as  a  scout  while  in  the  service,  and 
was  highly  recommended  by  his  superior  officers  for  cool 
ness  and  courage  in  the  face  of  the  enemy. 

After  the  war  he  was  engaged  in  farming  with  his  father 
until  the  year  1872,  when  he  removed  to  Iowa,  engaging  in 
the  same  business. 

His  present  residence  is  Dumont,  Iowa. 


SAMUEL  SWEET. 

Samuel  Sweet  was  born  at  Bristol,  England,  October  7, 
1841.  In  the  year  1855  his  parents  emigrated  to  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  He  was"  educated  in  the  common  schools  in  England 
and  the  United  States. 

At  the  first  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  at  the  breaking  out  of 
the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Cleve 
land  Light  Guard  Zouaves  for  three  months.  When  mus 
tered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  this  company  be 
came  Company  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  He  reen- 
listed  in  the  three  years'  service,  June  19,  1861,  and  was 
promoted  to  corporal  for  soldierly  conduct. 

He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia, 
August  26,  1 86 1,  and  Winchester,  Virginia,  March  23, 
1862,  and  in  numerous  skirmishes  and  marches.  At  the 
battle  of  Winchester  he  was  wounded  severely  through  the 
right  lung,  and  was  discharged  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability,  October  20,  1862. 

He  married  Miss  Regina  Huber,  January  9,  1865,  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  they  had  three  children,  one  son  and 
two  daughters.  Since  the  war  he  has  been  employed  in  the 
manufacture  of  butter  tubs  at  Falconer,  New  York,  and  in 
a  grocery  store  at  Jamestown,  New  York.  He  resides  at 
present  in  Jamestown. 

He  was  a  thoroughly  brave  and  patriotic  soldier. 


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CORPORAL  SAMUEL  SWEET 


FRANK  ROCKEFELLER 


FRANK  ROCKEFELLER. 

Frank  Rockefeller  was  born  at  Moravia,  New  York,  in 
1845.  He  was  educated  in  the  Cleveland  schools,  and  has 
resided  in  Cleveland  ever  since  1853.  At  the  breaking  out 
of  the  rebellion  he  was  too  young  to  be  accepted  as  a  re 
cruit  by  the  United  States  Government,  although  he  tried 
repeatedly  to  enlist  but  was  refused  by  the  recruiting  offi 
cers. 

After  the  Battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26, 
1 86 1,  he  joined  as  a  recruit  in  the  month  of  September, 
having  been  sworn  in,  giving  his  age  as  eighteen,  when  in 
reality  he  was  only  sixteen.  He  was  assigned  to  Company 
A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Virginia. 

He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Winchester,  Port  Re 
public,  Cedar  Mountain,  Chancellorsville,  where  he  was 
wounded  by  a  grape  shot  in  the  head;  Gettysburg,  Look 
out  Mountain,  and  various  other  battles,  including  Sher 
man's  march  to  Atlanta.  He  was  honorably  discharged 
from  the  service  at  the  expiration  of  his  enlistment  in  1864. 

Afterward  he  engaged  in  various  commercial  pursuits, 
and  in  the  eighties  sold  out  his  oil  refining  business  to  the 
Standard  Oil  Company  and  became  vice-president  of  that 
company,  which  position  he  held  for  a  good  many  years. 
Leaving  them,  he  engaged  in  other  enterprises  in  Cleve 
land,  where  he  is  now  located. 

For  a  great  many  years  he  has  been  largely  interested  in 
Western  ranching  and  properties  and  is  still  so  engaged. 
He  married  Miss  Helen  E.  Scofield,  a  daughter  of  W.  C. 
Scofield,  one  of  Cleveland's  most  prosperous  manufac 
turers.  They  have  three  daughters  living — Misses  Alice, 
Anna  and  Helen. 

Mr.  Rockefeller  was  a  good  soldier  and  in  all  of  his 
commercial  pursuits  and  citizenship  has  ranked  among  our 
foremost  men. 

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CHARLES  H.  SMITH. 

Charles  H.  Smith  was  born  in  Taunton,  Massachusetts, 
November  23,  1837.  Was  educated  in  common  and  private 
schools  and  graduated  from  the  Ohio  State  Law  College. 

April  15,  1 86 1,  at  Cleveland,  he  volunteered  as  a  private 
in  Company  A,  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry.  In  the  following 
July  aided  in  raising  Company  G,  Twenty-seventh  Ohio 
Infantry.  Promoted  to  sergeant,  August  14,  1861 ;  orderly 
sergeant,  May  12,  1862.  For  meritorious  conduct  in  battle 
of  Corinth,  October  4,  1862,  in  leading  a  charge  and  capture 
of  the  enemy's  flag  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant, 
November  2,  1862;  first  lieutenant,  May  9,  1864;  captain, 
November  3,  1864;  major,  May  31,  1865. 

Marched  and  in  battle  to  Lexington,  Springfield,  Sedalia, 
St.  Louis,  siege  and  capture  of  New  Madrid,  Island  Ten, 
Tiptonville,  expedition  to  Fort  Pillow,  siege  and  capture  of 
Corinth,  battle  of  luka,  second  battle  of  Corinth,  campaigns 
through  Cherokee  Valley,  central  Mississippi,  Parker's 
Cross-Roads,  Chattanooga,  capture  of  Decatur.  Atlanta 
campaign — Resaca,  Dallas,  Big  Shanty,  Kenesaw  Mountain, 
charge  at  Nick-o-Jack  Creek,  battles  around  Atlanta,  march 
through  Georgia,  siege  of  Savannah.  Through  the  Caro- 
linas — battles  of  Beaufort,  Pocotaligo,  Whippy  Swamp, 
Rivers  Bridge,  North  and  South  Edesto  Rivers,  Haywards, 
Columbia,  Fayetteville,  Bentonville,  Goldsboro,  Raleigh. 
Was  in  command  of  the  skirmish  line  in  every  battle  in 
which  the  regiment  was  engaged.  Marched  through  Vir 
ginia — Richmond,  Fredericksburg  to  Washington,  com 
manding  regiment  in  grand  review. 

Discharged  at  Camp  Dennison,  July  20,  1865,  after  four 
years  and  three  months'  continuous  service. 

Major  Smith  was  married  November  26,  1868,  to  Louisa 
E.  Johnson.  Their  children  were  one  son  and  three  daugh 
ters. 


MAJOR   CHARLES   H.    SMITH 
(Private  Co.  A,   7th  O.  V.   I.— Major  27th  O.   V.  I.) 


CHARLES  A.   KELLER 


DAVID    B.    LAWRENCE 
(Died  August   26th,    1890.) 


FREDERICK  W.  BRAND 


COMPANY  A  397 

From  1866  he  was  a  merchant  at  170  Ontario  street  and 
Woodland  avenue.  Is  now  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion, 
Army  of  the  Tennessee,  life  president  of  Fuller's  Ohio 
Brigade,  and  32d  degree  Mason.  Resides  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 


COMPANY  B. 


MERVIN  CLARK. 

Capt.  Mervin  Clark  was  born  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Novem 
ber  5,  1843.  When  but  three  years  of  age  his  mother  died, 
and  at  the  age  of  nine  his  father  crossed  the  river  and 
camped  on  the  other  shore,  leaving  him  an  orphan.  He  was 
taken  into  the  family  of  Henry  W.  Clark,  an  uncle,  where  he 
Lad  all  the  benefits  of  a  home  and  kind  friends.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  city. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  en 
listed  as  a  private  in  the  Sprague  Zouave  Cadets,  April  22, 
1 86 1.  When  this  company  was  mustered  into  the  service 
of  the  United  States  it  was  assigned  to  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  O.  V.  I.  as  Company  B,  its  term  of  service  being  for 
three  months.  He  reenlisted  June  19,  1861,  for  a  period  of 
three  years.  He  was  rapidly  promoted  to  the  position  of 
captain  for  meritorious  service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy, 
and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment  on  the  expiration 
of  its  term  of  service  July  6,  1864. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles :  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Virginia,  March 
23,  1862;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862; 
Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettys 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Lookout  Moun 
tain,  Tennessee,  November  24,  1863;  Missionary  Ridge, 
Tennessee,  November  25,  1863;  Ringgold,  Georgia,  No 
vember  27,  1863;  Dalton,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864;  Rocky 
Face  Ridge,  Georgia,  May  u,  1864;  Resaca,  Georgia,  May 
15,  1864,  and  New  Hope  Church,  or  Dallas,  Georgia,  May 
25,  1864. 

He  returned  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  after  his  muster  out  of 
the  service.  Before  he  had  been  home  many  weeks  he  en 
listed  as  a  private  in  the  Regular  Army.  Governor  Brough 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  MERVIN  CLARK 

(Capt.  Co.  B,   7th   O.  V.  I. — Lieut.  Col.   183d  O.  V.  I. 
— Killed  at  Battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  Nov.  30th,   1864.) 


COMPANY  B  399 

had  already  selected  him  for  promotion,  and  upon  learning 
of  this  escapade  procured  an  order  for  his  discharge,  and 
appointed  him  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  One  Hundred  and 
Eighty-third  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  November  12,  1864. 
Three  days  later  he  left  for  the  front.  His  regiment  joined 
the  army  of  General  Thomas  on  its  retreat  before  the  rebel 
forces  under  General  Hood. 

On  November  30,  1864,  his  regiment  became  engaged  in 
the  terrible  battle  of  Franklin,  Tennessee.  The  color-bearer 
having  been  shot  down,  Clark  seized  the  colors,  calling  to  his 
men,  "Who  will  follow  me  to  take  these  works?"  rushed 
forward,  scaled  the  parapet  of  the  works  and  fell  dead,  a 
bullet  having  passed  through  his  head.  Every  effort  was 
made  to  carry  his  body  from  the  field,  but  it  was  impossible, 
and  the  boy  officer  was  wrapped  in  his  blanket  and  buried 
on  the  field  of  his  fame— 

"No  useless  coffin  enclosed  his  breast, 
Nor  in  sheet  or  shroud  we  wound  him, 

But  he  lay  like  a  warrior  taking  his  rest 
With  his  martial  cloak  around  him." 

He  was  a  brave  soldier,  none  better.  Afterward  his 
body  was  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  interred  in 
Woodland  Cemetery. 

Requiescat  in  pace. 


E.  H.  BOHM. 

E.  H.  Bohm  was  born  February  7,  1837,  at  Altstedt, 
Germany,  son  of  a  judicial  officer  of  the  Grand  Duchy  of 
Saxe  Weimar.  Received  schooling  at  a  private  boarding- 
school  and  at  the  gymnasium  at  Weimar,  the  capital  city. 
His  father,  Judge  Bernhard  Bohm,  having  after  several 
years  of  cogitation  resolved  to  emigrate  to  the  United 
States,  the  family  landed  at  New  York  on  August  28,  1851, 
thence  coming  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  the  years  were 
spent  on  a  near-by  farm  and  in  the  employ  of  the  Cleveland 
&  Toledo  Railroad  Company.  Enlisted  at  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
on  April  18,  1861,  in  the  "National  Guards,'7  an  infantry 
company  then  being  recruited  by  old  Capt.  Geo.  Arnold.  A 
few  days  later  went  into  another  company  under  Capt.  J.  J. 
Wiseman,  which  company  later  became  Company  K,  Sev 
enth  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 

In  May,  1861,  upon  the  reorganization  of  that  regiment 
for  three  years,  reenlisted,  and  was  made  a  sergeant,  having 
refused  to  be  a  candidate  for  the  second  lieutenancy.  En 
tered  West  Virginia  July  23,  1861,  and  two  months  later, 
on  August  20,  1 86 1,  was  made  a  prisoner  of  war  on  a  recon 
naissance  into  the  enemy's  country,  declining  to  leave  his 
mortally  wounded  Captain,  John  F.  Schuette,  who  had 
been  shot  through  the  body.  The  next  and  first  three 
weeks  of  his  life  as  prisoner  of  war  were  spent  at  White 
Sulphur  Springs,  West  Virginia,  very  pleasantly,  due  to  a 
great  liking  Colonel  Croghan  of  the  First  Virginia  Cavalry, 
C.  S.  A.,  had  taken  to  him.  The  trip  to  Richmond,  Vir 
ginia,  was  equally  pleasant;  but  the  confinement  at  Libby 
Prison  was  the  opening  of  the  portals  of  hell.  Next  came  a 
stay  from  about  October  22,  1861,  to  February  6,  1862,  at 
the  Parish  Prison  at  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  A  ten  days' 
trip,  starting  that  day,  ended  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  where 
things  were  fairly  bearable.  Many  episodes  transpired  here 
that  would  be  good  stories,  but  no  space  here  to  tell  them. 


FIRST  LIEUTENANT  EDWARD  H.   BOHM 
(Died  May  7th,   1906.) 


COMPANY  B  4OI 

On  May  24,  1862,  with  about  300  more  Yankee  prisoners 
were  under  parole  delivered  to  the  United  States  authorities 
at  Little  Washington,  North  Carolina,  and  transported  to 
Newbern,  North  Carolina,  and  thence  to  New  York.  He 
returned  to  Cleveland  about  June  7,  1862.  Late  in  July, 
1862,  he  was  ordered  to  Columbus  and  there  under  authority 
from  the  military  commander,  Capt.  A.  B.  Dodd,  Fifteenth 
Infantry,  U.  S.,  organized  the  provost-guards,  remain 
ing  in  command  till  March,  1863.  On  January  5,  1863,  com 
missioned  as  second  lieutenant,  Company  D,  in  which  ca 
pacity  he. returned  to  the  regiment  on  March  17,  1863.  and 
by  order  of  Colonel  Creighton  assumed  command  of  Com 
pany  D.  With  it  he  passed  through  the  battles  of  Chancel- 
lorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2,  3,  Company  D  having  the 
heaviest  losses  of  any  company  in  the  regiment.  In  the  bat 
tle  of  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  3,  1863,  Company 
D  had  the  only  man  in  the  whole  regiment  killed,  viz :  Corp. 
Chas.  Carroll.  Went  to  Governors  Island,  New  York,  in 
July,  1863,  in  consequence  of  draft  riots.  West  to  Tennes 
see  in  October.  Participated  in  battles  of  Lookout  Moun 
tain,  Missionary  Ridge,  Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27, 
where  he  was  wounded  in  upper  left  arm.  On  January  7, 
1864,  commissioned  first  lieutenant  Company  B,  to  date 
from  November,  1863.  On  return  to  regiment  (from  treat 
ment  for  wound)  was  assigned  to  command  of  Company  I, 
with  which  he  participated  in  engagements  of  Rocky  Face 
Ridge,  Georgia,  May  3;  Resaca,  May  16-17;  New  Hope 
Church,  May  27,  where  two  men  of  Company  I  were  killed. 
In  June  sent  home  with  regiment,  and  with  it  mustered  out 
July  7,  1864.  After  that  quite  active  in  politics.  April, 
1870,  elected  member  Board  of  Education  for  Fifteenth 
ward,  city  of  Cleveland,  serving  three  years.  September 
3,  nominated,  and  in  November,  1870,  elected  County  Re 
corder.  March  30,  1876,  nominated,  and  in  November 
elected  Presidential  elector-at-large  (Hayes'  campaign).  In 
October,  1879,  elected  justice  of  the  peace.  In  September, 
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402     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

1882,  renominated  as  such  but  defeated  in  an  election  land 
slide.  Again  nominated  and  elected  as  justice  in  1885,  '88, 
'91,  '94,  '97,  1900,  1903,  and  1905.  Originated  or  actively 
participated  in  a  number  of  civic  and  social  affairs  in  Cleve 
land,  as  well  as  in  all  movements  for  public  honesty  and 
good  government. 


FIRST  SERGEANT  LEVI  F.   BAUDER 


LEVI  F.  BAUDER. 

Levi  F.  Bauder  was  born  in  Cleveland,  January  28,  1840, 
and  graduated  from  Central  High  School  in  1858;  subse 
quently  attended  Port  Royal  Academy,  Virginia,  and  Ober- 
lin  College.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war  he  enlisted  in 
the  Sprague  Cadets,  which  was  mustered  in  as  Company  B, 
Seventh  O.  V.  I.  He  reenlisted  at  Camp  Dennison,  June 
20,  1 86 1,  for  three  years  and  served  until  the  regiment  was 
mustered  out,  July  6,  1864.  He  was  continuously  in  service, 
was  never  disabled  by  serious  wounds  or  sickness,  and  never 
had  a  furlough.  He  participated  in  all  the  engagements  in 
which  the  regiment  took  part,  except  Dumfries,  Ringgold, 
and  Dallas,  at  which  times  he  was  on  duty  elsewhere.  He 
was  promoted  to  sergeant  June  20,  1861,  and  was  detailed 
August  i,  1862,  as  ordnance  sergeant  of  the  regiment;  was 
made  brigade  ordnance  sergeant  and,  subsequently,  division 
ordnance  sergeant.  He  was  promoted  to  first  sergeant  in 
September,  1863,  and  served  as  such  until  the  end  of  his 
term  of  service. 

After  the  war  Bauder  became  a  railroad  clerk,  and  subse 
quently  bookkeeper  for  the  Jackson  Iron  Company.  In  1877 
he  was  elected  auditor  of  Cuyahoga  County,  and  served 
as  such  six  years,  after  which  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the 
peace  of  Cleveland  and  served  fifteen  years.  He  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  in  1891,  and  is  now  a  practicing  attorney, 
and  is  a  well-known  expert  in  matters  of  disputed  hand 
writing.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Cleveland  Public  Library 
Board  for  five  years  and  for  many  years  was  a  curator  of 
the  Western  Reserve  Historical  Society.  He  is  a  member 
of  Memorial  Post  No.  141,  G.  A.  R.,  was  secretary  of  the 
Cuyahoga  County  Soldiers'  Monument  Commission,  and  is 
secretary  of  the  Seventh  O.  V.  I.  Regimental  Association. 
He  was  married  in  1864  to  Elisabeth  E.  Page,  daughter  of 
Gen.  C.  W.  Page,  of  Clyde,  Ohio.  They  had  six  children, 


404     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

of  whom  five  survive.  One  of  them,  Capt.  Walter  S.  Bau- 
der,  died  from  disease  contracted  during  the  Spanish-Amer 
ican  war. 

He  was  known  by  his  comrades  as  a  brave  and  energetic 
soldier,  who  could  be  depended  on  at  all  times  and  places 
to  do  his  duty  as  it  should  be  done.  He  would  have  been 
commissioned  as  an  officer  if  it  had  not  been  for  the  paucity 
in  numbers  of  the  regiment  during  its  last  eight  months  of 
service  in  the  field.  No  soldier  being  promoted  during  that 
time  by  the  Governor  of  the  State  of  Ohio. 


SERGEANT  JOSEPH  TROTIER 


SERGEANT  GUSTAV  SCHMIDT 


GUSTAV  SCHMIDT. 

Gustav  Schmidt  was  born  at  Kichheim,  Germany,  in  the 
year  1841.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and 
had  also  a  collegiate  education. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  the  Sprague  Cadets,  April  22,  1861,  which 
was  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  as  Com 
pany  B,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  for  a  period  of  three 
months.  He  reenlisted  June  20,  1861,  in  the  same  com 
pany  for  three  years.  He  was  appointed  sergeant  for  brave 
and  meritorious  service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Virginia,  March 
23,  1862;  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862;  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862;  Antietam,  Maryland, 
September  17,  1862;  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  I,  2, 
and  3,  1863;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and  3, 
1863;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee,  November  24,  1863; 
Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  November  25,  1863;  Ring- 
gold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863;  Dalton,  Georgia,  May 
8,  1864;  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia,  May  n,  1864;  Re- 
saca,  Georgia,  May  13  to  15,  1864,  and  Dallas,  or  New 
Hope  Church,  Georgia,  May  26,  1864.  He  was  mustered 
out  with  his  regiment  on  account  of  the  expiration  of  its 
term  of  service,  July  6,  1864. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Assmus  in  the  year 
1868,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  they  had  four  children — three 
boys  and  one  girl.  After  the  war  he  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  He  entered  into  partnership  as  an  at- 
torney-at-law  with  the  Hon.  Jacob  Mueller,  afterward  the 
Lieutenant-Governor  of  the  State  of  Ohio. 

He  became  mayor  of  the  city  of  West  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  died  January  22,  1903. 

He  was  a  brave  and  patriotic  soldier  and  a  thoroughly 
good-hearted  man. 


JOSEPH  M.  GASSER. 

Joseph  M.  Gasser  was  born  in  Switzerland  in  the  year 
1842.  His  parents  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  when  he 
was  a  child,  arriving  there  in  the  year  1854.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  and  adopted  coun 
try,  and  through  constant  reading  and  application  is  con 
sidered  by  his  friends  as  quite  a  literary  man,  and  as  an  ex 
pert  in  such  cases.  Since  the  war  he  has  been  a  great  trav 
eler  and  experimentalist  in  botany  and  horticulture,  and  is 
considered  as  an  authority  in  such  matters  in  all  sections  of 
the  United  States.  He  is  in  every  sense  of  the  word  a  self- 
made  man. 

On  the  first  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  at  the  breaking  out  of 
the  war  of  the  rebellion,  he  enlisted  in  the  three  months'  ser 
vice  as  a  private  in  the  Sprague  Zouave  Cadets.  When  this 
company  was  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States 
it  was  assigned  to  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  as  Com 
pany  B,  retaining  that  letter  during  its  service  in  the 
field.  He  reenlisted,  June  19,  1861,  for  a  period  of 
three  years,  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  at  the 
expiration  of  the  term  of  service  of  the  regiment,  July  6, 
1864.  He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Cross 
Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Virginia, 
March  23,  1862  (wounded  severely  in  the  left  arm  and  side 
in  the  latter-named  battle,  being  incapacitated  for  service 
until  June  3,  1863);  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2, 
and  3,  1863;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee,  November  24, 
1863;  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  November  25,  1863; 
Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863;  Dalton,  Georgia, 
May  8,  1864;  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia,  May  n,  1864; 
Resaca,  Georgia,  May  13  to  15,  1864,  and  Dallas,  or  New 
Hope  Church,  Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Katherine  Fox,  October  7,  1867, 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Rose  Pettee. 

In  the  year  1872  he  made  his  first  business  venture  on  his 


JOSEPH  M.  GASSER 


JACOB   E.    HIME 


COMPANY  B  407 

own  responsibility,  opening  a  stationery  and  candy  store, 
which  he  carried  on  for  six  years,  gradually  drifting  into 
that  of  a  florist,  to  which  he  has  devoted  his  entire  attention 
for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century.  By  careful  methods 
and  perseverance  the  business  was  developed  and  the  range 
of  operations  extended  until  the  enterprise  became  one  of  the 
most  extensive  of  its  kind  in  the  State. 

Gasser  during  the  war  was  considered  as  a  brave  soldier 
and  was  well  liked  and  esteemed  by  his  comrades. 


THOMAS  WALKER. 

Thomas  Walker  was  born  in  Shropshire,  England,  June 
n,  1841,  and  emigrated  with  his  parents  in  1851,  and  re 
sided  in  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania,  until  the  breaking  out  of 
the  rebellion,  when  he  went  to  Youngstown,  Ohio,  and  en 
listed  in  Capt.  W.  R.  Sterling's  Company  I,  Seventh  O.  V. 
I.,  May  29,  1 86 1.  June  i,  he  went  to  Camp  Dennison, 
Ohio,  and  drilled  with  Company  I  until  June  20,  when  he 
joined  and  was  mustered  into  Company  B. 

He  was  with  his  company  through  all  its  marches  and 
fights  until  May,  1862.  May  22,  he  was  detailed  to  take 
some  sick  comrades  from  New  Market,  Virginia,  to  Win 
chester,  to  be  sent  from  there  to  the  hospitals  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.  May  24,  he  with  the  rest  of  his  party  were  cap 
tured  by  the  rebels  near  Middletown,  and  was  a  prisoner  at 
Lynchburg,  Virginia,  until  about  July  20,  when  he  with 
others  was  transferred  to  Belle  Isle,  near  Richmond,  Vir 
ginia.  September  15,  he  was  paroled  and  sent  to  Camp 
Parole  at  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

He  joined  his  company  at  Harper's  Ferry  in  November 
and  was  with  them  until  February  14,  1863,  when  he  was 
sent  to  Washington,  as  he  was  unfit  for  duty  on  account  of 
deafness,  contracted  while  in  line  of  duty.  He  was  dis 
charged  at  Trinity  General  Hospital,  Washington,  D.  C., 
February  28,  1863.  He  reenlisted,  July  19,  1864,  in  Capt. 
J.  C.  Euwer's  Company  E,  One  Hundred  and  Ninety-third 
Pennsylvania  Volunteer  Infantry,  for  one  hundred  days, 
and  received  a  final  discharge  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania, 
November  9,  1864. 

After  leaving  the  army  he  worked  at  Alexander  Scofield 
&  Co.'s  oil  refinery,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  until  November,  1865, 
when  he  worked  for  Thomas  W..  Phillips  in  New  Castle, 
Pennsylvania.  In  1870  he  went  to  work  as  fireman  for  the 
Sharon  Iron  Co.,  Sharon,  Pennsylvania,  at  their  blast  fur 
nace.  August,  1876,  he  took  the  entire  management  of  the 


THOMAS  WALKER 


GEORGE  L.   QUAYLE 


EDWARD  E.   STEBBINS 


JOHN  D.   JONES 


COMPANY  B  409 

blast  furnace  and  was  very  successful.  He  worked  for  the 
Sharon  Iron  Company  until  they  sold  out  to  the  United 
States  Steel  Corporation  in  1900,  a  period  of  thirty  years. 
In  June,  1900,  he  went  to  work  for  the  Aschman  Steel  Cast 
ings  Co.  as  core  boss.  In  1901  he  was  put  on  as  private 
watchman,  and  occupies  that  position  at  this  writing,  1906. 
He  was  married  to  Maria  P.  Kelty,  July  15,  1868,  by 
whom  he  has  had  one  son  and  three  daughters. 


COMPANY  C. 


GILES  W.  SHURTLEFF. 

Capt.  Giles  W.  Shurtleff  was  born  in  the  year  1831.  He 
received  a  fine  collegiate  education  and  was  a  cultured  gen 
tleman  in  every  sense  of  the  word. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  was  a 
tutor  of  Oberlin  College.  After  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter 
a  company  consisting  wholly  of  students  of  the  college  was 
formed,  and  he  was  elected  captain,  April  22,  1861,  the  en 
listment  being  for  three  months.  On  being  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States  it  was  assigned  to  the 
Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  as  Company  C.  June 
19  it  reenlisted  for  three  years.  The  regiment  was 
transferred  to  West  Virginia,  where  it  had  several  skir 
mishes  with  the  enemy  previous  to  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861,  where  the  regiment  was  defeated 
with  severe  loss,  and  Captain  Shurtleff  captured.  He  was 
exchanged  and  returned  to  his  regiment  October  7,  1862. 
He  was  detached  therefrom  on  the  staff  of  General  Wilcox 
until  March  18,  1863,  when  he  resigned  on  account  of  ill 
ness,  but  recovering  his  health  he  again  entered  the  service 
as  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Fifth  U.  S.  C.  T. 

He  was  promoted  to  colonel  September  29,  1864,  and 
brigadier-general  U.  S.  V.  March  15,  1865.  He  resigned 
at  the  close  of  the  war,  June  12,  1865. 

Through  strict  discipline  and  kindness  combined,  the 
Fifth  became  one  of  the  best  colored  regiments  in  the  ser 
vice.  This  regiment,  then  a  part  of  the  Army  of  the  James, 
captured  a  fort  the  first  day  of  the  long  siege  of  Petersburg, 
where  it  lay  in  trenches  for  many  months,  the  danger  being 
great  and  constant  from  the  mortar  shells,  cannon  balls,  and 
rifle  shots.  Later  the  Fifth  was  ordered  to  the  north  bank 
of  the  James,  and  shared  in  attacks  on  the  defenses  of  Rich- 


BRIGADIER   GENERAL   GILES    W.    SHURTLIFF 

(Capt.  Co.  C,    7th  O.  V.  I. — Brig.  Gen.  Vols. 
— Died   May    6th,    1904.) 


COMPANY  C  411 

mond.  The  most  severe  was  the  battle  of  New  Market 
Heights.  The  Fifth  took  by  storm  at  great  loss  of  life  an 
outer  line  of  defense  from  which  a  regiment  in  advance  had 
just  received  a  bloody  repulse.  Colonel  Shurtleff,  boldly 
leading  the  regiment,  sword  in  hand,  fell  severely  wounded 
in  hand  and  thigh.  For  special  gallantry  in  the  engagement 
he  was  brevetted  a  brigadier-general. 

When  the  Army  of  the  James  made  its  first  trip  to  cap 
ture  Fort  Fisher,  under  the  command  of  General  Butler,  the 
Fifth  accompanied  him.  The  attempt  was  a  failure  and  the 
troops  reembarked  in  the  face  of  a  great  storm.  The  Col 
onel  did  not  leave  the  supervision  of  embarking  to  officers 
under  him,  but  personally  saw  that  every  enlisted  man  had 
embarked  for  the  transport  before  he  stepped  into  the  small 
boat  that  left  the  shore  to  battle  with  the  roaring  surf. 

General  ShurtlefT  was  a  brave  and  gallant  officer,  worthy 
of  the  highest  encomiums. 

He  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Burton,  at  Austinburg,  Ohio, 
December  23,  1864,  while  on  furlough  after  a  severe  wound 
received  in  the  battle  of  New  Market  Heights.  Two  daugh 
ters  were  born  to  them,  Laura  E.  (who  married  Mr.  S.  H. 
Price,  of  Chicago,)  and  Mary  G.,  who  is  unmarried. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  he  again  entered  the  faculty  of 
Oberlin  College,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  1887, 
when  he  became  its  treasurer. 

He  died  May  6,  1904,  and  was  interred  in  the  cemetery 
at  Oberlin,  Ohio. 

"Blessed  are  they  who  die  in  the  Lord." 


LLEWELLYN  R.  DAVIS. 

Capt.  Llewellyn  R.  Davis  was  born  in  Wales.  He  came 
to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  when  quite  young,  and  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools  in  that  city. 

When  Abraham  Lincoln,  President  of  the  United  States, 
issued  his  call  for  75,000  troops  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war  of  the  rebellion,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  Cleveland 
Light  Guard  Zouaves,  in  the  three  months'  service,  April 
17,  1 86 1.  This  company  when  mustered  into  the  service 
became  Company  A,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  he  was 
appointed  a  corporal  therein.  He  reenlisted  June  19,  1861, 
for  a  period  of  three  years.  For  gallant  and  meritorious 
service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy  he  was  rapidly  promoted 
to  the  position  of  captain. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles :  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861  (assisting  in  capturing  a  flag  in 
this  battle);  Winchester,  Virginia,  March  23,  1862;  Port 
Republic,  June  9,  1862;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  Au 
gust  9,  1862;  Second  Bull  Run  campaign,  August  21  to 
September  2,  1862;  Antietam,  Maryland,  September  17, 
1862;  Dumfries,  Virginia,  December  27,  1862;  Chancel- 
lorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Wauhatchie,  Tennes 
see,  October  29,  1863  (wounded  seriously  in  this  engage 
ment)  ;  Tunnel  Hill  and  Buzzard's  Roost,  Georgia,  May  5 
to  9,  1864;  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864;  Resaca,  Geor 
gia,  May  13  to  1 6,  1864;  Cassville,  Georgia,  May  19  and  20, 
1864;  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  22  to  24,  1864;  captured  at 
Pumpkin  Vine  Creek,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864.  When  cap 
tured  he  was  an  aide-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  John  W. 
Geary,  and  had  been  for  over  a  year.  He  was  imprisoned 
in  Camp  Oglethorpe,  Macon,  Georgia,  Charleston,  South 
Carolina,  and  Columbia,  South  Carolina,  until  exchanged 
December  29,  1864.  He  was  discharged  by  order  of  the 
War  Department  to  date  December  19,  1864. 


LIEUTENANT  COLONEL  LLEWELLYN   R.   DAVIS 
(Capt.  Co.    C,   7th  O.   V.  I. — Lieut.   Col.   187th  O.  V.  I.) 


LIEUTENANT   FRANKLIN  PAINE 

(1st   Lieut.   Co.    C,   7th  O.   V.  I. — 1st   Lieut.   Ohio 
Independent   Sharpshooters.) 


COMPANY   C  413 

He  was  commissioned  as  lieutenant-colonel,  One  Hundred 
and  Eighty-seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  on  recom 
mendation  of  Gen.  Joseph  Hooker,  to  rank  from  March  2, 
1865,  joined  the  regiment  at  Dalton,  Georgia,  March  16, 
1865.  In  command  of  the  regiment  at  Dalton,  Georgia, 
and  Macon,  Georgia,  March,  1865,  to  January,  1866. 
Mustered  out  with  his  regiment  January  26,  1866. 

Colonel  Davis  is  mentioned  in  the  official  reports  of  Gen. 
John  W.  Geary,  upon  whose  staff  he  served  from  August  9, 
1862,  until  May  25,  1864,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  con 
duct  in  the  battles  of  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Wau- 
hatchie,  Dug  Gap,  Resaca  and  New  Hope  Church,  where  he 
was  captured  by  mistaking  direction  and  riding  into  the 
enemy's  line. 


MARTIN  M.  ANDREWS. 

On  the  day  that  Fort  Sumter  was  fired  on  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  celebrated  his  22d  anniversary.  Born  on  a  farm 
near  Flint,  Michigan,  he  was,  when  the  war  began,  a  student 
in  Oberlin  College.  President  Lincoln's  call  for  volunteers 
was  issued  April  15.  In  Oberlin,  as  everywhere  in  the 
North,  the  most  intensely  patriotic  feeling  was  aroused.  A 
full  company  composed  of  students  was  at  once  enrolled,  and 
became,  in  due  course  of  the  organization  of  the  army,  Com 
pany  C,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 

Young  Andrews  was  among  the  first  to  enlist,  and  was 
present  with  his  company  through  the  entire  term  of  service. 
He  was  promoted  through  the  several  grades  of  non-com 
missioned  officers  to  first  sergeant,  in  which  position,  much 
of  the  last  year,  he  had  command  of  his  company. 

He  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Cedar  Moun 
tain  (in  which  he  was  wounded  in  the  hand),  Dumfries, 
Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Lookout  Mountain,  Resaca, 
and  Dallas.  At  the  close  of  this  term  of  service  he  was  ap 
pointed  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Eighty-fifth  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  subsequently  pro 
moted  to  captain.  In  this  regiment  he  served  in  Kentucky, 
much  of  the  time  on  detached  duty,  as  A.  D.  C.  on  the  staff 
of  Gen.  J.  F.  Wade,  with  headquarters  at  Lexington,  and 
was  frequently  detailed  on  special  duty  connected  with  the 
settlement  of  difficulties  between  citizens  and  soldiers,  dur 
ing  the  last  year  of  the  war.  He  was  finally  mustered  out 
July  26,  1865. 

Located  in  business  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in  1866;  and 
on  January  29,  1869,  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Plum,  of 
Flint,  Michigan.  They  have  two  daughters,  Jessie  I.  and 
Lora  A.,  the  latter  now  married  to  W.  Carlton  Janes.  In 
May,  1875,  they  removed  to  Bay  City,  Michigan,  where  he 
entered  the  office  of  the  Second  National  Bank,  of  which  he 
was,  in  1877,  elected  assistant  cashier. 


CAPTAIN  MARTIN  M.  ANDREWS 
(1st  Sergt.  Co.  C,  7th  O.  V.  I. — Capt.  185th  O.  V.  I.) 


LIEUTENANT  ISAAC  C.  JONES 

(Mortally  wounded  at  Battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27th,    1863, 
— Died  Nov.  30th,    1863.) 


LIEUTENANT  JOSEPH  H.    ROSS 

(Killed  at  Battle   of  Cedar  Mountain,   Va.,   Aug.   9th,    1862.) 


COMPANY  C  415 

In  1894  he  was  appointed  cashier  of  the  Old  Second  Na 
tional  Bank,  which  position  he  now  holds.  He  served  two 
terms  as  a  member  of  the  Bay  City  School  Board. 

Captain  Andrews  and  wife  were  charter  members  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church  of  Bay  City,  in  which  they 
have  always  taken  an  active  interest.  He  has  been  officially 
identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  many  years, 
having  been  elected  commander  of  the  local  Post  four  dif 
ferent  terms,  and  was  several  times  appointed  to  positions  on 
the  staff  of  the  Commander-in-Chief. 


SELDEN  ALLEN  DAY. 

Colonel  Selden  Allen  Day's  military  career  began  when 
lie  raised  a  company  of  volunteers  in  Ohio  at  the  first  call 
for  troops  in  1861.  Owing  to  the  excess  of  troops  enrolled 
under  this  call  his  company  could  not  be  mustered  and  was 
disbanded.  Captain  Day  then  enlisted  as  private  in  Com 
pany  C,  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry,  June  20,  1861,  and  partici 
pated  in  the  campaign  in  West  Virginia  that  year.  After 
the  action  of  Cross  Lanes,  August  26,  where  his  regiment 
suffered  heavy  loss,  he  was  made  corporal.  In  the  winter 
of  1861-62  he  was  at  Loop  Creek,  Pawpaw,  Romney,  etc. 
He  was  promoted  to  sergeant  and  recommended  for  a 
commission  for  gallantry  at  the  battle  of  Winchester,  Vir 
ginia,  March  23,  1862,  under  General  Shields,  where  he 
was  wounded,  but  remained  at  the  front,  and  in  a  charge  of 
his  brigade  was  one  of  the  first  over  the  stone  wall  forming 
part  of  the  defense  of  the  enemy,  and  was  one  of  a  small 
party  following  Major  Casement  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  into  a 
battery  and  capturing  the  guns.  At  the  close  of  the  fight, 
with  the  aid  of  a  comrade,  he  captured  and  brought  in  a 
staff  officer  of  General  Jackson. 

In  the  battle  of  Port  Republic,  June  9,  1862,  Sergeant 
Day  bore  an  active  part,  and,  though  again  wounded, 
formed  one  of  the  rear-guard  in  the  retreat  after  the  battle, 
for  which  he  was  highly  commended  by  General  Carroll, 
who  commanded  in  that  fight. 

At  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  August  9,  1862,  where 
his  regiment  suffered  terribly,  Sergeant  Day,  though  at  one 
time  "between  two  fires,"  escaped  unhurt,  and  at  the  close 
of  the  action  was  in  command  of  the  remnant  of  three  com 
panies. 

As  a  result  of  the  fatigue  and  hardships  of  the  campaign 
of  1862,  he  was  for  some  months  in  hospital  at  Frederick, 
Maryland,  where,  having  formerly  studied  medicine,  while 
convalescing  he  performed  efficient  service,  assisting  in  the 


SERGEANT  SELDEN  A.  DAY 


COMPANY  C  417 

care  of  the  sick  and  wounded.  Being  given  the  option  of  a 
discharge  for  disability  or  a  transfer  to  the  Regular  Army  as 
hospital  steward,  he  elected  to  be  transferred  in  order  that 
he  might  remain  in  the  service  of  his  country,  and  was  or 
dered  to  Baltimore  for  duty.  In  the  summer  of  1863,  when 
that  city  was  threatened,  Steward  Day,  under  the  Mayor, 
was  instrumental  in  organizing  and  drilling  for  special  ser 
vice  companies  made  up  of  members  of  the  Union  League 
and  convalescents  in  the  hospital. 

Upon  recovering  his  health  he  applied  for  field  service 
and  was  appointed  second  lieutenant  Fifth  Artillery,  and  in 
the  spring  of  1864  was  ordered  to  the  front.  He  joined 
Battery  A  in  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor  and  was  brevetted 
first  lieutenant  for  gallantry  in  that  action.  He  served 
continuously  in  the  field  until  the  close  of  the  war ;  entered 
Richmond  with  Battery  F,  Fifth  Artillery,  April  3,  1865, 
and  was  brevetted  captain  for  "gallant  and  meritorious  ser 
vices  during  the  war." 

He  was  detailed  in  charge  of  cholera  quarantine  at  Craney 
Island,  Virginia,  and  afterward  to  command  Battery  F, 
Fifth  Artillery,  at  Richmond,  Virginia,  1866,  in  which  year 
he  was  promoted  first  lieutenant.  He  was  made  president  of 
Board  of  Registration  and  Elections,  and  military  commis 
sioner  in  Virginia  under  the  Reconstruction  Acts  in  1867-68. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  Artillery  School  in  1874,  and 
from  the  Medical  College  of  the  State  of  South  Carolina, 
1880.  He  was  recorder  of  Board  on  Magazine  Guns, 
1881-82;  promoted  captain  Fifth  Artillery,  1886,  and  com 
manded  Fort  Wood,  Bedloe's  Island,  New  York  Harbor, 
March  to  June,  1887. 

He  traveled  in  Europe  in  1888;  was  ordered  to  the  Pa 
cific  Coast  in  1890,  and  commanded  Fort  Mason,  San  Fran 
cisco,  California,  for  four  years. 

Colonel  Day,  then  captain,  was  mentioned  with  others  in 

the  general  order  from  Headquarters  of  the  Army  in  1897 

for  gallantry  displayed  in  the  rescue  of  seventeen  people 

from  a  sinking  steamer  in  a  storm  at  Fort  Canby,  Washing- 

27 


418     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ton,  February  28,  1896.  The  next  year  he  spent  traveling 
in  the  Orient. 

Colonel  Day's  record  in  the  war  with  Spain  was  also 
notably  brilliant.  At  the  opening  of  the  war  he  became 
major  of  the  Fifth  Artillery,  and  while  in  command  at  Gal- 
veston,  Texas,  was  ordered  to  Tampa,  Florida.  From  there 
he  took  out  the  siege  train  and  reported  to  the  commanding 
general  of  the  army  then  in  Cuba.  With  this  train  he  went 
from  Cuba  to  Porto  Rico,  being  with  a  part  of  his  command, 
acting  as  infantry,  in  one  of  the  first  boats  to  land  at  Gua- 
nica,  July  25,  1898,  and  taking  a  prominent  part  in  the  cap 
ture  of  the  town.  Three  days  later,  his  command  furnish 
ing  the  guard  for  "headquarters  of  the  army  in  the  field," 
he  went  with  it  to  Ponce  Playa,  where  he  ran  up  a  ship's  flag 
on  the  custom  house,  that  being  the  first  United  States  flag 
ever  hoisted  over  a  public  building  in  Porto  Rico.  After  the 
promulgation  of  the  peace  protocol,  he,  as  commandant  of 
the  artillery,  took  over  the  forts  and  armament,  hoisted  the 
flag  over  El  Morro  Castle  at  San  Juan,  and  fired  the  national 
salute  on  the  day  of  final  occupation,  October  18,  1898. 

Colonel  Day's  unflagging  efforts  for  the  advancement  of 
the  profession  to  which  he  has  given  his  whole  life  are  also 
matters  of  record.  It  is  believed  that  one  of  his  inventions, 
a  projectile  of  peculiar  construction,  will  undoubtedly  some 
day  be  adopted  when  further  relief  from  excessive  pressure 
in  heavy  guns  becomes  imperative  through  the  development 
of  smokeless  powder.  The  "dum-dum,"  or  soft-pointed 
bullet  for  small  arms,  was  invented  by  Colonel  Day,  and 
patented  by  him  in  all  prominent  countries  except  the  United 
States.  He  has  been  frequently  employed  by  the  Govern 
ment  as  well  as  by  the  City  of  New  York  and  others  in  scien 
tific  work,  for  which  his  qualifications  as  a  physician  and 
surgeon,  an  expert  rifle  shot,  and  his  knowledge  of  explo 
sives  specially  fit  him. 

While  serving  on  the  island  of  Porto  Rico  as  commander 
of  artillery  and  ordnance  officer,  he  took  an  active  interest 
in  the  development  and  Americanizing  of  our  new  posses 
sions  in  that  part  of  the  world;  experimenting  in  agricul- 


Colonel   Selden   Allen    Day, 

UNITED  STATES  ARMY,  RETIRED 


COMPANY  C  419 

ture  and  stock  raising,  thus  anticipating  the  efforts  of  the 
Government  in  that  line. 

When  the  first  battalion  of  the  Porto  Rican  regiment  was 
authorized  Colonel  Day  took  an  active  interest  in  its  organi 
zation,  believing  the  service  to  be  the  best  possible  school  in 
patriotism  for  the  natives. 

After  a  long  term  of  duty  in  the  tropics  Colonel  Day  was 
ordered  home  and  placed  in  command  at  Fort  Williams, 
Portland,  Maine. 

He  is  now  colonel,  U.  S.  A.,  retired. 


CHARLES  PENDLETON  BOWLER. 

Charles  Pendleton  Bowler  was  born  at  Auburn,  Geauga 
County,  Ohio,  October  26,  1834,  and  was  the  son  of  George 
Irish  and  Lucy  Chesbrough  Barber  Bowler.  Eis  grand 
parents  were  Charles  Bowler  and  Rebecca  Irish,  on  his 
mother's  side  Nathan  Barber  and  Mary  Pendleton.  His 
predilection  was  for  the  Christian  ministry  and  for  several 
years  attended  school  at  Hiram,  Ohio,  under  James  A.  Gar- 
field  as  teacher.  In  the  year  1859  he  was  sent  to  Oberlin 
College,  at  Oberlin,  Ohio,  to  complete  his  education,  and  to 
graduate  therefrom  fitted  for  the  ministry,  which  he  had  se 
lected  as  his  life-work. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war,  under  the  call  of 
President  Abraham  Lincoln  for  75,000  volunteers,  a  com 
pany  was  raised  consisting  wholly  of  the  students  of  the 
college,  under  command  of  three  of  its  professors,  and  he 
enlisted  as  a  private  therein,  April  17,  1861,  for  a  period  of 
three  months.  On  arrival  of  the  organization  at  Camp  Tay 
lor,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  it  was  assigned  to  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  O.  V.  I.,  as  Company  C,  and  was  known  as  such  there 
after.  He  was  promoted  to  sergeant  and  the  regiment  was 
transferred  to  Camp  Dennison,  situated  near  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  for  drill  and  discipline  and  to  receive  its  equipments. 

June  19,  Bowler  reenlisted  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States  for  a  period  of  three  years,  and  was  reappointed 
sergeant  on  account  of  good  behavior  and  soldierly 
conduct,  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  killed  in 
action.  After  reenlistment  the  regiment  was  sent  to  West 
Virginia,  where  he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes, 
August  26,  1861;  Winchester,  March  23,  1862;  Port  Re 
public,  June  9,  1862,  and  numerous  skirmishes  and  marches, 
suffering  from  hunger,  cold  and  wet  for  the  future  good  of 
his  country,  which  was  borne  uncomplainingly  by  him.  Af 
ter  the  latter-named  battle  the  regiment  was  sent  to  Alex 
andria,  Virginia,  for  recuperation.  While  there  he  sent  the 


SERGEANT   CHARLES  P.   BOWLER 
(Killed  at   Battle   of  Cedar  Mountain,   Va.,   Aug.   9th,    1862.) 


COMPANY  C  421 

following  letter  to  the  Cleveland  Leader,  which  was  pub 
lished  in  their  columns,  and  was  probably  one  of  the  last 
that  was  written  by  him. 

"CAMP  NEAR  ALEXANDRIA,  July  4,  1862. 

"DEAR  L^ADKR:  If  you  had  been  in  this  neighborhood 
last  evening  you  would  have  thought  from  the  lively  ap 
pearance  of  our  camp  that  something  was  going  on.  As 
soon  as  it  was  dark  those  who  had  provided  themselves  with 
fireworks  began  to  display  them.  Some  of  them  were  very 
fine,  the  bands  played  lively  airs,  and  the  boys  seemed  to 
enjoy  themselves  very  much.  This  morning  we  were  re 
viewed  by  General  Tyler  and  staff,  many  citizens  of  Wash 
ington  being  present.  After  passing  in  review  and  being 
formed  in  solid  column,  Sergeant  Bowler  of  Company  C, 
Seventh  Ohio,  read  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Chap 
lain  Wright  then  delivered  a  short  address  and  offered 
prayer  for  the  success  of  our  arms.  General  Tyler  then 
made  a  short  speech  telling  what  had  transpired  during  the 
past  year.  He  said  when  we  left  Ohio  the  brigade  was  four 
thousand  strong ;  it  now  numbers  a  little  more  than  a  thou 
sand.  His  remarks  were  appreciated  by  all  and  I  could  see 
many  tearful  eyes  around  me.  The  General  is  a  good  man 
and  a  fine  officer,  and  is  well  worthy  of  the  position  he  now 
occupies. 

"After  returning  to  camp  and  partaking  of  dinner  the 
boys  pitched  upon  the  commissioned  officers  who  have  lately 
been  promoted  and  made  them  stand  treat,  which  they  did 
willingly.  General  Tyler  then  'treated  the  brigade/  which 
caused  a  great  deal  of  amusement.  At  3  p.  M.  the  order  was 
given  for  the  Seventh  to  fall  in,  which  we  did,  and  marched 
to  front  of  Colonel  Creighton's  quarters,  where  General 
Tyler  introduced  us  to  the  Hon.  A.  G.  Riddle,  who  made  a 
short  and  beautiful  speech. 

"On  Wednesday  I  paid  a  visit  to  Fort  Worth.  It  was 
built  last  winter  by  the  New  Jersey  boys,  and  mounts  twelve 
guns.  In  the  fort  there  is  a  battery  of  steel  guns  presented 


422     S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

to  the  U.  S.  Government  by  the  loyal  Americans  in  Eng 
land. 

"Our  regiment  is  now  resting  and  we  are  enjoying  good 
health.  Our  numbers  are  small  but  I  think  they  are  effec 
tive.  Since  I  wrote  you  last  I  have  seen  a  portion  of  the  Bull 
Run  battlefield. 

"We  expected  to  go  to  Richmond,  but  the  order  was 
countermanded,  so  we  are  now  camped  about  three  miles 
from  Alexandria,  and  may  move  at  any  moment.  Will 
write  you  again  when  anything  special  turns  up. 

"Yours, 

"CHARTS  P. 


Something  special  did  turn  up,  and  the  regiment  was  or 
dered  to  join  General  Sigel  at  Little  Washington,  Virginia, 
but  the  order  was  changed  later  and  it  was  assigned  to  the 
corps  of  Major-General  N.  P.  Banks.  Taking  the  cars  at 
Alexandria  it  moved  to  Warrenton,  Virginia,  remaining  in 
camp  there  for  a  few  days.  Marched  to  Culpeper  Court 
House,  Va.,  where  it  went  into  camp.  Hardly  was  it  estab 
lished,  before  the  boom  of  cannon  was  heard.  The  men 
were  ordered  into  ranks  and  marched  in  the  direction  of  the 
firing,  and  soon  reached  the  neighborhood  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Virginia,  where  it  went  into  action  immediately,  sup 
porting  artillery,  and  then  passing  it  moved  to  the  front  line 
of  battle,  where  an  enfilading  fire  on  both  flanks  and  front 
tore  the  regiment  to  pieces. 

Sergeant  Bowler  was  killed  in  this  battle,  which  was 
fought  August  9,  1862.  He  was  known  as  a  Christian  gen 
tleman  and  as  a  brave  and  patriotic  soldier  by  his  comrades. 
"Blessed  are  they  who  die  in  the  Lord."  "Their  ways  are 
ways  of  pleasantness  and  all  their  paths  are  peace." 


SERGEANT  HOBART  G.  ORTON 


ROBERT  G.  ORTON. 

Hobert  G.  Orton  was  born  at  Shelby,  Richland  County, 
Ohio,  in  the  year  1838,  and  is  a  son  of  Treat  and  Rozetta 
(Du  Bois)  Orton,  natives  of  the  State  of  New  York.  His 
father  was  of  English  and  his  mother  of  Holland  descent. 
His  father  was  a  pioneer  settler  of  Ohio,  having  gone  there 
in  1822.  He  has  one  brother  and  two  sisters — Angeline  C. 
(widow  of  Dr.  William  H.  Bunker,  deceased,  late  of  Hamil 
ton  County,  Ohio),  E.  Chase  (of  Williams  County,  Ohio), 
Sarah  A.  (wife  of  Dr.  Albert  Wilber,  of  Williams  County, 
Ohio). 

Hobert  G.  Orton  was  raised  on  a  farm,  and  attended  the 
common  schools  of  his  neighborhood.  At  the  age  of  seven 
teen  he  commenced  to  teach  school.  His  first  school  was 
in  the  Swall  District,  in  Crawford  County,  Ohio.  While 
teaching  he  "boarded  round,"  as  was  the  usual  way  at  that 
time.  He  received  a  liberal  education  at  Oberlin  College, 
and  was  able  to  pay  his  way  partly  by  manual  labor  and 
teaching  during  the  winter  months. 

While  at  college,  in  April,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Company  C,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  for  a  period  of 
three  months;  reenlisted  June  19  for  three  years,  and 
was  with  the  regiment  continuously  until  dangerously 
wounded  in  the  thigh,  his  right  thigh  bone  being 
broken  near  the  hip  joint  by  a  gun  shot,  and  he  was  cap 
tured,  and  was  confined  with  eight  others  in  a  small  room 
about  nine  by  fifteen  feet.  On  the  floor  was  placed  a  small 
quantity  of  hay,  with  a  wagon  cover  spread  over  it.  This 
constituted  their  only  bed  and  most  of  them  were  desper 
ately  wounded.  After  the  battle  of  Carnifax  Ferry,  Vir 
ginia,  he  was  rescued  by  the  Union  troops  under  Gen.  W. 
S.  Rosecrans,  and  taken  to  a  field  hospital  near  by,  and  from 
there  transferred  to  the  St.  John's  Hospital  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  his  brother  E.  C.  Orton  superintending  the  transfer. 
He  was  placed  under  the  charge  of  Dr.  Blackburn,  a  dis- 


424     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

tinguished  surgeon  of  those  times.  While  at  this  hospital 
he  underwent  two  severe  surgical  operations,  from  tin.; 
effects  of  which  he  still  suffers,  and  is  often  confined  to  his 
bed  for  weeks  at  a  time,  and  was  discharged  from  thence 
September  2,  1862. 

While  in  the  hospital  he  traded  his  army  overcoat  for  two 
old  volumes  of  "Blackstone's  Commentaries,"  which  he 
studied  carefully  during  the  weary  months  there.  After 
ward,  he  attended  the  Law  University  at  Ann  Arbor,  Michi 
gan,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  year  1864. 

In  1866  he  located  at  Princeton,  Missouri,  and  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  partnership  with  Ira  B. 
Hyde,  which  existed  to  1891.  He  is  a  man  of  good  business 
ability,  and  has  been  successful  in  the  practice  of  his  profes 
sion. 

December  6,  1865,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Angeline  C. 
Stewart,  a  native  of  Vermont,  by  whom  he  has  three  chil 
dren  living — Helen  Du  Bois,  Ira  D.,  and  Elden  C.  Mrs. 
Helen  Du  Bois  (wife  of  J.  C.  Mounet),  now  resides  in  Cam 
bridge,  Massachusetts ;  Ira  D.  is  a  lawyer  in  Nome,  Alaska, 
and  his  youngest  son  is  a  lawyer,  now  in  business  with  his 
father. 

Orton  has  always  been  an  ardent  Republican,  and  since 
his  residence  in  Missouri  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in 
politics.  He  served  eight  years  as  probate  judge  of  Mercer 
County,  and  has  been  three  times  elected  as  its  prosecuting 
attorney.  He  still  makes  a  very  good  showing,  wrestling 
with  the  infirmities  of  his  wound  and  age. 


SERGEANT  EDGAR  M.   CONDIT 


EDGAR  MANTELBERT  CONDIT. 

Edgar  Mantelbert  Condit  was  born  a  farmer's  boy  Jan 
uary  24,  1840,  in  Trenton  Township,  Delaware  County, 
Ohio.  One  morning  early  in  May,  1856,  he  climbed  into  a 
covered  wagon  loaded  with  household  goods,  to  drive  the 
team  to  Anamosa,  Iowa.  It  was  one  of  nine  wagons  em 
bracing  his  father's  family  and  two  of  his  sons-in-law. 
This  trip  as  it  seemed  to  him  at  the  time  was  likely  to  re 
main  the  event  of  his  lifetime.  For  three  years  he  shared 
the  novelty  as  well  as  the  hardships  of  a  pioneer  life  on  a 
frontier  prairie.  At  nineteen  he  had  the  choice  of  a  college 
education  or  to  continue  on  the  farm.  He  chose  the  former 
and  began  his  studies  at  Oberlin  with  the  fall  term  of  1859, 
teaching  country  district  schools  during  the  college  winter 
vacations,  and  pursuing  his  studies  the  balance  of  the  year 
until  the  war  broke  out  in  April,  1861.  His  was  among  the 
first  fifty  names  subscribed  to  the  enlistment  roll  at  that 
memorable  Saturday  night — April  2Oth — meeting  in  the  old 
First  Church.  By  Monday  morning  the  allotment  of  one 
hundred  was  overflowing,  while  some  cried  because  there 
was  no  room  for  them.  A  few  days  later  this  band  of  stu 
dents  became  Company  C  of  the  Seventh  O.  V.  I. 

Following,  and  probably  the  result  of  long  exposure  in 
mountains,  after  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes  he  had  a  long 
siege  of  typhoid  fever  accompanied  by  other  ills,  which  cul 
minated  in  his  absence  from  the  company  from  early  No 
vember,  1861,  until  August,  1862,  joining  his  company 
again  at  Culpeper  a  few  days  after  the  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain.  He  participated  with  his  company  in  the  battles 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Antietam,  the  skirmish  at  Berryville,  Vir 
ginia,  and  the  fight  at  Dumfries,  where  he  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  left  thigh.  On  account  of  this  wound  he 
was  discharged  from  the  service  at  Alexandria,  Virginia, 
February  n,  1863.  He  served  in  the  ranks  until  Novem- 


426     S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

her  i,  1862,  when  he  was  made  a  corporal.  January  i, 
1863,  he  was  promoted  to  sergeant. 

He  reentered  the  service  for  the  last  year  of  the  war  with 
Battery  G,  Second  Illinois  Light  Artillery.  He  was  at 
once  detailed  to  Sixteenth  Army  Corps  headquarters,  where 
he  served  with  the  Chief  of  Artillery,  John  W.  Lowell.  He 
participated  in  the  reduction  of  Spanish  Fort  and  Fort 
Blakely  on  the  gulf,  and  later  the  capture  of  Mobile  and 
Montgomery,  and  was  discharged  at  Springfield,  Illinois, 
September  4,  1865. 

The  war  over,  the  old  zeal  to  complete  his  college  course 
could  not  be  summoned  back,  and  so  he  fell  into  matrimony 
with  Miss  Eliza  Bell,  whose  acquaintance  he  had  made  while 
they  were  both  Oberlin  students.  She  was  the  eldest  daugh 
ter  of  the  Hon.  James  A.  Bell,  of  Medina  County,  Ohio. 
They  were  married  February  8,  1866,  but  no  children  were 
ever  born  to  them.  Following  his  marriage  three  years' 
farming  was  enough.  He  plunged  into  the  general  insur 
ance  business  with  several  Western  States  for  his  field.  He 
added  the  banking  business,  and  a  little  later  real  estate 
on  his  own  account,  first  at  Anamosa,  then  in  Chicago  after 
1887. 

In  1902  he  was  not  rich  as  wealth  is  measured  nowadays, 
but  he  had  sense  enough  to  retire  for  a  well-earned  vacation. 
Following  this  retirement  from  business  he  and  his  wife 
visited  all  the  countries  of  Europe,  Northern  Africa,  and 
much  of  Asia,  including  Palestine,  Siberia,  Japan,  China, 
Ceylon,  and  India.  On  his  return  to  the  United  States  in 
1904  he  published  "Two  Years  in  Three  Continents" — a 
book  of  over  600  pages  and  many  illustrations  covering  their 
observations,  impressions,  and  experiences  in  many  lands 
and  with  many  peoples.  Its  matter  had  been  edited  as  they 
journeyed,  and  not  taken  out  of  notes  in  "cold  storage"  on 
their  return.  Now  he  and  his  wife  live  by  the  sea,  at  Day- 
tona,  Fla.,  with  only  the  supervision  of  a  large  orange  grove 
for  a  business.  Their  Southern  home  is  wholly  modern, 
with  a  wealth  of  semi-tropical  growth  about  it,  while  their 
deep  verandas  offer  pleasant  shade  as  he  leisurely  recalls 


CAPTAIN  ELIAS  W.  MOREY 
(Sergt.  Co.  C,   7th  O.  V.  I.— dipt.  Co.  D,  9th  U.  S.  C.  T.) 


COMPANY  C  427 

the  momentous  events  and  developments  of  his  country  the 
past  fifty  years,  as  well,  also,  the  pleasing  memories  of  his 
soldier  days,  his  busy  life,  his  tour  around  the  Old  World, 
his  trip  through  New  England,  Alaska,  California,  and  Old 
Mexico,  for  these  must  contribute  much  of  his  pleasure  as 
old  age  comes  on  apace. 


CHARLES  HALL  BUXTON. 

Charles  Hall  Buxton  was  born  in  Batavia,  Genesee 
County,  New  York,  September  7,  1836.  In  his  youth  he 
attended  the  public  school  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  then 
assisted  his  father  in  business.  In  the  fall  of  1854,  at  the 
age  of  eighteen,  wishing  to  obtain  a  liberal  education  he  went 
to  Oberlin,  Ohio,  and  entered  the  Preparatory  Department 
of  Oberlin  College.  In  order  to  partly  meet  his  expenses  he 
taught  school  winters,  and  worked  two  and  three  hours  a 
day  during  term  time.  He  entered  college  in  1856,  studied 
three  years,  and  then  spent  one  year  teaching  school  in  La 
Fayette,  Indiana.  He  then  returned  to  college  and  pursued 
his  studies  until  the  spring  of  1861,  being  then  in  the  senior 
class  expecting  to  graduate  in  the  month  of  August.  When 
the  news  reached  the  college  that  Fort  Sumter  had  been  fired 
upon  and  war  declared  between  the  North  and  South,  he, 
with  one  hundred  other  students,  after  serious  deliberation, 
decided  to  take  up  arms  in  defense  of  their  country. 

He  enlisted  in  the  United  States  service  for  three  months 
at  Camp  Taylor,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  April  30,  1861,  the  organ 
ization  being  designated  as  Company  C,  Seventh  Regiment 
O.  V.  I.  After  some  time  drilling  in  Camp  Dennison  the 
call  for  three  years  was  made  and  he  responded  by  being 
mustered  in  again  June  19,  1861.  He  served  as  private, 
corporal,  and  sergeant.  He  was  engaged  in  several  skir 
mishes  and  battles,  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester,  Port  Republic 
and  Cedar  Mountain.  In  the  latter  he  was  wounded  in  the 
shoulder  and  forearm.  While  in  the  hospital  at  Alexandria, 
Virginia,  he  was  unanimously  elected  by  the  company  in 
October,  1862,  to  take  its  command,  but  the  uncertainty  of 
his  early  recovery  rendered  it  inexpedient  to  forward  his 
name  to  the  Governor  for  a  commission.  After  partial  re 
covery,  served  as  clerk  in  the  Mansion  House  Hospital, 
Alexandria;  acting  hospital  steward  from  January,  1863,  to 
January,  1864,  when  he  was  detailed  by  the  War  Depart- 


SERGEANT  CHARLES  H.   BUXTON 


CORPORAL  THERON  E.  W.  ADAMS 


COMPANY  C  429 

ment  as  clerk  to  the  Adjutant-General's  Office,  where  he 
remained  until  he  was  mustered  out  of  service  June  19, 
1864,  by  Adjutant-General  Samuel  Breed,  U.  S.  A.,  at 
War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.  Immediately  after 
ward,  on  the  recommendation  of  Senator  B.  F.  Wade,  he 
received  an  appointment  in  the  United  States  Treasurer's 
Office,  Washington,  D.  C. 

In  1866  he  entered  Columbia  Law  College  and  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  the  District  of  Columbia  in  1869. 

In  October,  1866,  he  married  a  classmate,  Miss  Sarah  P. 
Jewell,  and  has  now  living  one  daughter  and  four  sons. 
In  1900  he  married  as  his  second  wife  Mrs.  Helen  Davis 
Merriman.  At  the  present  time  he  is  a  bookkeeper  in  the 
United  States  Treasurer's  Office  and  resides  at  Falls  Church, 
Virginia,  where  he  is  enjoying  his  old  age  at  the  homestead 
''Chestnut  Hill"  overlooking  the  capital  of  the  nation. 


DEATH  OF  SERGEANT  O.  C.  TREMBLED. 

One  of  the  saddest  incidents,  resulting  in  the  loss  of  life, 
in  our  experience,  was  the  death  of  Sergeant  Oliver  C. 
Trembley,  who  was  accidentally  drowned  in  the  Ohio  River 
on  June  24,  1864,  when  the  regiment  was  returning  home 
to  be  mustered  out  of  service. 

The  old  stern-wheel  steamboat  on  which  we  were  loaded 
was  passing  up  through  a  narrow  rapid  current,  near  the 
Kentucky  shore,  a  short  distance  above  Rising  Sun,  Indiana, 
when  Trembley,  in  the  act  of  passing  along  the  unguarded 
edge  of  the  lower  deck,  slipped  and  fell  overboard.  The 
alarm  was  at  once  given  and  the  boat  stopped.  Prompt  and 
thorough  effort  was  made  to  recover  the  body,  but  without 
immediate  success.  Private  Hiram  Parsons  was  detailed  to 
remain  and  continue  the  search.  After  three  days  the  body 
arose  to  the  surface,  and  Parsons  brought  it  to  Cleveland  in 
a  metallic  case,  and  it  was  sent,  under  an  escort  of  four  of 
his  comrades,  to  the  home  of  his  parents  at  North  Fairfield, 
Ohio. 

The  death  of  Sergeant  Trembley  at  this  time  was  pecu 
liarly  distressing.  He  had  written  to  his  mother  from  Geor 
gia  that  his  fighting  was  over  and  he  would  soon  be  home. 
When  the  regiment  was  passing  through  Ohio  the  expectant 
parents  drove  from  the  farm  to  meet  their  son  at  the  rail 
road  station.  Inquiring  first  of  Company  D,  no  one  had  the 
courage  to  tell  them  the  sad  truth,  but  Orderly  Sergeant 
Lawrence  Wilson  directed  them  to  Company  C,  where  the 
parents  first  learned  of  the  death  of  their  boy. 

Oliver  C.  Trembley  was  born  in  Huron  County,  Ohio, 
December  4,  1841,  and  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  was  a 
student  in  Oberlin  College.  He  was  present  with  his  com 
pany  continuously  and  was  one  of  the  very  few  members  of 
the  regiment  who  was  not  wounded  in  battle,  though  he  par 
ticipated  in  nearly  every  engagement  in  which  the  regiment 
took  part. 

— Contributed  by  M.  M.  ANDREWS. 

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SERGEANT  OLIVER  C.   TREMBLY 

(Drowned  in   Ohio  River,   June   24th,    1864,   on   way  homo 
for  muster  ont.) 


CORPORAL   JAMES  M.   GUINN 


JAMES  MILLER  GUINN. 

James  Miller  Guinn  was  born  near  Houston,  Shelby 
County,  Ohio,  November  27,  1834.  He  attended  school  a 
short  term  each  winter.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  began 
teaching.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Oberlin  College. 

April  20,  1 86 1,  he  enlisted  at  Oberlin,  Ohio,  in  a  student 
company  which  later  became  Company  C,  Seventh  Regiment 
O.  V.  I.  He  reenlisted  in  the  same  company  for  three  years. 
A  "History  of  Company  C,"  written  by  one  of  his  comrades 
in  1866,  gives  this  record  of  his  military  service:  "Pro 
moted  to  corporal,  November  i,  1862 ;  present  at  the  battles 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester,  Port  Republic,  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  and  Antietam ;  on  every  march  of  the  company  till  his 
discharge,  January  12,  1863." 

In  October,  1863,  Governor  Tod  commissioned  him  cap 
tain  in  a  new  regiment;  but  unfit  for  military  duty,  he  was 
compelled  to  decline  the  appointment,  and  in  November, 
1863,  came  to  California,  via  Panama,  to  try  to  regain  his 
health.  He  engaged  in  teaching  for  a  time.  In  1864  he 
joined  the  rush  to  the  Idaho  gold  mines  and  for  three  years 
worked  at  placer  mining  in  Boise  Basin.  In  1867  he  re 
turned  to  California,  taught  school  in  Alameda  County,  and 
in  1868  tried  life  insurance  in  San  Francisco.  In  1869  he 
came  to  Los  Angeles  County,  and  for  twelve  years  was  su 
perintendent  of  the  Anaheim  schools  and  also  superintended 
a  ranch. 

In  1874  he  was  married  to  Miss  Dapsilea  C.  Marquis.  To 
them  three  children  have  been  born — Mabel  Elisabeth,  Edna 
Marquis,  and  Howard  James. 

From  1 88 1  to  1884  superintendent  Los  Angeles  city 
schools;  1884-86,  merchant;  1886-89,  broker;  1889-91, 
orange  grower;  1891-96,  deputy  county  assessor;  1896- 
1903,  author  of  three  volumes  California  history;  1903-05, 
merchant;  1905-06,  member  Board  of  Education,  Los  An 
geles  City;  1906,  broker.  At  present  residing  in  Los  An 
geles,  California. 

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JAMES  WARNER  RAYMOND. 

James  Warner  Raymond  was  born  near  the  site  of  Fort 
Dearborn,  Chicago,  Illinois,  April  25,  1841.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  city  and  at  Ober- 
lin  College,  Oberlin,  Ohio.  Enlisted  August  6,  1862; 
joined  Company  C  October  9,  1862. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles :  Dumfries,  Vir 
ginia,  December  27,  1862;  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May 
i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and 
3,  1863;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee,  November  24, 
1863 ;  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  November  25,  1863, 
and  Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863,  being  severely 
wounded  in  the  thigh  in  the  last-named  battle,  and  captured 
by  the  enemy,  and  retaken  by  the  Union  troops  the  same 
day.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  September  29, 
1864. 

Reenlisted  and  was  appointed  first  lieutenant  and  regi 
mental  quartermaster  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-sev 
enth  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  participated  in  the  marches  of 
this  regiment  until  mustered  out  June  24,  1865. 

He  married  Miss  Arabella  Lessure,  at  Allegheny,  Penn 
sylvania,  and  they  had  one  son. 

After  his  return  from  the  army  he  was  engaged  contin 
uously  in  the  mercantile  and  banking  business  in  Dakota  and 
Minnesota. 

He  was  elected  as  a  companion  in  the  Military  Order  of 
the  Loyal  Legion,  April  14,  1891,  and  was  esteemed  highly 
in  that  order. 

He  died  at  Pasadena,  California,  February  21,  1905. 


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LIEUTENANT   JAMES   W.    RAYMOND 

fCorp'l  Co.  C,  7th  O.  V.  I. — 1st  Lieut.  &  R.  Q.  M.  177th  O.  V.  I. 
—Died  Feb.   21st,    1905.) 


CAPTAIN  JAMES  W.  CHENEY 

(Private    Co.    C,    7th    O.   V.    I. — Captain    49th    111.    Tnf. 
— Died   Feb.    8th,    1905.) 


JAMES  WILSON  CHENEY. 

James  Wilson  Cheney  was  born  August  20,  1841,  in 
Royalston,  Massachusetts.  In  1855,  with  his  parents, 
moved  to  Shelbyville,  Illinois.  Attended  public  schools, 
commercial  college,  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  in  1860  entered 
Oberlin  College,  Ohio,  from  which  he  enlisted  as  private 
April,  1 86 1,  in  Company -C.  He  was  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  but  escaping  returned  to  camp  after 
three  days  in  the  mountains.  Soon  afterward  he  was  sent, 
sick  with  typhoid  fever,  to  Charleston,  Virginia,  where 
being  given  up  to  die  by  the  surgeons,  his  father  and  com 
rades  nursed  him  back  to  strength  sufficient  to  be  removed 
to  his  home  in  Illinois. 

Later,  having  raised  a  company  of  men  near  Vandalia, 
Illinois,  he  was  commissioned  first-lieutenant,  Company  D, 
Forty-ninth  Regiment  I.  V.  I.  Was  promoted  to  captain 
February  13,  1862,  his  commission  reading,  "Promoted  for 
meritorious  service  at  battle  of  Fort  Donelson,  February  13, 
14,  15,  and  1 6,  1862."  He  lost  just  half  of  his  men  in  the 
battle  of  Pittsburg  Landing,  April  6  and  7 ;  was  engaged  in 
siege  of  Corinth,  Mississippi;  Sherman's  raid  through 
Mississippi ;  capture  of  Fort  De  Russy,  Louisiana,  Pleasant 
Hill  and  Clouterville,  Louisiana ;  fifty  days  in  the  Red  River 
campaign  under  General  Banks;  Chicot  Lake  and  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas ;  fight  with  Forrest  at  Memphis,  Tennessee ; 
campaign  after  Price  in  Missouri,  and  battles  of  Nashville, 
Tennessee.  Was  mustered  out  of  service  March  22,  1865. 

He  married  Armilla  A.  Perkins,  May  27,  1868,  to  whom 
one  son,  Edwin  Henry,  was  born  June  13,  1869.  Moved 
to  Detroit,  Michigan,  in  1871,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
wholesale  and  retail  millinery,  and  later  in  mechanical  lines. 
In  1895  moved  to  Oak  Park,  Illinois,  and  was  connected 
with  the  Chicago  Edison  Company. 

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434     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Failing  health  necessitating  the  giving  up  of  business, 
with  his  wife,  he  went  to  California  in  1903,  and  died  of 
heart  failure  February  8,  1905. 

"Courageous  and  cheerful  through  years  of  suffering, 
loved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him." 


THOMAS  P.  DICKSON 


JOSEPH  S.  CLEVERDON 


JOSEPH  S.  CLEVERDON. 

Joseph  S.  Cleverdon,  M.  D.,  resides  at  421  N.  Pine  ave 
nue,  Austin  Station,  Chicago,  Illinois.  He  was  born  in 
England,  April  26,  1842,  and  was  reared  at  Chagrin  Falls, 
Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  in  the 
Preparatory  Department  of  Oberlin  College. 

He  enlisted  August  13,  1862,  from  Chagrin  Falls,  and 
was  assigned  to  Company  C,  Seventh  O.  V.  L,  where  he 
served  until  transferred  to  Company  B,  Fifth  O.  V.  L,  on 
October  31,  1864.  He  participated  in  battle  at  Dumfries, 
Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Lookout  Mountain,  Mission 
ary  Ridge,  and  at  Ringgold,  Georgia,  where  he  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  right  arm  above  the  elbow  and  in  chest,  and 
made  a  cripple  for  life,  on  November  27,  1863. 

He  was  discharged  on  February  25,  1865,  on  account  of 
wounds.  He  was  married  on  May  n,  1868,  to  Miss  Mary 
Marsh,  at  Bainbridge,  Ohio,  and  five  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters  were  born  to  them.  Since  the  war  he  has  served  as  a 
clerk  in  the  Paymaster-General's  Office,  War  Department, 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  from  1866  to  1881 ;  as  postmaster  at 
Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio,  from  1881  to  1886,  and  with  the 
Standard  Oil  Company  until  the  present  time,  where  he 
occupies  an  important  position  of  trust  and  responsibility 
with  this  great  company,  in  the  city  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 

While  in  Washington  he  graduated  in  medicine  in  the 
Medical  Department  of  Georgetown  College  in  the  class  of 
1871. 

Always  faithful  and  true  to  every  trust,  he  is  as  honorable 
in  time  of  peace  as  he  was  brave  and  fearless  in  time  of 
battle.  A  good  citizen  and  valuable  member  of  society; 
an  affectionate  husband  and  father ;  a  valued  friend,  he  can 
be  nothing  but  a  considerate,  Christian  gentleman. 


PHILIP  GRIGSBY. 

There  is  perhaps  no  pastime  so  pleasant  as  reading,  no 
reading  equal  to  biography,  and  no  biography  so  thrilling 
as  that  of  the  "Boys  in  Blue."  The  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  born  in  England,  October  25,  1842.  He  came  to  this 
country  soon  after  the  death  of  his  parents,  when  a  young 
boy,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools. 

At  the  age  of  nineteen,  when  the  call  for  volunteers  came 
in  the  early  sixties,  the  land  of  his  adoption  had  become  so 
dear  to  him  that  realizing  the  need  of  immediate  action, 
when  the  insults  to  the  Stars  and  Stripes  made  such  dire 
consequences  possible,  he  enlisted  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  In 
fantry,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  Company  C,  as  a  private,  Sep 
tember  n,  1862.  He  served  the  country  faithfully  and  with 
devotion  until  disabled  by  a  bursting  shell,  at  Dumfries 
Landing,  Virginia,  making  necessary  the  amputation  of  his 
right  leg. 

He  met  this  calamity  as  a  boy  of  twenty,  just  as  he  did 
every  reverse  in  subsequent  life,  with  unflinching  courage 
and  quiet  fortitude.  He  was  honorably  discharged  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  August  12,  1863,  crippled  for  life,  and  his 
fondest  hopes  blighted.  Notwithstanding  the  disadvan 
tages  under  which  he  labored,  nothing  daunted,  he  applied 
himself  unaided  to  the  study  of  the  law,  and  after  a  few 
years  became  proficient  in  his  chosen  profession  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  Here  he  applied  himself  as  in  his  mili 
tary  career,  with  indomitable  courage,  and  was  ever  true  to 
his  highest  ideals.  His  integrity  of  character  was  always 
unquestioned,  whether  in  the  many  public  offices  he  held,  or 
in  private  life.  He  discharged  every  trust  with  fidelity  and 
ability,  and  his  excellent  qualities  were  appreciated  by  all 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Annette  Davidson  at  Parkers, 
Oregon.  She  died,  February  20,  1879,  leaving  a  son,.  An- 
dell,  who  was  only  eighteen  months  old.  This  son  still  re 
sides  at  Parkers,  Oregon. 


PHILIP  GRIGSBY 


SERGEANT  OWEN  HICKS 
(Private  Co.  C,  7th  O.  V.  I. — 1st  Sergt.  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.) 


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After  a  period  of  over  six  years  he  again  married.  His 
second  wife  was  Dr.  Anna  Colby,  of  Republic,  Kansas,  by 
whom  he  had  two  children — a  daughter,  born  and  died  Au 
gust  5,  1887,  and  a  son,  Frederic  C.,  born  October  31,  1889, 
who  died  at  Concordia,  Kansas,  July  16,  1905. 

Mr.  Grigsby  was  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  from  its  ear 
liest  history,  and  thus  aided  in  keeping  alive  the  principles 
for  which  he  so  earnestly  contended  when  but  a  mere  boy. 
He  answered  to  the  final  roll-call  April  5,  1890,  in  Mercer 
County,  California,  thus  closing  a  life  which  left  as  a  rich 
heritage  to  his  many  friends  the  memory  of  a  well-spent 
probation,  cheering  and  making  happier  all  around  him. 
His  life  and  death  were  worthy  the  soldier  and  gentleman  he 
surely  was. 

"You  may  break,  you  may  shatter  the  vase  if  you  will, 
But  the  scent  of  the  roses  will  cling  to  it  still." 


SELDEN  BINGHAM  KINGSBURY. 

Selden  Bingham  Kingsbury  was  born  October  29,  1846, 
at  Camden,  Lorain  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Charles  B. 
Kingsbury,  was  a  farmer,  and  Selden  was  raised  upon  a 
farm  and  attended  the  district  school,  and  in  1857  entered 
the  Preparatory  Department  of  Oberlin  College.  While  in 
this  department  he  taught  school  winters.  He  entered  Ober 
lin  College  in  1860,  after  graduating  from  the  Preparatory 
Department.  In  the  winter  of  1860  he  taught  the  village 
school  at  Preedsville,  Michigan,  and  returned  to  college  in 
March,  1861. 

On  or  about  the  I7th  day  of  April,  1861,  and  immedi 
ately  after  the  first  call  for  75,000  volunteers,  Company  C, 
Seventh  O.  V.  L,  was  organized.  It  was  composed  entirely 
of  students  at  Oberlin.  He  was  one  of  those  who  organized 
the  company,  enlisting  as  a  member  thereof.  It  was  taken 
to  Camp  Taylor,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  mustered  into  the 
service  of  the  United  States,  and  transferred  to  Camp  Den- 
nison,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  it  remained  until  the 
latter  part  of  June,  when  it  was  transferred  to  West  Vir 
ginia,  The  regiment  reenlisted  June  19  for  three  years.  Its 
first  march  was  a  forced  one  from  Clarksburg  to  Weston, 
Virginia,  at  the  latter  city  capturing  some  $57,000  of  cash 
belonging  to  the  State  of  Virginia,  which  was  turned  over  to 
West  Virginia,  just  then  formed. 

He  participated  in  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia, 
August  26,  1861,  where  he  was  captured,  and  incarcerated 
in  the  Southern  prisons  at  Libby,  Richmond,  Virginia,  and 
Parish/  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  the  journey  to  them  be 
ing  on  freight  and  flat-cars.  Afterward  he  was  transferred 
to  Salisbury,  North  Carolina,  and  was  exchanged  on  parole, 
July,  1862,  and  taken  to  New  York  City,  where  he  was  fur- 
loughed  for  sixty  days  and  returned  to  his  father's  house 
at  Camden,  Ohio.  At  the  expiration  of  his  furlough  he  went 
to  Camp  Chase,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  suffering  from  chronic 


SELDEN   B.    KINGSBURY 


COMPANY  C  439 

diarrhoea,  which  he  had  contracted  in  the  Southern  prisons, 
and  was  discharged  on  account  of  disability  in  August,  1863, 
and  returned  to  his  home  and'  afterward  to  college,  grad 
uating  from  thence  in  August,  1864. 

He  was  appointed  superintending  principal  of  the  high 
school  at  Flint,  Michigan,  in  September,  and  had  been  prin 
cipal  of  the  high  school  at  Mentor,  Lake  County,  Ohio,  dur 
ing  the  winter  of  1863-64,  while  in  college.  He  was  en 
gaged  in  teaching  nearly  fifteen  years. 

He  married  Miss  Hulda  Corning,  at  Mentor,  Ohio,  in 
August,  1865,  and  five  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom 
four  are  living — Nathan  Corning,  Fred,  Charles,  Helen, 
and  Ross  Selden  Kingsbury,  and  one  died  when  three  years 
old,  Lizzie  Alice  Kingsbury. 

He  practiced  at  Constantine,  Michigan,  until  June,  1880, 
when  he  removed  to  Idaho,  and  in  1905  to  Honolulu,  being 
still  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  received  the  degree 
of  B.  A.  in  1864  and  that  of  M.  A.  in  1871,  at  Oberlin 
College.  He  is  a  Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  president  of  the  National 
Association  of  the  Family  of  the  name  of  Kingsbury.  Has 
been  for  many  years  treasurer  of  the  Idaho  State  Bar  Asso 
ciation.  Member  of  the  School  Board  of  Boise,  Idaho. 
Twice  elected  to  the  Common  Council  of  Boise.  Has  been 
Post  Commander  of  Phil.  Sheridan  Post  No.  4,  at  Boise, 
Idaho.  Admitted  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States  and  to  the  Supreme  Courts  of  Michigan,  Idaho,  and 
Utah,  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  Hawaii,  and  to  the  U.  S. 
District  Courts  for  Idaho  and  Hawaii.  He  has  been  success 
ful  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  but  since  the  death  of 
his  wife  August  26,  1901,  he  has  been  a  wanderer.  Of  his 
boys,  two  are  lawyers  in  Columbus  and  the  youngest  is  an 
officer  in  the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps. 


MARVIN  C.  STONE. 

Marvin  C.  Stone  was  a  son  of  Chester  Stone,  was  born  at 
Rootstown,  Ohio,  April  4,  1842.  Later  he  became  a  resi 
dent  of  Ravenna,  Ohio,  where  he  acquired  his  high  school 
education.  On  August  30,  1862,  he  was  mustered  into  ser 
vice  as  a  recruit  in  Company  C,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 
For  three  years  he  served  his  country  faithfully,  sharing  in 
all  the  dangers  and  hardships  of  war.  During  one  of  the 
forced  marches  the  southern  sun  produced  a  blinding  head 
ache;  being  unable  to  proceed,  he  lay  helpless  by  the  way 
until  an  acquaintance,  recognizing  him,  placed  him  on  his 
horse,  thus  saving  him  from  falling  into  the  hands  of  the 
enemy.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Gettysburg  and 
Chancellorsville.  At  the  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain  he  re 
ceived  a  wound  that  disabled  him  from  active  service,  and 
from  which  he  never  fully  recovered.  On  October  31,  1864, 
he  was  transferred  to  Company  B,  Fifth  Ohio  Infantry,  and 
December  i,  1864,  he  was  transferred  to  the  "Veteran  Re 
serve  Corps,"  and  sent  to  Washington  on  special  duty, 
where  he  remained  until  mustered  out,  August  7,  1865. 

He  graduated  at  Oberlin  College,  Ohio,  and  took  up 
journalism. 

On  January  7,  1875,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  E. 
Platt,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  made  Washington  his 
home.  He  was  an  inventor  of  some  note  and  had  already 
taken  out  several  patents.  Now  he  added  to  them  lemonade 
straws  and  cigar  and  cigarette  holders,  which  he  manufac 
tured  extensively,  employing  several  hundred  people,  with 
great  success.  His  factory  was  a  model,  including  a  large 
circulating  library  for  the  use  of  his  employees,  and  in  many 
other  ways  he  showed  an  interest  in  their  welfare.  His  last 
patent  was  a  process  for  coloring  fine  china. 

He  found  his  greatest  pleasure  among  his  books  and  in 
his  home,  which  was  a  center  of  attraction  to  many  others, 
specially  during  the  terms  of  Senator  Lyman  R.  Casey,  Mrs. 


MARVIN  C.  STONE 
(Died  May  17th,  1899.) 


WARREN  F.   WALWORTH 


COMPANY  C  441 

Stone's  brother-in-law,  where  the  diplomatic  and  govern 
ment  officials  were  often  entertained. 

Mr.  Stone  died  on  May  17,  1899,  and  was  buried  in  Bal 
timore.  Since  then  Mrs.  Stone  and  their  only  child,  Lester 
Marvin  Stone,  have  traveled  extensively.  The  son  is  still 
in  Berlin,  Germany,  but  Mrs.  Stone  has  returned  to  her  na 
tive  land. 


COMPANY  D. 


GEORGE  L.  WOOD. 

George  L.  Wood  was  born  in  Chardon,  Ohio,  in  1837,  and 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  In  his  early  man 
hood  he  studied  law  in  Warren  and  became  the  first  mayor 
of  that  now  beautiful  and  wealthy  county-seat. 

He  enlisted  under  the  first  call  for  troops  in  what  was 
then  known  as  Company  A,  of  Warren,  which  entered  Camp 
Taylor,  April  26,  1861,  and  became  Company  H  of  the  Sev 
enth.  He  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant  in  the  company 
and  served  therein  until  November  25,  1861,  when  he  was 
promoted  to  captain  of  Company  D,  from  which  he  was  hon 
orably  discharged,  November  10,  1862,  on  account  of  disa 
bility  from  a  severe  wound  received  in  battle  at  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862.  He  became  major  of  the 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  Ohio  Infantry,  on  Septem 
ber  1 6,  1862,  and  was  discharged  therefrom  on  April  20, 
1863.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Winchester  and 
Port  Republic,  Virginia. 

He  was  married  on  October  9,  1862,  to  Miss  Jane  B.  Tod, 
of  Warren,  Ohio,  to  whom  one  daughter  was  born.  His 
wound  left  him  in  a  delicate  condition  until  the  date  of  his 
death  on  September  14,  1867,  at  Warren,  where  he  was 
buried  in  Oakwood  Cemetery. 

Major  Wood  wrote  what  he  termed  a  "Record  of  the  Ser 
vices  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry,"  for  which  the  members 
of  that  organization  have  always  been  grateful.  He  was  of 
gentle  and  refined  manners,  a  patriot  who  shed  his  blood 
upon  the  field  of  battle  and  died  too  early  to  long  enjoy  the 
fruits  of  victory. 


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MAJOR  GEORGE  L.  WOOD 
(Capt.   Co.    I),   7th  O.   V.   I. — Major   125th   O.   V.   I.) 


DAVID  A.  WARD 


DAVID  AUSTIN  WARD. 

David  Austin  Ward,  of  Tuscola,  Illinois,  was  born  Sep 
tember  30,  1839,  in  Birmingham,  Erie  County,  Ohio,  where 
his  boyhood  was  spent  in  the  common  schools.  He  was  at 
tending  Oberlin  College  when  he  enlisted  April  25,  1861. 
He  reenlisted  for  three  years  at  Camp  Dennison,  as  a  private 
in  Company  C,  and  served  through  the  war. 

He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Winches 
ter,  Port  Republic,  Cedar  Mountain,  and  Antietam  with  his 
company.  In  December,  1862,  he  was  detailed  as  teamster 
in  the  ordnance  train,  and  issued  ammunition  to  the  firing 
line  in  the  battles  of  Chancellorsville  and  Gettysburg,  and  in 
the  campaigns  through  Tennessee  and  Georgia.  In  the  bat 
tle  of  Winchester  he  was  struck  by  a  piece  of  shell  and 
stunned,  but  recovered  in  time  to  join  in  the  pursuit  of  the 
flying  enemy.  July,  1864,  he  was  mustered  out,  at  the  ex 
piration  of  the  term  of  service,  with  the  remnant  of  his  com 
pany,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  afterward  enlisted  in  the 
Ninety-eighth  Regiment  P.  V.  I.,  and  served  to  the  end  of 
the  war. 

On  March  26,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sophia  Bond 
Watson,  at  Camargo,  Illinois.  Their  only  son,  Guy  War 
ren,  died  July  22,  1903,  in  Tennessee,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  business.  Their  only  daughter,  Maud  E.,  is  a  teacher  in 
the  public  schools  of  Chicago,  Illinois. 

After  the  war  Comrade  Ward  conducted  a  general  store 
and  harness  shop  in  Camargo,  Illinois,  and  there  he  served 
his  fellow-citizens  twelve  years  as  postmaster,  and  also  as 
justice  of  the  peace,  besides  managing  his  farm.  He  is  now 
practically  retired  from  active  business,  but  looks  after  a 
cotton  plantation  in  west  Tennessee,  of  which  he  is  the 
owner. 


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A.  J.  WILLIAMS. 

A.  J.  Williams  was  born  at  West  Mendon,  now  Honeoye 
Falls,  New  York,  on  February  8,  1829.  In  1838  he  moved 
with  his  parents  to  Naples,  New  York,  and  with  them,  in 
June,  1840,  moved  to  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio,  where  he  re 
mained  until  1851,  except  while  attending  Allegheny  Col 
lege,  at  Meadville,  Pennsylvania. 

On  October  10,  1849,  ne  married,  at  Perry,  Ohio,  Amelia 
C.  French,  and  they  moved  to  Painesville,  Ohio,  in  1852, 
where  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Judge  Bissel,  as  a  student. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854. 

Mr.  Williams  practiced  law  in  Painesville  until  1861, 
when  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  and  was  made  a  second 
lieutenant  of  Company  D,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 
Leaving  Camp  Taylor  in  Cleveland  early  in  May,  he  went  to 
Camp  Dennison,  near  Cincinnati,  and  there  enlisted  again, 
for  three  years,  and  accompanied  his  regiment  on  the  severe 
marches  from  Clarksburg  to  Gauley  Bridge,  Virginia,  where 
he  was  compelled  to  resign  his  commission  in  September, 
1 86 1,  under  the  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability.  He  then 
returned  home. 

He  was  elected  assistant  clerk  in  the  Ohio  House  of  Rep 
resentatives  in  the  fifty-fifth  General  Assembly.  In  June, 
1863,  he  accepted  a  clerkship  under  Maj.  W.  S.  Kennon, 
paymaster  of  the  Army,  and  served  in  Ohio,  Kentucky  and 
Tennessee  until  September,  1865.  Then  he  returned  to 
Painesville,  and  in  May,  1866,  moved  with  his  family  to 
Macon,  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  an  extensive  practice 
in  the  State  and  Federal  courts.  In  December  of  1878  he 
returned  to  Ohio,  and  on  January  i,  1879,  settled  in  Cleve 
land,  where  he  resided  until  his  death. 

In  1883  he  was  elected  State  Senator  from  Cuyahoga 
County,  being  the  first  Democratic  Senator  from  this  county 
for  thirty  years.  In  1885  Mr.  Williams  was  admitted  to 
practice  as  an  attorney  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 


LIEUTENANT  ANDREW  J.  WILLIAMS 
(Died  Aug.    30th,    1901.) 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  N.  DYER 
(Killed  at  Battle  of  Cross   Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26th,   1861.) 


LIEUTENANT  GEORGE  D.  LOCKWOOD 
(Died   Sept.   3d,    1874.) 


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United  States.  He  was  United  States  Commissioner  for 
eight  years,  and  was  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Early  Settlers'  Association  of  Cuyahoga  County.  He 
had  been  a  Royal  Arch  Mason  since  1858,  and  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  of  the  Ohio 
Commandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of 
the  United  States. 

Mr.  Williams  died  in  Cleveland,  August  5,  1901,  at  the 
home  of  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Julia  W.  Janes.  He  was  be 
loved  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  in  his  death  the  city  of 
Cleveland  lost  one  of  its  most  highly  esteemed  citizens. 


WILLARD  P.  TISDEL. 

Willard  P.  Tisdel  was  born  in  Lake  County,  Ohio,  July 
27,  1844,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  that 
county,  with  a  slight  "finishing"  at  Poughkeepsie  College, 
through  a  commercial  course. 

He  entered  the  military  service  at  Painesville,  Lake 
County,  Ohio,  on  April  20,  1861.  He  served  in  Company 
D,  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry,  as  a  private,  corporal,  sergeant, 
first  sergeant,  and  as  sergeant-major  of  the  regiment,  and 
participated  in  the  battles  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia; 
Antietam,  Maryland;  Dumfries,  Virginia;  Chancellors- 
ville,  Virginia ;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania ;  Lookout  Moun 
tain  and  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  and  Ringgold,  Geor 
gia.  Was  wounded  in  the  head  at  Gettysburg.  He  was 
discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  April  27,  1864,  on  ex 
piration  of  his  term  of  enlistment.  He  also  served  one  year 
in  the  U.  S.  Reserve  (Hancock's)  Corps — on  detail  in  the 
War  Department  entire  time. 

He  was  married  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  to  Miss  Sarah 
Fenton  Stone,  and  has  three  daughters.  His  eldest  daugh 
ter,  Helen,  is  the  wife  of  a  Russian  diplomat,  Count  Gre- 
goire  Alexandrovich  De  Wollant,  now  Minister  to  Mexico. 

Since  he  left  the  Army  Colonel  Tisdel  (as  he  is  now  best 
known  among  his  friends)  has  been  principally  engaged  as 
follows :  he  served  in  the  U.  S.  Treasury  Department  from 
•  1868  to  1870;  as  Assistant  Marshal  U.  S.  Supreme  Court, 
1871  to  1872;  agent  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company  and 
Panama  R.  R.  Company  at  New  York,  1873  to  1874;  agent 
Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co.  and  Panama  R.  R.  Co.,  1874, 
75,  76;  superintendent  U.  S.  and  Brazil  Mail  S.  S.  Co.  at 
Rio  de  Janeiro,  1877  to  1884;  U.  S.  Commercial  Expert, 
and  U.  S.  Commissioner  to  the  Berlin-Congo  Conference, 
1884,  85;  superintendent  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Co.,  west 
coast  of  Mexico,  Central  and  South  America,  1885  to  1895 ; 
assistant  general  manager  Guatemala  Central  Railroad,  at 


WILLARD  P.   TISDEL 


COMPANY  D  447 

Guatemala,  1886  to  1895;  acting  general  manager  and 
general  manager,  Guatemala  Central  Railroad,  1896  to 
1906.  Colonel  Tisdel  is  also  largely  interested  in  the  pro 
duction  of  coffee,  cocoa  and  rubber,  and  all  in  all  has  a 
promising  outlook.  He  resides  now  in  Guatemala  City, 
Central  America. 


LAWRENCE  WILSON. 

Lawrence  Wilson  was  born  September  2,  1842,  in  South- 
ington,  Trumbull  County,  Ohio.  Farmer  boy.  Educated 
in  common  schools,  with  exception  of  a  term  in  Calkins's 
Commercial  College  at  Oberlin,  Ohio. 

He  enlisted  at  Perry,  Lake  County,  Ohio,  on  April  22, 
1861 ;  entered  Camp  Taylor  at  Cleveland  in  "Wright's 
Guards,"  on  the  25th,  where  the  company  disbanded  April 
30;  services  not  accepted.  Again  enlisted'  at  Painesville, 
Ohio,  June  3,  1861,  for  a  term  of  three  years.  Left  for 
Camp  Dennison  on  the  5th ;  arrived  on  the  6th ;  assigned  to 
Company  D,  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Infantry,  on  the  7th, 
and  mustered  in  on  June  19,  1861.  Served  as  private  to 
April  i,  1862;  as  corporal  to  February  5,  1863;  as  sergeant 
to  October  i,  1863, and  as  first  sergeant  to  date  of  discharge. 

He  participated  in  battles  at  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  Au 
gust  26,  1 86 1 ;  Kernstown,  Virginia,  March  23;  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia,  June  9;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  Au 
gust  9,  and  Dumfries,  Virginia,  December  27,  1862;  Chan- 
cellorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2  and  3;  Gettysburg,  Penn 
sylvania,  July  i,  2,  and  3,  and  Lookout  Mountain  and  Mis 
sionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  and  Ringgold,  Georgia,  Novem 
ber  24,  25,  and  27,  1863;  Resaca  and  Dallas,  Georgia, 
May  15  and  25,  1864.  At  battle  of  Port  Republic  was 
struck  by  missile  in  right  breast,  causing  a  severe  contusion ; 
shot  through  left  arm  above  elbow,  in  left  breast,  and  right 
foot  at  Cedar  Mountain,  and  in  right  hand  at  Ringgold. 
Pensioned  for  three  gunshot  wounds  received  in  battle.  He 
was  discharged  with  his  company,  July  7,  1864,  at  Cleve 
land  Ohio,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

He  was  married  May  4,  1870,  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  to 
Miss  Mary  L.  Abbott,  of  Painesville,  Ohio,  and  four 
children,  one  son  and  three  daughters,  were  born  to  them. 

He  was  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  U.  S.  Treasury  De 
partment  from  March  9,  1865,  to  June  30,  1870.  Grad- 


SERGEANT  LAWRENCE  WILSON 
(May,  1863.) 


COMPANY  D  449 

ttated  in  Medical  Department  of  Georgetown  College,  D.  C., 
class  of  1870;  practiced  medicine  and  prosecuted  claims 
against  the  United  States  until  May,  1877;  moved  to  Kan 
sas;  located  cattle  ranch  on  Soldier  Creek,  Comanche 
County,  and  was  postmaster  at  Soldier  Creek,  and  resided 
there  until  January,  1884;  was  medical  adviser  and  at 
tendant  for  his  neighbor  ranchmen  far  and  near ;  located  in 
Larned,  Kansas,  in  drug  store  until  February,  1885 ;  served 
as  agent  of  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  U.  S.  Department 
of  Agriculture,  until  October,  1885 ;  notary  public  and  real 
estate  and  livestock  agent  until  elected  mayor  of  the  city  of 
Larned  in  the  spring  of  1887;  to  Glasco,  Kansas;  presi 
dent  of  the  Glasco  Flouring  Mill  Company,  and  operated 
flouring  mill  there  from  October,  1887,  until  October,  1888; 
to  Topeka,  Kansas,  and  Assistant  Adjutant-General,  De 
partment  of  Kansas  (with  Oklahoma  and  Indian  Territories 
attached),  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  until  March,  1890; 
to  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  reappointed  in  Treasury  Depart 
ment,  May  30,  1890;  transferred  to  the  Department  of  the 
Interior,  September  26,  1890;  promoted  to  medical  exam 
iner,  June  19,  1897,  where  yet  employed,  in  the  Medical 
Division  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

He  is  a  Mason;  a  member  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors' 
Alliance,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  of  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  and  was  president  of  the  Twentieth  Army 
Corps  Association,  and  presided  at  the  reunions  of  that  or 
ganization  during  the  National  Encampment  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic  at  Saint  Paul  in  1896;  at  Buffalo,  in 
1897;  at  Cincinnati,  in  1898,  and  at  Philadelphia,  in  1899, 
when  further  election  as  president  was  declined.  Resides  at 
Woodside,  Maryland. 


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EMORY  WARREN  FORCE. 

Emory  Warren  Force  was  born  at  Morrisville,  Madison 
County,  New  York,  December  25,  1840.  His  parents  re 
moved  to  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio,  in  the  year  1849.  HC  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  of  both  of  those  villages  and 
had  a  good  education.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of 
the  rebellion  and  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  he  was  the  first 
man  to  volunteer  for  three  months  at  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio, 
under  the  call  of  President  Lincoln  for  75,000  volunteers. 
He  enlisted  for  a  period  of  three  years  in  Company  D, 
Seventh  O.  V.  I.,  on  June  19,  1861,  and  was  promoted  to 
the  position  of  sergeant  of  his  company. 

He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes  and  Win 
chester  and  was  in  numerous  skirmishes,  until  discharged 
from  the  service  of  the  United  States  Mav  10,  1862,  on  ac 
count  of  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability,  he  having  been 
ruptured  during  his  service.  On  his  return  from  the  army 
he  settled  again  at  Chagrin  Falls,  remaining  there  for  sev 
eral  years  engaged  in  commercial  pursuits.  In  the  year 
[877  he  was  commissioned  as  captain  of  Company  G,  Fif 
teenth  Regiment  O.  N.  G.,  which  he  retained  for  several 
years,  until  obliged  by  physical  infirmities  to  resign  from  the 
service. 

In  the  year  1893  he  was  appointed  as  cashier  in  the  office 
of  the  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue  at  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
which  he  retained  until  appointed  general  agent  for  the 
Standard  Sewing  Machine  Company,  with  headquarters  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  Afterward  he  engaged  in  the  insurance 
and  realty  business  for  several  years  in  that  city. 

He  was  a  member  of  Memorial  Post  G.  A.  R.,  secretary 
of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  Masonic  bodies,  etc. 

He  married  Miss  Emily  Jane  Chapman,  April  9,  1864, 
at  Chagrin  Falls,  Ohio,  and  they  had  three  children — Wil 
bur  Charles,  who  died  when  nineteen  months  old,  and  Frank 


COLONEL  EMORY  W.  FORCE 

(Sergt.    Co.    J),    7th    O.    V.    T. — Col.    5th   O.    N.    G. 
— Died  June   21st,    1904.) 


EFHRAIM   C.  MILLER 


COMPANY  D  451 

C.  and  Fred  W.  who  are  still  living  with  their  mother  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Colonel  Force  died  June  21,  1904,  from  the  effects  of  the 
disability  he  received  while  in  the  service. 

He  was  a  good  soldier,  genial  companion,  and  an  all- 
around  good  fellow. 

Requiescat  in  pace. 


WILLIAM  CAIN. 

William  Cain  was  born  in  New  York  City,  N.  Y.,  June 
13,  1842.  His  parents  removed  to  Painesville,  Lake 
County,  Ohio,  when  he  was  quite  young,  and  he  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools  in  that  city. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion,  after  the 
firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  a  company 
raised  at  Painesville,  Ohio,  April  22,  1861,  which  when 
mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  for  three 
months  became  Company  D,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 
June  19  he  reenlisted  in  the  same  company  for  three  years. 
He  was  promoted  to  sergeant  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles  during  the  war : 
Blue's  Gap,  Winchester,  Cedar  Mountain,  Antietam,  Dum 
fries,  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Lookout  Mountain, 
Missionary  Ridge,  Ringgold,  Resaca,  and  Rocky  Face 
Ridge.  He  was  a  good  soldier  in  every  sense  of  the  word. 

He  was  discharged  from  the  service  on  expiration  of  term 
of  enlistment  of  his  regiment,  July  6,  1864.  Reenlisted 
February  28,  1865,  in  Company  D,  Fourth  United  States 
Veterans,  and  was  mustered  out  of  that  regiment  February 
28,  1866,  at  Tod  Barracks,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Comrade  Cain  never  married,  and  has  confined  himself 
strictly  to  the  business  of  railroading  and  brokerage  since 
the  war. 


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SERGEANT  WILLIAM  CAIN 


ALBERT  C.  COLWELL 


ALBERT  COLWELL. 

Albert  Colwell  was  born  at  Perry,  Lake  County,  Ohio, 
February  22,  1842,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
in  that  city. 

After  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Company  D,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  June  7,  1861, 
at  Painesville,  Ohio,  and  was  mustered  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  June  19,  1861. 
He  states  that  he  participated  in  all  of  the  battles  of  the 
regiment  except  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26,  1861, 
when  he  was  back  at  Sutton,  Virginia,  sick.  He  was 
wounded  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862,  in 
the  left  ankle. 

He  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment  July  6,  1864,  on 
account  of  expiration  of  its  term  of  service.  Reenlisted 
September  12,  1864,  in  Company  D,  One  Hundred  and  Sev 
enty-seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  discharged  at 
Greensboro,  North  Carolina,  June  24,  1865. 

February  i,  1866,  he  married  Miss  Catherine  E.  Dramar 
at  Fairport  Harbor,  Ohio.  They  have  no  children.  He 
has  been  employed  as  an  engineer  since  the  war.  His 
record  as  a  soldier  was  good. 


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HENRY  H.  RHODES. 

Henry  H.  Rhodes  was  born  about  two  miles  from  the 
city  of  Erie,  Erie  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  year  1846. 
His  parents  were  of  old  Pennsylvania  Dutch  stock  and  emi 
grated  to  Painesville,  Ohio,  when  he  was  five  years  of  age. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  after  the 
firing  on  Fort  Sumter  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company 
D,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  (at  the  age  of  fifteen,  al 
though  he  claimed  to  be  nineteen  years  of  age  so  as  to  pass 
muster),  April  21,  1861.  Reenlisted  in  the  three  years'  ser 
vice  June  19. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  June 
9,  1862;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862;  Dug 
Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864;  Resaca,  Georgia,  May  15, 
1864;  Pumpkin  Vine  Creek,  Dallas,  and  New  Hope  Church, 
Georgia,  May  25  to  June  i,  1864.  He  was  wounded  at 
Cedar  Mountain  and  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  on 
expiration  of  term  of  service  of  his  regiment,  July  6,  1864. 

He  married  Miss  Edith  A.  Ellis,  at  Panama,  Chautauqua 
County,  New  York,  March  31,  1869,  and  one  son  and  four 
daughters  were  born  to  them. 

Since  the  war  he  has  been  employed  as  a  stationary  en 
gineer  in  the  oil  fields  of  Pennsylvania,  and  now  resides  at 
Painesville,  Ohio. 

At  Port  Republic,  where  so  many  color-bearers  were  shot 
down,  Rhodes  for  a  time  carried  the  regimental  colors. 


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HENRY  H.  RHODES 


EDWIN   E.    GREEN 


MAJOR  GENERAL  JOHN  W.  SPRAGUE 

(Capt.   Co.   E,   7th  O.   V.  I. — Maj.  Gen.  Vols. 
— Died  Dec.    24th,    1893.) 


COMPANY  E. 


JOHN  WILSON  SPRAGUE. 

Gen.  John  Wilson  Sprague  was  born  April  4,  1817,  at 
White  Creek,  Washington  County,  N.  Y.  Educated  in  com 
mon  schools,  and  entered  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute, 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  in  1830,  but  was  not  graduated.  In  1845  re 
moved  to  Huron,  Erie  County,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  mer 
cantile  business.  In  1851-52  was  treasurer  o'f  Erie  County. 

Entered  war  of  rebellion  in  1861  as  captain  of  Company 
E,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. ;  was  prisoner  of  war  same 
year,  and  in  1862  was  made  colonel  of  the  Sixty-third  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Promoted  to  brigadier-general  in 
1864,  and  brevetted  major-general  in  1865 ;  was  offered 
lieutenant-colonelcy  in  United  States  Army,  which  he  de 
clined.  After  the  war  was  in  charge  of  Freedmen's  Bureau 
in  one  of  its  departments.  Was  appointed  general  manager 
of  Winona  &  Saint  Peter  Railroad,  Minnesota.  Removed 
to  Washington  Territory  in  1870,  having  been  made  super 
intendent  and  general  agent  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail 
road,  from  which  he  resigned  in  1882.  Was  one  of  com 
mittee  which  selected  Tacoma  as  western  terminus  of  that 
railroad,  and  latter  portion  of  his  life  was  devoted  to  ad 
vancing  interests  of  that  city;  was  its  first  mayor,  promi 
nent  in  its  financial  circles,  president  of  the  National  Bank, 
Tacoma  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the  Tacoma  Steam 
Navigation  Company;  held  many  offices  of  trust  and  re 
sponsibility.  When  Washington  was  admitted  as  a  State 
was  second  choice  for  United  States  Senator. 

Was  married  three  times,  his  first  wife  being  Miss  Lucy 
Wright  (daughter  of  Judge  Jabez  Wright,  of  Huron),  Mrs. 
John  W.  Wickham  (now  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.),  being  their 
only  child.  His  second  wife  was  Miss  Julia  F.  Choate,  of 

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456     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Milan,  Ohio,  to  whom  four  sons  were  born.  The  third  wife 
was  Mrs.  Alexander  Vance,  also  a  daughter  of  Judge 
Wright.  His  declining  years  were  spent  in  ease  and  lux 
ury.  He  died  at  Tacoma,  Washington,  on  December  24, 
1893. 


CAPTAIN  CHARLES  A.  WEED 
(Died,   1895.) 


CHARLES  A.  WEED. 

Capt.  Charles  A.  Weed  was  born  in  Painesville,  Ohio, 
March  20,  1839.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  that  town. 

After  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  at  the  breaking  out  of  the 
war  of  the  rebellion  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  a  company 
raised  at  Painesville  for  a  period  of  three  months.  When 
mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  it  became 
known  as  Company  D,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  in  which 
he  served  as  first  sergeant.  He  reenlisted  for  three  years, 
June  19,  and  was  rapidly  promoted  to  the  position  of  first 
lieutenant  and  captain,  for  soldierly  conduct  in  the  face  of 
the  enemy. 

He  participated  in  the  battle  of  of  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia ; 
Winchester,  Virginia;  Port  Republic,  Virginia;  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia;  Antietam,  Maryland,  and  Dumfries, 
Virginia.  He  resigned  February  22,  1863. 

After  his  return  to  civil  life  he  became  engaged  in  the 
construction  of  various  railroads,  notably  the  Union  Pacific 
under  Gen.  J.  S.  Casement. 

He  died  at  Tampico,  Mexico,  on  August  28,  1895,  and  his 
sole  escort  to  the  grave  consisted  of  Confederate  soldiers 
who  were  living  there  and  who  had  befriended  him  during 
his  illness. 

Requiescat  in  pace. 


ARTHUR  T.  WILCOX. 

Capt.  Arthur  T.  Wilcox  was  born  in  the  year  1835.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Ann  Arbor  Col 
lege,  Michigan,  studying  while  there  civil  engineering,  in 
which  he  became  very  proficient. 

He  enlisted  April  22,  1861,  as  a  private  in  a  company 
raised  at  Huron,  Ohio,  for  three  months,  and  was  elected 
second  lieutenant.  This  company  when  mustered  into  the 
service  of  the  United  States  was  assigned  to  the  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  I.  as  Company  E.  He  reenlisted  in  same 
company  for  three  years  and  was  promoted  to  captain  for 
brave  and  meritorious  service  in  battle. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles :  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  where  he  was  captured  by  the  enemy  and  confined 
in  various  Southern  prisons,  and  did  not  rejoin  his  regiment 
for  over  a  year;  Dumfries,  Virginia;  Chancellorsville,  Vir 
ginia;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania;  Lookout  Mountain  and 
Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee;  Ringgold,  Georgia;  Dalton, 
Georgia;  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia;  Resaca,  Georgia, 
and  Dallas,  or  New  Hope  Church,  Georgia.  He  was  mus 
tered  out  with  his  regiment  on  the  expiration  of  its  term  of 
service,  July  6,  1864. 

He  reenlisted  and  raised  a  new  regiment,  composed 
largely  of  veterans  of  old  organizations,  and  was  appointed 
its  colonel.  On  muster  into  the  service  it  became  the  One 
Hundred  and  Seventy- Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  He  par 
ticipated  with  this  regiment  in  the  battles  of  Murfreesboro, 
Tennessee;  Fort  Anderson,  North  Carolina,  and  Town 
Creek,  North  Carolina,  and  moved  on  Raleigh,  North  Caro 
lina,  where  Gen.  Joseph  E.  Johnston  surrendered  such 
Southern  forces  as  he  commanded.  Mustered  out  with  his 
regiment  June  24,  1865,  at  Greensboro,  North  Carolina. 

After  the  war  was  over  he  resumed  his  old  business  as  a 
civil  engineer.  He  was  engaged  with  Gen.  J.  S.  Casement, 
and  under  him  in  the  construction  of  the  Union  Pacific  and 


COLONEL  ARTHUR  T.    WILCOX 
(Capt.  Co.  K,  7th  O.  V.  I. — Colonel  177th  O.  V.  I. — Died,  1904.) 


COMPANY  3  459 

other  railroads  in  the  United  States,  and  died  in  the  year 
1904,  while  engaged  in  the  construction  of  a  railroad  in  Cen 
tral  America  under  the  same  party. 

He  married  Miss  Julia  L.  Morehouse,  June  12,  1861,  at 
Lyons,  Huron  County,  Ohio,  and  they  had  four  children 
born  to  them. 

He  was  a  zealous  officer  and  a  brave  man. 


JOSEPH  S.  CLARKE. 

Joseph  S.  Clarke,  of  Cleveland,  was  identified  with  the 
old  True  Democrat,  Leader,  Herald,  Plain  Dealer,  Ohio 
Farmer,  and  the  early  printing  offices.  Attended  private 
and  public  schools  and  colleges ;  studied  medicine,  theology, 
politics,  and  social  science.  Educated  in  principles  of  aboli 
tion,  and  foresaw  war  between  North  and  South.  Appren 
ticed  to  printing  profession  for  seven  years,  passing  through 
all  grades  to  those  of  manager,  publisher,  editor,  and  pro 
prietor.  Learned  telegraphy,  and  received  first  message 
over  first  Atlantic  cable  ("What  hath  God  wrought")  sent 
by  Queen  Victoria  to  President  Pierce.  Averse  to  civic 
soldier  life,  and  when  asked  to  join  Cleveland  Light  Guards 
or  Sprague  Cadets  (splendid  military  organizations  with 
which  his  companions  were  identified)  said  he  would  be  first 
to  volunteer  in  case  of  war.  While  at  Oberlin  was  arrested 
and  ordered  to  prison  for  supposed  participation  in  "under 
ground  railroad"  and  John  Brown's  Harper's  Ferry  expedi 
tion.  Enlisted  April  13,  1861,  being  first  to  volunteer  in 
Cleveland.  On  "Cotton  Mountain"  campaign,  in  western 
Virginia,  volunteered  to  obtain  knowledge  of  strength  of 
enemy;  made  his  way  through  mountain  passes  into  rebel 
bivouacs,  secured  data  desired,  and  reported  it  to  Lieut.-Col. 
Creighton.  At  Charleston,  informed  Colonel  Tyler  of  ob 
servations  of  enemy,  resulting  in  withdrawal  from  that 
place.  Wounded  in  left  ankle  at  Romney,  January  u, 
1862;  in  arm  and  groin  at  Cedar  Mountain,  August  9, 
1862;  and  in  right  side  at  Antietam,  September  17,  1862, 
his  haversack,  in  which  was  his  journal  of  events  from  en 
listment  to  that  date,  as  well  as  writing  material,  being  shot 
away;  in  that  battle  saw  General  Hooker  wounded  and 
General  Mansfield  killed.  Ordered  under  arrest  for  en 
deavoring  to  leave  hospital  before  wound  was  healed,  but 
defied  surgeon  in  charge  and  reached  regiment  in  safety. 
Prisoner  within  enemy's  lines  at  Bristow  Station  and  Har- 


JOSEPH   S.    CLARKE 


EPHRAIM  J.  SMITH 


COMPANY  E  461 

pers  Ferry.  On  second  Bull  Run  campaign,  rations  being 
very  scarce,  while  eating  a  cracker  was  asked  by  a  general 
officer,  "Have  you  another  of  those?" — responded  by  giving 
his  only  remaining  hardtack;  that  officer  was  the  beloved 
Gen.  N.  P.  Banks.  Commissioned  to  visit  Washington  to 
locate  wounded  officers;  that  duty  performed,  paid  his  re 
spects  to  President  Lincoln  and  wife  at  their  cottage  at  Sol 
diers'  Home,  where  he  had  a  delightful  talk  with  them. 
Promoted  to  sergeant  July  4,  1863.  Discharged  for  disa 
bility  August  22,  1863.  With  Medical  Department  of 
Army  to  close  of  war.  Married,  June  13,  1865.  As  op 
portunity  offered,  while  in  army,  was  correspondent  of 
Leader  and  Herald,  Cleveland ;  and  Christian  Register,  Bos 
ton.  Contributor  to  many  publications.  Was  clerk  in 
Cleveland  post-office,  and  has  held  important  positions  in 
that  city  and  Philadelphia.  Rr°»des  in  Washington,  D.  C. 


JOHN  WANTON  WICKHAM. 

John  Wanton  Wickham  was  born  at  Huron,  Ohio,  Feb 
ruary  21,  1844.  He  attended  the  common  schools  at  Hu 
ron,  until  at  the  age  of  sixteen  he  went  into  the  employ  of 
one  of  the  village  stores,  in  which  employment  he  continued 
until  on  August  22,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Com 
pany  E  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Regiment,  which  was  then  re 
cruiting  to  replace  losses  suffered  in  the  battle  at  Cross 
Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26,  1861,  and  joined  the  regiment 
with  a  band  of  recruits  at  Charleston,  Virginia,  in  October 
of  that  year. 

On  March  23,  1862,  the  regiment  took  part  in  the  battle 
of  Winchester,  Virginia,  he  being  in  action  throughout  that 
fight.  He  also  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Virginia,  August  9,  1862,  where  he  was  severely  wounded  in 
the  leg.  From  the  effects  of  this  injury  his  limb  has  never 
fully  recovered.  Confined  for  some  time  at  the  Mansion 
Hospital,  Alexandria,  Virginia,  he  was  discharged  from  the 
service  November  23,  1862,  and  returned  to  his  home  at 
Huron,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Wickham  married  Miss  Lucy  L.  Sprague,  daughter 
of  Gen.  John  W.  Sprague,  at  Milan,  Ohio,  February  6,  1866. 
They  have  two  sons,  Walter  M.  and  Addison  S.,  both  living. 

After  his  discharge  from  the  army  Mr.  Wickham  entered 
a  general  store  at  Huron  as  clerk,  and  served  in  that  capacity 
until  in  1864  he  associated  himself  with  his  father  in  busi 
ness.  In  1878  he  was  elected  to  the  directory  of  the  Wheel 
ing  &  Lake  Erie  Railway,  and  served  as  president  of  the 
company  in  1878  and  1879,  and  was  instrumental  in  secur 
ing  the  construction  of  the  first  twelve  miles  of  the  trackage 
of  that  railroad — from  Huron  to  Norwalk,  Ohio.  In  1898 
he  gave  up  business  at  Huron  and  removed  to  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.,  where  he  became  associated  with  the  Dormer  Fish  Com 
pany,  with  which  company  he  is  still  connected. 

His  present  address  is  Buffalo,  New  York. 

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JOHN  W.  WICKHAM 


CAPTAIN  HARLOW  N.   SPENCER 
(1st  Lieut.  Co.  F,  7th  O.  V.  I. — Ccipt.  Co.  K,  177th  O.  V.  I.) 


COMPANY  P. 


HARLOW  NATHANIEL  SPENCER. 

Harlow  Nathaniel  Spencer,  only  child  of  Orrin  and  Me- 
hitabel  ('Hall)  Spencer,  born  in  Claridon,  Geauga  County, 
Ohio,  August  13,  1825.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  county.  Raised  a  farmer,  twice  elected  treas 
urer  of  his  county. 

Raised  forty  recruits  for  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 
in  August,  1862,  and  was  appointed  second  lieutenant.  Left 
with  them  for  the  front,  September  i,  the  day  his  office  of 
county  treasurer  expired.  One  of  his  recruits  was  rejected 
by  the  examining  surgeons  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  Joined  his 
regiment  on  Loudoun  Heights,  near  Harper's  Ferry,  Vir 
ginia,  with  thirty-nine  men,  twenty-three  being  assigned  to 
Company  F  and  sixteen  to  Company  H,  his  own  assignment 
being  to  Company  F.  Was  promoted  to  the  position  of 
captain. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles :  Dumfries,  Vir 
ginia,  December  27,  1862;  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May 
i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and 
3,  1863 ;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee,  November  24, 
1863;  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  November  25,  1863; 
Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863  (wounded  in  the 
latter  battle)  ;  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  9,  1864;  Pumpkin 
Vine  Creek,  Georgia,  May  25,  1864  (wounded  in  the  latter- 
named  battle,  losing  his  right  eye),  and  numerous  skir 
mishes. 

He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  with  his  regiment 
July  6,  1864,  on  account  of  expiration  of  its  term  of  service. 
About  three  weeks  later  he  received  a  recruiting  commis 
sion  from  Governor  John  Brough  to  help  raise  a  new  regi 
ment,  and  was  appointed  captain  of  Company  K,  One  Hun- 

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464     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

dred  and  Seventy-seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  mus 
tered  out  as  such  June  25,  1865. 

He  emigrated  to  Adams  County,  Nebraska,  in  the  fall  of 
1880,  engaging  in  stock  and  dairy  business,  until  the  spring 
of  1898,  when  he  removed  to  Eureka  Springs,  Carroll 
County,  Arkansas,  where  he  still  resides. 

November  n,  1846,  he  married  Miss  Rossetta,  daughter 
of  Hamilton  and  Polly  (Squires)  Utley,  of  Newburg  town 
ship  Geauga  county,  Ohio.  They  had  two  children,  Mrs. 
Flora  S.  Hawley  and  Lawrence  U.  Spencer,  both  living  in 
Eureka  Springs,  Arkansas.  His  wife  died  in  the  latter 
named  city,  December  17,  1901. 

He  was  like  a  father  to  his  company  while  in  the  service. 


' 


MAJOR  MARCUS   S.   HOPKINS 
(1st  Lieut.   Co.   F,   7th  O.   V.  I. — Major  Veteran  Reserve  Corps.) 


GEORGE  H.   DAVIS 


GEORGE  H.  DAVIS. 

George  H.  Davis  is  an  inmate  of  the  Soldiers'  and  Sail 
ors'  Home,  at  Sandusky,  Ohio.  He  was  born  and  reared 
at  Hudson,  Ohio,  and  educated  in  the  common  schools. 

He  enlisted  June  20,  1861,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  was 
assigned  to  Company  F,  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry,  and  served 
as  private  and  teamster.  He  drove  the  ammunition  wagon 
at  Cross  Lanes,  Port  Republic,  and  Gettysburg,  and  was 
then  headquarters  teamster  to  the  end  of  his  service. 

He  was  mustered  out  with  his  company  at  Cleveland  July 
6,  1864,  and  subsequently  entered  the  service  of  the  Govern 
ment  as  teamster.  Since  the  war  he  has  followed  the  oc 
cupation  of  coachman,  mostly  in  the  city  of  Cleveland.  He 
never  married,  but  has  lived  a  life  of  single  blessedness.  He 
is  now  comfortably  situated  in  the  Ohio  State  Soldiers'  and 
Sailors'  Home,  where  he  expects  to  remain  during  the  rest 
of  his  days. 


ALFRED  WATSON  MORLEY. 

Alfred  Watson  Morley  was  born  at  Kirtland,  Lake 
County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  after  the 
firing  on  Fort  Sumter  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  three 
months'  service  April  21,  1861,  in  Company  F,  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  I.  Reenlisted  for  three  years 
June  19.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Port  Re 
public,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862;  Antietam,  Maryland,  Sep 
tember  17,  1862,  and  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2, 
and  3,  1863.  He  was  wounded  at  Port  Republic  and  Antie 
tam  and  transferred  to  the  invalid  corps  in  December,  1863. 
He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  June  26,  1864,  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

He  was  married  at  Perry,  Lake  County,  Ohio,  November 
15,  1868,  and  has  two  daughters  living.  He  has  been  em 
ployed  as  a  carriage-maker  since  the  war,  at  Cleveland, 
Kirtland,  Painesville,  Youngstown,  all  in  the  State  of  Ohio, 
Meridian,  Mississippi,  and  other  places  too  numerous  to 
mention. 

He  served  his  country  well. 


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ALFRED   W.    MORLEY 


RUDOLPH   WINZENRIED 
(Private   Co.   F,   7th  O.   V.   I. — Corp'l    Co.   G,   5th   O.   V.   I.) 


CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  D.    BRADEN 


COMPANY  G. 


WILLIAM  D.  BRADEN. 

Capt.  William  D.  Braden  was  born  at  Harlansburg,  Penn 
sylvania.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his 
native  city.  After  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  he  enlisted 
as  a  private,  June  20,  1861,  at  Warren,  Ohio,  in  Company 
Hi,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  rapidly  promoted 
on  account  of  soldierly  conduct  to  the  position  of  captain. 
He  was  mustered  out  as  such  July  6,  1864,  on  account  of 
expiration  of  term  of  service  of  the  regiment. 

Captain  Braden  participated  in  several  battles  during  the 
war  and  was  wounded  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  Au 
gust  9,  1862,  and  Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863. 

In  April,  1871,  he  married  Martha  Nelson,  at  Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania,  who  died  in  May,  1871,  at  Titus ville,  Penn 
sylvania,  leaving  no  children. 

He  has  been  engaged  since  leaving  the  Army  as  a  con 
tractor  in  drilling  for  oil,  gas,  and  water. 

His  record  as  an  officer  and  soldier  was  first  class.  Now 
resides  at  San  Jose,  California. 


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HARRY  M.  DEAN. 

Harry  M.  Dean  was  born  at  Meadville,  Pennsylvania, 
January  20,  1842.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  city.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the 
rebellion,  after  the  firing  on  Fort  Sumter,  he  enlisted  in  a 
company  raised  at  Ravenna,  Ohio,  April  22,  1861,  which 
on  being  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  was 
assigned  to  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  as  Company  G, 
the  enlistment  of  the  company  being  for  three  months.  He 
reenlisted  for  three  years,  June  19,  1861. 

He  participated  in  all  of  the  leading  battles  which  his 
regiment  was  engaged  in,  and  was  wounded  through  both 
legs  at  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862.  He  was  pro 
moted  to  the  position  of  first  lieutenant  for  gallantry  in  the 
face  of  the  enemy,  and  honorably  discharged  from  the  ser 
vice  on  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  service  of  his  regiment, 
July  6,  1864. 

He  reenlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-fourth 
Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  was  commissioned  as  its  adjutant  in 
two  weeks  after  his  discharge  from  the  service  in  the  Sev 
enth  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  and  served  with  it  until  the  close  of 
the  war,  and  was  discharged  therefrom  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
in  the  month  of  July,  1865,  with  the  commission  of  cap 
tain,  but  was  never  mustered1. 

He  was  married  and  had  two  children,  of  whom  one 
daughter  survives.  He  has  been  a  building  contractor  since 
the  war  up  to  the  year  1885,  when  he  entered  the  service  of 
R.  R.  Cr.  Co.  as  foreman  of  interior  finishing  department. 
His  residence  at  present  is  at  Goshen,  Indiana. 


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CAPTAIN  HARRY   M.   DEAN 
(1st  Lieut.  Co.  G,   7th  O.  V.  I. — Capt.   174th  O.  V.  I.) 


CORPORAL  JAMES  N.   HARTZELL 


JAMES  N.  HARTZELL. 

James  N.  Hartzell  was  born  in  Beaver  County,  Pennsyl 
vania,  in  the  year  1838.  His  parents  emigrated  to  Deer- 
field,  Portage  County,  Ohio,  when  he  was  a  youngster,  and 
he  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  that  town. 

He  joined  Company  G,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  as  a 
recruit  in  May,  1861,  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  and  was 
mustered  into  the  three  years'  service  June  19,  1861.  He 
was  promoted  to  corporal  in  that  company,  and  participated 
in  the  following  battles :  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  August 
26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  1862;  Port  Repub 
lic,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862;  Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  Au 
gust  9,  1862;  Dumfries,  Virginia,  December  27,  1862; 
Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettys 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Lookout  Moun 
tain,  Tennessee,  November  24,  1863 ;  Missionary  Ridge, 
Tennessee,  November  25,  1863,  and  Ringgold,  Georgia,  No 
vember  27,  1863.  He  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment 
on  the  expiration  of  its  term  of  service,  July  6,  1864. 

In  1865  he  married  Miss  S.  M.  Loutham,  of  Beaver 
County,  Pennsylvania,  and  they  had  three  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

He  has  been  engaged  since  the  war  in  sawmilling,  farm 
ing,  lumbering,  stave  tract,  electric  lighting,  and  milling. 
He  is  a  man  of  versatile  knowledge  of  different  kinds  of 
work. 


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HUMPHREY  B.  OWEN. 

Humphrey  B.  Owen  was  born  in  the  year  1841.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  after  the 
firing  on  Fort  Sumter  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company 
G,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  at  Ravenna,  Ohio,  and 
was  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  at 
Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  June  19,  1861,  for  three  years. 
His  regiment  was  ordered  to  West  Virginia,  and  he 
participated  in  the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester,  Port 
Republic,  Cedar  Mountain  (wounded),  Chancellorsville 
(wounded,  rib  being  broken),  Antietam,  Gettysburg,  Look 
out  Mountain,  Missionary  Ridge,  Ringgold  (wounded  in 
leg),  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  and  Dallas,  or  New  Hope  Church. 

He  was  never  compelled  to  go  to  a  hospital  on  account  of 
illness.  He  was  a  good  soldier  and  tried  to  do  his  whole 
duty  while  in  the  face  of  the  enemy,  and  did  it. 

He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  with  his  regiment, 
July  6,  1864,  on  expiration  of  its  term  of  service. 


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CORPORAL  HUMPHREY  B.  OWEN 


SAMUEL  S.  FISHER 


ISAIAH  B.    GREEN 


ANTHONY  W.    HORNER 


ANTHONY  WAYNE  HORNER. 

Anthony  Wayne  Horner  was  born  at  Berlin,  Trumbull 
County,  Ohio,  now  Mahoning  County,  June  3,  1841.  He 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools  in  that  vicinity. 

He  enlisted  for  the  three  years'  service  at  Camp  Dennison, 
Ohio,  June  20,  1861,  and  was  assigned  to  Company  G,  Sev 
enth  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  He  participated  in  the  following 
battles:  Cross  Lanes,  Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Win 
chester,  Virginia,  March  23,  1862;  Port  Republic,  Virginia, 
June  9,  1862;  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2,  and  3, 
1863  ;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  i,  2,  and  3,  1863,  and 
various  skirmishes.  He  was  mustered  out  on  expiration  of 
the  term  of  service  of  his  regiment  July  6,  1864.  He  was 
captured  at  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  but  escaped  the  same 
night. 

February  6,  1866,  he  married  Miss  Sophrona  E.  Rose, 
at  Deerfield,  Portage  County,  Ohio.  They  had  seven  boys 
and  three  daughters  born  to  them. 

He  entered  the  service  of  the  P.  F.  W.  &  C.  Ry.  in  the 
year  1867,  and  remains  with  them  up  to  the  present  time. 
He  lost  his  right  leg  in  a  railroad  wreck  in  the  year  1869. 


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COMPANY  H. 


CHRISTIAN  W.  NESPER. 

Capt.  Christian  W.  Nesper  was  born  in  the  village  of 
Klein  in  the  Kingdom  of  Wurtemburg,  in  the  year  1838. 
He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  village  until  his 
thirteenth  year.  He  imbibed  a  strong  love  for  boating,  fish 
ing,  and  simple  water  craft  on  the  River  Neckar,  near  which 
his  parents  resided,  and  decided  to  go  to  sea  when  he  was 
thirteen  years  old.  He  sailed  the  oceans  of  the  earth  in  all 
climes,  first  as  cabin-boy  and  then  before  the  mast.  On  one 
of  these  trips  he  had  an  attack  of  yellow  fever  at  an  East 
India  port  and  was  left  on  shore.  After  his  recovery  he 
joined  another  ship  and  sailed  until  the  year  1855,  when  he 
landed  at  New  York,  quitting  sailing  for  all  time,  and  came 
to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  had  a  sister  living.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  making  cigars  and  commenced  business 
for  himself.  On  account  of  his  previous  active  out-door 
life  he  joined  the  old  "Cleveland  Turn  Verein"  for  exercise, 
amusement,  and  to  learn  military  drill,  and  while  a  member 
of  this  association  he  made  friends  of  Joe  Krieger,  E.  H. 
Bohm,  and  others,  and  continued  these  friendships  through 
life. 

At  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  of  the  rebellion  he  enlisted 
as  a  private  in  the  National  Guard  for  three  months, 
April  1 8,  1861,  and  this  organization  was  assigned  to  the 
Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I.  as  Company  K,  and  was  known 
as  such  during  the  war.  He  reenlisted  for  three  years  June 
25,  1 86 1,  and  was  rapidly  promoted  to  captain  for  brave 
and  meritorious  conduct  in  the  face  of  the  enemy.  He  re 
tained  this  position  until  the  muster  out  of  his  regiment  on 
account  of  expiration  of  its  term  of  service  July  6,  1864. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Virginia,  March 


CAPTAIN    CHRISTIAN    W.    NESPER 
(Died  Sept.    1st,    1881.) 


LIEUTENANT  HENRY  Z.  EATON 


COMPANY  H  473 

23,  1862;  Port  Republic,  June  9,  1862;  Cedar  Mountain, 
Virginia,  August  9,  1862  (wounded  slightly  in  the  latter 
battle) ;  Second  Bull  Run  campaign,  August  20  to  Septem 
ber  i,  1862;  Antietam,  Maryland,  September  17,  1862; 
Dumfries,  Virginia,  December  27,  1862;  Chancellorsville, 
Virginia,  May  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania, 
July  i,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Lookout  Mountain,  Tennessee,  No 
vember  24,  1863;  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  November 

25,  1863;    Ringgold,  Georgia,  November  27,  1863  (in  the 
latter    battle    shot    through    both    hips    and    dangerously 
wounded)  ;   Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May  8,  1864;    Rocky  Face 
Ridge,  Georgia,  May  n,  1864;    Resaca,  Georgia,  May  13 
and  15,  1864;  New  Hope  Church,  or  Dallas,  Georgia,  May 

26,  1864. 

On  his  return  to  civil  life  he  commenced  again  his  old 
business,  and  opened  a  factory  for  the  manufacture  of  cigars 
in  connection  with  a  store  on  Ontario  street,  Cleveland, 
Ohio. 

October  25,  1866,  he  married  Miss  Mary  Meyer,  and  they 
had  two  children,  one  boy  and  one  girl.  He  died  September 
i,  1881. 

He  was  a  brave  and  patriotic  officer  and  soldier,  and  was 
beloved  by  all  of  his  old  comrades. 

Requiescat  in  pace. 


ARTHUR  ALBION  CAVANNAH. 

(Compiled  by  his  daughter,  L/ucretia.) 

Born  at  Burlington,  March  12,  1842.  Volunteered  April 
1 6,  1 86 1.  Mustered  into  Company  H,  Seventh  Regiment, 
at  Camp  Taylor,  Cleveland.  Reenlisted  on  second  call, 
same  regiment,  and  participated  in  Cross  Lanes,  Loop 
Creek,  and  Blue's  Gap  expeditions,  and  battle  of  Winches 
ter,  where  he  was  severely  wounded.  He  rejoined  regiment 
near  Culpeper,  and  participated  in  battles  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain  and  Antietam.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  on 
account  of  disability  in  1862. 

When  seven  years  old  his  father  died.  His  mother, 
whose  family  was  of  the  Society  of  Friends  (Quakers), 
moved  the  family  to  Philadelphia,  near  Camden,  her  old 
home.  Arthur  attended  school  until  fourteen  years  of  age, 
when  his  mother's  brother  took  him  to  Cleveland,  where  he 
again  attended  school  and  later  the  Agricultural  College. 
Upon  the  discovery  of  oil  in  Mecca  he  went  there,  and  was 
engaged  in  drilling  when  Sumter  was  fired  upon.  After  his 
return  from  the  army  he  married  Miss  Katharine  Snyder  of 
Euclid,  Pennsylvania.  He  entered  the  service  of  the  Cleve 
land  Fire  Department  in  1863;  was  its  secretary  ten  years, 
and  captain  of  Mazeppa  No.  i.  He  became  Assistant  Chief 
in  1880.  He  devised  the  fire  pipe  line  system  for  the  fire 
boats,  which  has  since  been  extended  in  Cleveland,  and 
adopted  by  other  cities,  resulting  in  large  saving  in  expense 
of  hose  and  delay  of  laying  long  lines.  He  promulgated 
what  is  known  as  the  fire  cadet  system,  whereby  young  men 
entering  the  Cleveland  department  as  cadets  have  two  years 
of  training  before  being  accepted  as  firemen,  advancing  in 
grade  and  salary  each  six  months  as  they  show  progress,  or 
are  rejected.  After  more  than  thirty  years,  during  which 
time  he  received  many  bad  injuries,  he  retired  upon  the 
urgent  solicitation  of  his  family. 

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ARTHUR  A.  CAVANNAH 


CHARLES  T.  GARRARD 

(Private  Co.  H,   7th  O.  V.  I. — Regimental  Q.  M.  Serg't 
6th  U.    S.    Cavalry.) 


CHARLES  T.  GARRARD. 

Charles  T.  Garrard  enlisted  October  5,  1861,  at  Warren, 
Ohio,  and  remained  at  Warren  about  one  week,  then  left  for 
the  front  via  Cleveland,  Ohio,  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where 
he  was  mustered  in.  From  there  the  company  went  to  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio,  and  drew  uniforms,  and  then  up  the  Ohio 
River  to  Point  Pleasant,  West  Virginia,  thence  via  the  Kan- 
awha  River  to  Charleston,  West  Virginia.  The  regiment  at 
that  time  was  at  Gauley  Bridge  on  a  reconnaissance.  He 
was  constantly  with  the  regiment  through  its  various  winter 
campaigns  until  it  reached  the  vicinity  of  Winchester.  Was 
at  the  battle  of  Winchester  March  23,  1862,  and  at  the  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  June  9,  1862,  and  at  this  battle  he  assisted 
Capt.  Geo.  L.  Wood  of  Company  D,  who  was  severely 
wounded  in  the  thigh,  off  the  field,  never  leaving  him  until 
he  reached  an  ambulance.  Lieutenant  King,  quartermaster, 
assisted  greatly,  as  he  furnished  a  Confederate  officer's  cap 
tured  horse  to  carry  Captain  Wood  off  the  field.  Captain 
Wood  was  nearly  midway  between  the  Union  and  Confed 
erate  lines  when  discovered,  and  needed  assistance.  We 
were  retiring  at  the  time  in  good  order.  This  was  after  the 
regiment  had  fallen  back  about  seventeen  miles  and  formed 
a  junction  with  the  balance  of  the  division. 

He  then  went  to  Alexandria  with  the  Seventh  and  camped 
near  Fort  Ellsworth,  where  their  muskets  were  changed  for 
Springfield  rifles.  He  was  with  the  regiment  at  the  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain.  At  this  battle  the  regiment  suffered 
terribly,  over  two  out  of  three  being  killed  or  wounded,  and 
he  would  have  been  there  yet  if  Adjutant  Molyneaux  had 
not  come  through  the  smoke  to  the  right  of  the  regiment 
with  an  order  to  fall  back,  and  when  he  got  back  a  little  he 
found  there  were  only  two  in  this  retreat,  namely  Corporal 
Trimmer  and  himself.  The  balance  of  the  regiment  had  al 
ready  left  the  field.  Then  followed  the  various  campaigns 
in  and  around  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run  and  Chantilly, 

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476     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

and  thence  through  Maryland  to  South  Mountain.  Was  at 
the  battle  of  Antietam,  September  17,  1862,  and  with  the 
regiment  in  camp  on  Loudoun  Heights,  Virginia.  On  Oc 
tober  23,  1862,  under  a  general  order  from  the  War  De 
partment,  he  enlisted  for  the  remainder  of  his  time  in  the 
Sixth  U.  S.  Cavalry,  and  was  discharged  as  regimental 
quartermaster  sergeant,  Sixth  U.  S.  Cavalry. 


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REUBEN  R.  HINE 


SURGEON  ROBERT  D.  MURRAY 

(Private   Co.   H,    7th   O.   V.   I. — Surgeon   U.    S.    Marine 
Hospital  Corps.) 


ROBERT  DRAKE  MURRAY. 

Robert  Drake  Murray  was  born  at  Ohlton,  Trumbtill 
County,  Ohio,  April  21,  1845.  He  was  a  son  of  Joseph 
Arbor  and  Nancy  (Drake)  Murray  and  grandson  of  John 
Ferguson  Murray.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  at  Bluffton,  Ohio,  and  was  licensed  to  teach, school 
at  fifteen  and  again  at  eighteen  years  of  age. 

He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Company  H,  Seventh  Regi 
ment  O.  V.  L,  April  19,  1 86 1,  for  three  months,  and  reen- 
listed  for  three  years  June  19,  1861.  He  participated  in 
the  battles  of  Cross  Lanes,  Winchester,  Port  Republic, 
Cedar  Mountain,  Virginia,  and  Antietam,  Maryland,  and 
was  honorably  discharged  from  the  service  of  the  United 
States  November  29,  1862,  on  account  of  a  severe  wound 
received  in  action. 

September  9,  1863,  he  reenlisted  as  a  private  in  the 
Twelfth  O.  V.  C.  and  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  brevet 
lieutenant.  Was  wounded  four  times;  was  a  prisoner  of 
war  nearly  five  months,  and  was  discharged  from  the  service 
July  10,  1865. 

After  the  war  he  commenced  the  study  of  medicine  at  the 
Tripler  U.  S.  Army  Hospital  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  the  year 
1865,  and  the  Cleveland  Medical  College,  receiving  the  de 
gree  of  M.  D.  in  1868  in  the  latter  named  college,  and  then 
took  a  course  in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  graduating 
as  M.  D.  in  1871,  having  been  resident  physician  to  Philadel 
phia  Hospital  eighteen  months — 1870-1871. 

Dr.  Murray  was  appointed  acting  assistant  surgeon,  U. 
S.  Navy,  1871-72,  and  was  on  active  duty  in  the  United 
States  Hospital  Service  after  April,  1872,  serving  at  Key 
West,  Florida;  New  Orleans,  Louisiana;  Norfolk,  Vir 
ginia;  Vicksburg,  Mississippi;  Memphis,  Tennessee,  and 
Gulf  Quarantine,  Mississippi. 

He  was  a  specialist  on  yellow  fever  and  was  always  called 
upon  by  his  superior  officers  when  that  dread  scourge  in- 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

vaded  the  United  States.  Nineteen  years  of  his  life  were 
spent  in  fighting  it  in  various  cities  in  the  South. 

He  was  postmaster  at  Bluff  ton,  Ohio,  in  1865,  1866,  and 
has  been  connected  with  all  of  the  leading  medical  associa 
tions  since  1870.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows. 
He  was  a  free  and  accepted  Mason  and  Knight  Templar. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  U.  V.  U.,  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  L,  and  Twelfth  O.  V.  C.  Associations,  and 
National  Association  of  United  States  Ex-Prisoners  of 
War. 

Dr.  Murray  was  a  prolific  writer  on  medical  subjects  and 
his  publications  were  accepted  as  authority  on  everything 
connected  with  yellow  fever. 

He  married,  in  1875,  Miss  Lillie,  daughter  of  Rev.  C.  A. 
Falwood,  at  Key  West,  Florida.  She  died  at  Ship  Island 
Quarantine,  in  1881,  leaving  five  children — three  daughters, 
Gillie,  Rebah,  Karlie;  and  two  sons,  Robert  Falwood  and 
Joseph  Arbor  Murray. 

Dr.  Murray  died  at  Laredo,  Texas,  November  22,  1903. 


SALMON  S.  PELTON 


GEORGE  W.  OLIVER 


GEORGE  W.  OLIVER. 

George  W.  Oliver  was  born  in  Lancaster  County,  Penn 
sylvania,  on  October  19,  1827,  and  received  a  common 
school  education. 

He  enlisted  August  n,  1862,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  was 
assigned  to  Company  H,  Seventh  O.  V.  L,  and  joined  his 
command  on  October  9,  1862,  on  Loudoun  Heights,  Vir 
ginia.  He  served  faithfully  and  honorably  and  participated 
in  the  battles  of  Dumfries,  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg, 
Lookout  Mountain,  Missionary  Ridge,  Ringgold,  Resaca, 
New  Hope  Church,  Pine  Knob  and  at  Kenesaw  Moun 
tain,  Georgia,  on  June  19,  1864,  where  he  was  wounded  and 
suffered  amputation  of  his  right  leg  above  the  knee,  and 
was  thus  disabled  from  further  service.  Before  his  dis 
charge  he  was  transferred  to  the  rolls  of  Company  G,  Fifth 
Ohio  Infantry,  October  31,  1864,  and  was  discharged  at 
Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  on  June  21,  1865.  He  was  a  miller 
by  trade,  and  for  twenty-five  years  followed  that  occupation 
at  Ohltown,  Hubbard,  and  Girard,  Ohio. 

He  was  thrice  married,  the  last  time  on  September  i, 
1872,  to  Arcana  McCartney  of  Girard,  Ohio.  His  daugh 
ter,  Dorothy  Edelyn  Oliver,  who  has  taken  an  interest  in 
her  father's  record  as  a  faithful  and  gallant  soldier,  is  now 
Mrs.  William  J.  Grant,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  at  219  North 
Capitol  street. 

When  Comrade  Oliver  became  disabled  from  rheuma 
tism  and  the  infirmities  of  age,  in  accordance  with  a  cher 
ished  desire,  on  January  6,  1903,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
State  Soldiers'  Home  at  Sandusky,  Ohio,  where  he  died  on 
April  1 8,  1905,  and  was  buried  in  the  cemetery  there.  His 
record  as  a  soldier  is  one  of  which  his  ancestry  may  well  be 
proud,  as  he  was  not  only  faithful  and  true,  but  brave  and 
gallant  in  the  face  of  the  enemy,  and  shed  his  blood  upon  the 
battlefield  of  Kenesaw  Mountain  for  his  country. 


ADDISON  WHITE. 

Addison  White  was  born  in  Southington,  Ohio,  on  July 
24,  1841,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  that 
day. 

He  enlisted  at  Warren,  Ohio,  in  Company  H,  Seventh 
Ohio  Infantry,  and  was  mustered  in  at  Camp  Dennison, 
Ohio,  on  June  20,  1861.  He  served  as  a  private  soldier  all 
through  his  three  years'  service,  declining  promotion  repeat 
edly  offered  him. 

He  participated  in  battle  at  Cross  Lanes,  Kernstown, 
Port  Republic,  Cedar  Mountain,  Antietam  and  Dumfries, 
when  he  was  detailed  as  a  stretcher-bearer  in  the  ambulance 
corps  of  Geary's  division  of  the  Twelfth  Army  Corps,  and 
filled  this  position  gallantly  at  Chancellorsville  and  Gettys 
burg,  going  well  to  the  front  and  bringing  off  to  a  place  of 
safety  severely  wounded  and  disabled  comrades. 

At  Gettysburg,  during  the  terrific  artillery  duel  between 
the  two  armies  on  July  3,  1863,  while  passing  a  battery 
whose  men  had  been  so  reduced  by  the  enemy's  shot  and 
shell  as  to  leave  scarcely  enough  men  to  serve  the  guns,  Ad 
dison  White,  like  the  brave  and  gallant  soldier  that  he  was, 
volunteered  to  assist  the  gunners,  and  did  so  until  the  artil 
lery  firing,  before  the  great  charge,  ended.  He  fought  at 
Lookout  Mountain  and  Missionary  Ridge,  Tennessee,  and 
Ringgold,  Georgia,  in  the  Southwest,  and  was  severely 
wounded  at  the  latter  place.  He  was  mustered  out  July  7, 
1864,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  with  his  company. 

He  was  married  July  27,  1864,  in  Southington,  Ohio,  to 
Maryetta  Curtis,  to  whom  two  sons  and  three  daughters 
were  born.  He  died  of  blood  poisoning  from  his  wound, 
which  never  healed,  but  gradually  grew  worse,  until  after 
untold  suffering  he  died  in  Nelson,  Ohio,  on  May  9,  1901, 
and  was  buried  at  Southington  Center,  near  where  he  had 
lived  for  so  many  years. 


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ADDISON  WHITE 


COMPANY  H  481 

Addison  White  was  a  man  who  gave  his  life  to  his  coun 
try's  cause;  a  good  citizen;  a  kind  and  indulgent  husband 
and  father;  a  good  comrade  and  a  true  and  faithful  friend. 
May  his  soul  rest  in  peace. 


RILEY  WHITE. 

Riley  White  was  born  in  October,  1844,  in  Southington 
township,  Trumbull  County,  Ohio,  and  was  educated  in 
common  district  schools. 

He  enlisted  at  Warren,  Ohio,  on  October  7,  1861,  as  a 
recruit  in  Company  H,  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry,  and  joined 
the  regiment  at  Charleston,  West  Virginia.  He  was  at 
Romney,  and  on  the  scout  to  Blue's  Gap ;  starved  and  froze 
with  his  comrades  at  Phillip's  Cross  Roads;  in  battles  at 
Kernstown,  Port  Republic,  Cedar  Mountain,  and  Antietam. 
He  was  taken  seriously  ill  at  Harper's  Ferry,  and  on  No 
vember  19,  1862,  was  discharged  on  certificate  of  disability 
to  save  his  life.  By  reason  of  his  youth  and  rapid  growth, 
like  many  others,  Pope's  retreat  from  Culpeper  to  Sharps- 
burg  wore  him  out.  On  February  7,  1865,  he  reenlisted  in 
Company  H,  One  Hundred  and  Eighty-fifth  Ohio  Infantry, 
and  served  until  September  19,  1865,  when  he  was  dis 
charged  at  Nashville,  Tennessee. 

On  April  26,  1866,  he  married  Lucy  Philpot,  at  Kilgore, 
Carroll  County,  Ohio.  Two  sons  and  three  daughters  were 
born  to  them.  Since  the  war  he  has  been  a  farmer. 

On  June  9,  1862,  while  in  battle  at  Port  Republic,  Vir 
ginia,  Riley  White — then  fighting  beside  his  elder  brother, 
Addison — remembered  his  father  (whom  he  called  "Pap"), 
and  wishing  him  to  have  some  part  in  the  lively  contest  then 
going  on  with  Stonewall  Jackson's  champion  fighters,  Riley 
stepped  up  closely  to  his  brother  and  said,  "Add,  let's  load 
up  and  give  'em  one  for  Pap !"  Addison  consented,  and  af 
ter  carefully  loading  for  the  occasion,  they  took  deliberate 
aim  and  fired  a  modest  volley  of  two  pieces,  in  honor  and 
memory  of  their  good  loyal  father,  who  then  had  five  of  his 
six  sons,  then  old  enough  to  go  to  war,  at  the  front, 

Riley  White,  now  resides  in  Warren,  Ohio, 

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RILEY   WHITE 


LIEUTENANT  JOSEPH  CRYNE 
(Killed  at   Battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27th,   1863.) 


MAJOR  ERNST  J.   KRIEGER 


(Capt.    Co.    K,    7th    O.    V.    I. — Major    177th    O.    V.    I. 
— Died  March   14th,   1881.) 


COMPANY  K. 


ERNST  J.  KRIEGER. 

Capt.  Ernst  J.  Krieger  was  born  in  Germany  in  the  year 
1833.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  his  na 
tive  country,  and  was  especially  proficient  in  his  native  lan 
guage.  He  emigrated  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States 
when  he  was  young  and  settled  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

In  November,  1860,  the  "Cleveland  Turn  Verein,"  on 
account  of  the  mutterings  of  a  civil  war,  commenced  learn 
ing  military  drill  so  as  to  be  prepared,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
most  patriotic  members  of  the  organization. 

April  1 8,  1 86 1,  at  the  first  firing  on  Fort  Sumter  he  joined 
the  "National  Guards"  for  a  period  of  three  months  as  a 
private.  This  company  was  mustered  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  as  Company  K,  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V. 
L,  and  was  known  as  such  thereafter.  Reenlisted  June  19, 
1861,  for  a  period  of  three  years  or  during  the  war.  He 
was  rapidly  promoted  to  the  position  of  captain  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  service  in  the  face  of  the  enemy,  and  was 
mustered  out  with  his  regiment  on  account  of  expiration  of 
its  term  of  service  July  6,  1864,  as  such  officer. 

He  participated  in  the  following  battles:  Cross  Lanes, 
Virginia,  August  26,  1861 ;  Winchester,  Virginia,  March 
23,  1862;  Port  Republic,  Virginia,  June  9,  1862;  Cedar 
Mountain,  Virginia,  August  9,  1862;  Second  Bull  Run 
campaign,  August  20  to  September  2,  1862;  Antietam, 
Maryland,  September  17,  1862  (wounded  in  the  head  in  the 
latter-named  battle)  ;  Dumfries,  Virginia,  December  27, 
1862;  Chancellorsville,  Virginia,  May  i,  2,  and  3,  1863; 
Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  I,  2,  and  3,  1863;  Lookout 
Mountain,  Tennessee,  November  24,  1863;  Missionary 
Ridge,  Tennessee,  November  25,  1863 ;  Ringgold,  Georgia, 
November  27,  1863  (wounded) ;  Dug  Gap,  Georgia,  May 

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484     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

8,  1864;  Rocky  Face  Ridge,  Georgia,  May  u,  1864;  Re- 
saca,  Georgia,  May  13  and  15,  1864;  New  Hiope  Church, 
or  Dallas,  Georgia,  May  26,  1864. 

After  the  muster  out  of  his  regiment  he  was  appointed 
major  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Seventy-seventh  O.  V.  I. 
and  joined  that  command,  and  was  mustered  out  with  it  at 
the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  returned  to  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  became  a  partner  in  a  machine  building  firm  which  was 
a  failure.  He  had  several  attacks  of  paralysis  brought  on 
on  account  of  the  wound  he  had  received  at  Antietam,  and  in 
1878  was  admitted  to  the  Soldiers'  Home  at  Dayton,  Ohio. 
He  remained  there  until  he  died,  March  14,  1881.  He  was 
buried  with  full  military  honors  in  Section  B,  Row  12,  Grave 
27,  Home  Cemetery,  where  a  marble  stone  bearing  name, 
command,  etc.,  was  placed,. 

Krieger  was  an  exceptionally  brave  and  patriotic  soldier, 
and  his  early  demise  was  occasioned  by  the  wound  he  had 
received  in  action. 

Requiescat  in  pace. 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  F.   SCHUTTE 

(As   he   appeared   on   enlistment    in   the    Mexican   War — Killed    i 
skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20th,   1861.) 


FREDERICK  H.   SCHMIDT 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  MONUMENT 
Woodland  Cemetery,   Cleveland,  O. 


Miscellany 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  MONUMENT  AT  CLEVE 
LAND,  OHIO. 

BY  CAPT.  GEO.  A.  McKAY. 

A  monument  to  the  lamented  dead  of  the  Seventh  Regi 
ment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  was  erected  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  in  the  year  1872,  having  been  contracted  for  in  the 
year  1867.  A.  &  G.  Dodds  of  Xenia,  Ohio,  and  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  were  the  contractors,  they  agreeing  to  erect  the 
monument  for  such  funds  as  might  be  raised  by  subscrip 
tion,  not  to  exceed  $15,000.  The  monument  was  to  consist 
of  Quincy  granite  for  the  base,  and  the  shaft  of  Peterhead 
red,  and  the  eagle  with  outstretched  wings  of  Peterhead 
gray  granite. 

The  granite  was  cut  at  the  quarries,  polished,  and  the  list 
of  battles  carved  thereon  before  the  material  left  Scotland, 
which  necessitated  great  delay  before  everything  was  ready 
for  transportation  to  the  United  States. 

The  original  committee,  as  appointed  by  the  Seventh 
Regiment  O.  V.  I.  Association,  consisted  of  George  A. 
McKay,  Frank  Rockefeller,  E.  J.  Krieger,  and  Frank  But 
ton,  all  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  E.  W.  Force  of  Chagrin 
Falls,  Ohio.  This  committee  was  changed  repeatedly 
before  the  monument  was  completed.  The  next  one  ap 
pointed  was  made  up  of  Jos.  B.  Molyneaux,  William  A. 
Howe,  George  A.  McKay,  Frank  Rockefeller,  Jere  G. 
Claflin,  and  T.  T.  Sweeney.  The  final  committee  consisted 
of  Frank  Rockefeller,  chairman;  J.  B.  Molyneaux,  W.  A. 
Howe,  Frank  Williams,  J.  G.  Claflin,  C.  Cowan,  William 
Southwell,  W.  T.  Callow,  and  T.  T.  Sweene>. 


486     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

All  of  the  committees  as  appointed  by  the  regiment  are 
entitled  to  its  thanks  for  the  zeal  displayed  by  them  in  rais 
ing  funds  for  the  purpose  indicated  above,  by  subscriptions 
from  private  persons  not  affiliated  with  the  regiment,  mem 
bers  of  the  regiment,  by  dinners  furnished  in  a  tent  on  the 
square  by  the  ladies  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  boat  rides,  and 
raffling  a  horse  furnished  by  Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler — the  latter 
means  being  a  regular  gold  brick,  the  profits  being  on  the 
wrong  side  of  the  ledger  by  a  large  majority. 

Every  member  of  the  different  committees  did  his  level 
best  to  achieve  success,  but  it  was  ascertained  that  it  would 
be  impossible  to  raise  subscriptions  equaling  $15,000,  and  a 
new  contract  was  entered  into  by  the  contracting  parties, 
the  contractors  agreeing  to  accept  $8,500,  the  amount  raised 
by  the  committee,  as  full  compensation  for  the  monument, 
and  it  was  erected  in  Woodland  Cemetery  on  a  lot  donated 
by  the  city  of  Cleveland. 

The  committee  had  paid  all  expenses  and  duties  on  the 
different  parts  as  they  had  arrived,  by  which  means  the  con 
tractors  were  at  no  actual  outlay,  and  were  perfectly  satis 
fied  when  the  subscription  lists  were  turned  over  to  them 
with  the  balance  of  the  cash  raised.  In  fact,  they  stated 
that  they  made  nothing,  nor  did  they  lose  one  cent  by  the 
last  contract. 

At  the  dedication  of  the  monument  the  principal  speakers 
were  Gen.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  State  of  Penn 
sylvania;  Gen.  Erastus  B.  Tyler,  and  Maj.  William  Mc- 
Kinley,  afterward  President  of  the  United  States,  all  of 
whom  eulogized  the  soldiers  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  and  testified  to  their  patriotism  and 
valor  in  the  face  of  the  enemy. 


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BRIGADE  MONUMENT 
Battlefield  of  Antietam,   Md. 


THE  MONUMENT  AT  ANTIETAM,  MARYLAND. 

The  joint  monument  to  the  Fifth,  Seventh,  and  Sixty- 
sixth  Regiments  of  Ohio  Infantry,  provided  by  the  State  of 
Ohio  and  located  upon  the  north  side  of  the  Hagerstown 
turnpike  nearly  opposite  to  the  Dunker  Church,  was  dedi 
cated  in  the  presence  of  Governor  Nash,  the  members  of  the 
Ohio  Antietam  Battlefield  Commission,  Assistant  Secretary 
of  War  Hon.  Robert  Shaw  Oliver,  General  Ian  Hamilton  of 
the  British  Army,  and  many  comrades  and  citizens,  on  the 
1 3th  of  October,  1903. 

The  following  inscriptions  appear  upon  the  front : 

OHIO 

5th  Infantry.  66th  Infantry.  7th  Infantry. 

Commanded  by  Commanded  by  Commanded  by 

Major  JOHN  COUJNS.        Lieut.  Col.  EUGENE    MAJOR  ORRINJ.  CRANE. 

POWELL. 

(Owl)  Tyndale's  (First)  Brigade,  (Rooster] 

Greene's  (Second)  Division, 
Twelfth  Army  Corps, 
Army  of  the  Potomac. 

Upon  the  back,  raised  and  polished : 

5th  66th  yth 

This  monument  cost  four  thousand  and  five  hundred  dol 
lars,  and  the  locating  committee  from  the  Seventh  were  J. 
B.  Molyneaux,  Wm.  A.  Howe,  and  Gustav  Smith. 

By  request  a  historical  sketch  of  the  Seventh  was  pre 
pared  by  Lawrence  Wilson  of  Company  D,  who  at  the  dedi 
cation,  on  behalf  of  Tyndale's  brigade,  read  the  official  re 
port  of  Major  Orrin  J.  Crane,  detailing  the  movements  of 
these  regiments  at  the  battle  of  Antietam,  and  in  front  of 
Dunker  Church. 


(487) 


THE    REGIMENTAL    MONUMENT    AT    GETTYS 
BURG. 

On  the  4th  of  May,  1885,  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
State  of  Ohio  passed  an  Act  "To  appropriate  money  to  pur 
chase  land  upon  which  to  erect  a  monument  to  the  memory 
of  the  soldiers  of  Ohio  who  died  upon  the  battlefield  of  Get 
tysburg."  The  Act  thus  entitled  appropriated  for  the  pur 
pose  named  the  sum  of  $5,000,  to  be  expended  upon  the 
requisition  of  the  Adjutant-General,  subject  to  the  direction 
of  the  Battlefield  Memorial  Commission.  For  consultation 
as  to  the  best  means  of  carrying  into  effect  the  purpose  of 
this  act,  a  meeting  of  the  surviving  Ohio  soldiers  who  took 
part  in  the  battle  was  called  by  the  Adjutant-General,  and 
was  held  at  the  State  Capitol,  July  4,  1885.  At  this  meet 
ing  a  resolution  was  adopted  without  dissent,  expressing  the 
desire  of  the  survivors  of  the  battle,  that  the  money  appro 
priated  by  the  Act  of  May  4  should  first  provide  for  designa 
ting  all  the  localities  on  the  field  where  Ohio  soldiers  fought, 
and  recommending  delay  in  expenditure  of  the  appropria 
tion  should  the  law  not  authorize  such  designation.  At  the 
same  meeting  a  committee  was  appointed  to  accompany  the 
Adjutant-General  to  Gettysburg,  and  assist  him  in  locating 
the  positions  in  which  Ohio  troops  fought.  On  the  I3th  of 
the  ensuing  month  this  committee  met  at  Gettysburg,  repre 
sentations  from  the  Fourth,  Fifth,  Eighth,  Twenty-fifth, 
Twenty-ninth,  Fifty-fifth,  Sixty-first,  Sixty-sixth,  Seventy- 
third,  Seventy-fifth,  and  One  Hundred  and  Seventh  Ohio  In 
fantry,  and  from  Battery  H  First  Ohio  Light  Artillery,  and 
after  inspecting  the  field  the  committee  held  an  adjourned 
meeting,  and  by  resolution  declared  it  to  be  the  sense  of 
those  present  that  the  sum  of  $2,000  should  be  appropriated 
for  each  Ohio  regiment,  battery,  or  other  organization 
which  took  part  in  the  battle,  for  the  erection  upon  the 
proper  positions  of  suitable'  monuments  and  tablets,  and  for 


MONUMENTS  489 

purchasing*  plats,  opening  thoroughfares,  and  keeping  the 
grounds  and  memorials  in  good  condition. 
tij^t  tjie ;  next  session  of  the  General  Assembly  an  amenda- 
tpry,  jafld  .supplementary  act  was  passed  on  April  21,  1886, 
appropriating  in  addition  to  the  $5,000  previously  appropri 
ated,  the  sum  of  $35,000  to  be  used  by  a  commission  con 
sisting  of  'the  Adjutant-General,  Secretary  of  State,  and 
.Auditor  of  State,  in  meeting  the  expense  of  obtaining 
ground  and  sites  on  the  battlefield  of  Gettysburg,  and  for 
locating,  procuring,  and  erecting  suitable  monuments  and 
memorials  commemorative  of  the  deeds  of  the  soldiers  from 
Ohio  who  fought  there.  This  commission  met  at  Gettys 
burg  on  July  15  and  16,  1886,  and  made  careful  inspection 
and  examination  of  the  positions  occupied  by  Ohio  organiza 
tions  during  the  battle,  and  after  mature  deliberation  de 
cided  that  each  organization  should  'have  its  own  special 
monument,  no  two  alike  in  pattern  and  design,  and  each  to 
cost  $1,500.  Bids  were  at  once  advertised  for  and  con 
tracts  let  for  the  preparation  of  these  memorials,  and  on 
Wednesday,  September  14,  1887,  they  were  formally  dedi 
cated  and  turned  over  to  the  Gettysburg  Battlefield  Com 
mission  for  future  care  and  protection. 

EXERCISES  AT  THE  NATIONAL,  CEMETERY  ROSTRUM. 

A  national  salute  was  fired  at  sunrise,  and  at  9  o'clock  A. 
M.  Governor  Foraker  and  his  staff,  the  Memorial  Commis 
sion,  the  surviving  members  of  the  commemorated  organ 
izations,  and  the  invited  guests  were  escorted  by  the  Four 
teenth  Regiment  of  Ohio  Militia  to  Cemetery  Hill,  where  an 
artillery  salute  to  the  Governor  was  fired,  and  the  regiment 
being  paraded  in  its  camp  presented  arms.  The  proces 
sion  then  moved  to  the  Rostrum  in  the  National  Cemetery, 
where  the  formal  exercises  of  the  day  took  place  as  an 
nounced  in  the  program.  Captain  Geo.  A.  McKay,  who 
was  present  on  that  occasion,  has  kindly  written  the  fol 
lowing  interesting  account  of  the  proceedings  there: 


490     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

DEDICATION  OF  THE  MONUMENTS  ON  THE  BATTLEFIELD  OF 
GETTYSBURG,  PA.,  SEPTEMBER   14,    1887. 

It  was  my  good  fortune  to  participate  with  a  great  many 
others  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry 
in  the  greatest  battle  of  the  civil  war  of  1861  to  1865,  to  wit : 
Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania. 

As  you  will  remember,  we  were  encamped  the  night 
before  the  first  day's  fight,  near  Littlestown,  Pa.,  and  when 
we  arrived  ojar  brigade  was  sent  to  the  left  of  the  Eleventh 
Corps  at  Little  Round  Top  to  stop  the  charge  of  the  Con 
federates  in  that  direction.  We  were  not  engaged,  but  our 
appearance  stopped  their  advance.  The  next  morning  we 
were  ordered  to  the  right,  and  our  fighting  was  all  done  on 
Gulp's  Hill,  where  we  had  the  pleasure  for  the  first  time  of 
fighting  behind  regular  breastworks;  but,  thank  God,  it 
was  not  the  last.  We  were  badly  mauled  during  the  first 
two  days,  but  were  still  in  the  ring  and  were  conquerors  on 
the  third. 

When  we  moved  away  from  the  battlefield  on  July  4, 
1863,  I  never  visited  the  field  until  September  13,  1887, 
when  memorials  were  erected  by  the  State  of  Ohio  to  their 
honored  dead  on  that  historic  field. 

The  Commission  for  the  Seventh  Regiment  was  com 
posed  of  Captains, William  A.  Howe,  Edward  Hi.  Bohm, 
and  George  A.  McKay.  On  account  of  business  affairs  the 
latter-named  Commissioner  was  the  only  one  present  at  the 
dedication,  leaving  Cleveland,  Ohio,  at  11.10  P.  M.,  Septem 
ber  12.  On  the  evening  of  the  I3th  he  arrived  at  Gettys 
burg,  Pennsylvania.  Metaphorically  speaking,  he  was 
"tenting  to-night,  tenting  on  the  old  camp-ground."  On 
the  1 4th  he  stood  on  the  ground  where  the  immortal  Presi 
dent  Lincoln  in  his  address  in  the  year  1863  had  said,  "The 
world  will  little  note  nor  long  remember  what  we  say  here, 
but  it  can  never  forget  what  they  did  here." 

The  members  of  the  Memorial  Commission  were  as  fol 
lows :  Gen.  H.  A.  Axline,  Adjutant-General;  Gen.  James 
S.  Robinson,  Secretary  of  State;  Hon.  Emil  Kiesewetter, 
Auditor  of  State;  Hon.  Alfred  E.  Lee,  Secretary  of  the 
Commission,  all  from  Ohio. 


FIRMIN— 7th  Conn.  WILSON— ;th  Ohio 

SEVENTH  REGIMENT  MONUMENT 
On  Gulp's  Hill— Battlefield  of  Gettysburg,   Pa. 


MONUMENTS  491 

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ORDER  OF  THE  DAY. 

National  Salute. 

Dedication  of  the  Ohio  Memorials. 

Dedicatory  Salute. 

Ohio  Camp-fire. 

Regimental  Reunions. 

ORDER  OF  EXERCISES  AT  THE  NATIONAL  CEMETERY  ROSTRUM. 

Overture  Niagara  (Some  Day), 

Band  Fourteenth  Regiment  O.  N.  G. 

Prayer,  Rev.  Wm.  E.  Moore,  D.  D. 

Song,  "Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic," 

Miss  Anne  Marie  De  Beck. 
Address,  "Ohio  Troops  in  the  Battle  of  Gettysburg," 

Gen.  H.  A.  Axline. 
Music,  "Soldier's  Prayer," 

Band  Fourteenth  Regiment  O.  N.  G. 
Address,  "The  Memorial  Commission  and  its  Work," 

Hon.  Emil  Kiesewetter. 
Music,  Inflammatus  from  "Stabat  Mater," 

Band  Fourteenth  Regiment  O.  N.  G. 

Address,  Presentation  of  the  Ohio  Memorials  to  the  Gov 
ernor  of  the  State,  Gen.  James  S.  Robinson. 
Response,  Presentation  of  the  Memorials  to  the  Battlefield 
Association, 

Hon.  Joseph  B.  Foraker,  Governor  of  Ohio. 
Response,  In  Behalf  of  the  Association, 

Hon.  James  A.  Beaver,  Governor  of  Pennsylvania. 
Music,  "Infantry  Signal  Serenade," 

Band  of  Fourteenth  Regiment  O.  N.  G. 
Song,  "Tenting  on  the  Old  Camp-Ground," 

Miss  Anne  Marie  De  Beck. 

Memorial  Address,  Gen.  I.  H.  Hurst. 

Song,  "Star  Spangled  Banner," 

Miss  Anne  Marie  De  Beck. 
Benediction,  Rev.  Wm.  E.  Moore,  D.  D. 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

The  following  organizations  from  Ohio  participated  in 
the  battle :  Fourth,  Fifth,  Sixth,  Seventh,  Eighth,  Twenty- 
fifth,  Twenty-ninth,  Fifty-fifth,  Sixty-first,  Sixty-sixth,  Sev 
enty-third,  Seventy-fifth,  Eighty-second,  and  One  Hundred 
and  Seventh  Regiments  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry ;  Batteries 
H,  I,  K,  and  L,  Volunteer  Light  Artillery ;  First  and  Sixth 
Regiments  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry. 

The  finest  scholarly  and  military  address  at  the  dedica 
tion  was  made  by  Hon.  Joseph  B.  Foraker,  Governor  of  the 
State  of  Ohio.  While  listening  to  it  I  could  understand 
thoroughly  the  anthem  of  the  "Star  Spangled  Banner," 
"Long  may  it  wave,  o'er  the  land  of  the  free,  and  the  home 
of  the  brave." 

I  was  invited  to  ride  over  the  battlefield  with  the  Gov 
ernor  and  his  staff,  but  declined,  preferring  to  walk  over  it 
from  right  to  left,  so  as  actually  to  inspect  the  positions  of 
the  different  organizations  participating.  I  was  so  tired  at 
the  finish  that  my  return  was  a  ride.  On  Little  Round  Top 
the  party  I  was  with  sang  that  good  old  Scotch  song  by 
Robert  Burns  : 

"Should  auld  acquaintance  be  forgot, 

And  never  brought  to  mind; 
Should  auld  acquaintance  be  forgot, 
And  the  days  of  Auld  Lang  Syne." 

I  returned  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  September  16,  1887,  in  a 
used-up  condition,  but  thankful  that  I  had  been  able  to  at 
tend.  I  will  conclude  with  the  following  excerpt : 

"Now  the  muffled  drums  are  beating  funeral  marches  to  the  grave." 
Soon,  very  soon,  we  will  all  be  there. 

SEVENTH  OHIO  INFANTRY. 

"Monument  located  on  Gulp's  Hill,  near  the  right  of 
Greene's  brigade.  The  position  is  commanding,  and  was  a 
very  important  one  during  the  battle  of  the  morning  of  July 
3.  The  Union  works  to  the  right  of  this  point,  after  having 


MONUMENTS  493 

been  vacated  by  the  Twelfth  Corps,  were  seized  by  John 
son's  Confederate  Division  during  the  evening  of  July  2. 
During  the  morning  of  July  3  the  Confederates  were  driven 
out  of  these  works  after  seven  hours  of  battle.  The  Sev 
enth  and  Twenty-ninth  Ohio  Infantry,  returning  with  the 
Twelfth  Corps,  assisted  in  holding  this  position  against  the 
assaults  of  the  enemy." 


CANDY'S  BRIGADE  MARKER. 

On  the  afternoon  of  July  i,  1863,  under  orders  from  Gen 
eral  Hancock,  the  First  and  Third  Brigades  of  Geary's  divi 
sion  of  the  Twelfth  Corps  went  into  position  to  the  right  of 
and  near  Little  Round  Top,  and  that  night  the  Fifth  Ohio 
and  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylvania  Infantry 
occupied  Little  Round  Top  and  picketed  to  the  left  and 
front. 

In  later  years,  while  visiting  the  battlefield  of  Gettysburg, 
Lawrence  Wilson,  seeing  markers  in  that  section  account 
ing  for  these  two  regiments  upon  that  very  important  occa 
sion,  became  imbued  with  a  desire  that  the  other  regiments 
of  Candy's  brigade  should  also  have  a  distinguishing  mark 
of  some  character  indicating  they  were  also  then  on  that 
part  of  the  field. 

With  this  end  in  view  he  issued  a  call  for  a  meeting  of  the 
members  of  the  old  brigade,  during  the  National  Encamp 
ment  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  in  Cleveland  on  the 
1 9th  of  September,  1901,  for  the  purpose  of  considering  this 
important  matter,  when  a  brigade  organization  was  formed 
by  the  election  of  Judge  John  P.  Murphy  of  the  Fifth  Ohio, 
residing  in  Cincinnati,  as  president,  and  W.  P.  Ouayle  of  the 
Sixty-sixth  Ohio,  residing  at  Rock  Island,  secretary.  A 
resolution  was  then  passed  in  favor  of  marking  the  position 
occupied  by  Candy's  brigade  on  the  night  of  July  i,  1863, 
and  providing  for  the  appointment  of  a  committee,  consist 
ing  of  one  comrade  from  each  of  the  six  regiments  in  said 
brigade,  to  take  charge  of  the  project  and  push  it  to  a  suc 
cessful  termination. 

The  president  appointed  the  following  committee:  Maj. 
Krewson  Yerkes,  Fifth  Ohio ;  Sergt.  Lawrence  Wilson, 
Seventh  Ohio;  Col.  D.  W.  Thomas,  Twenty-ninth  Ohio; 
Maj.  Thos.  McConnell,  Sixty-sixth  Ohio;  Capt.  John  O. 
Foering,  Twenty-eighth  Pennsylvania,  and  Maj.  J.  A. 
Moore  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-seventh  Pennsylva- 


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nia,  with  Lawrence  Wilson  as  chairman.  As  Colonel 
Thomas  neglected  to  serve  and  Major  McConnell  soon  died 
very  unexpectedly,  Capt.  Charles  W.  Kellogg  of  the  Twen 
ty-ninth  and  Col.  Charles  Candy  of  the  Sixty-sixth  were 
appointed  to  act  in  their  stead,  and  the  committee  thus  kept 
intact.  This  committee  visited  the  battlefield  in  October, 
1901,  selected  a  site  for  a  marker  on  Sedgwick  avenue  near 
Little  Round  Top,  and  adopted  a  design  for  the  same,  such 
as  is  shown  in  cut,  consisting  of  a  bronze  tablet  bearing  an 
inscription  and  legend,  sunk  in  the  face  of  a  granite  die  rest 
ing  upon  a  substantial  granite  base  suitably  marked  as  is 
herein  plainly  delineated. 

All  arrangements  having  been  successfully  carried  out  and 
the  marker  being  in  position,  this  modest  little  tribute  to  the 
gallant  officers  whose  names  appear  thereon  and  to  the  sol 
diers  true  who  followed  them  where  they  led  was  dedicated 
on  Thursday,  September  18,  1902,  in  the  presence  of  the 
president,  Judge  Murphy,  who  came  all  the  way  from  Cin 
cinnati  and  made  a  brief  address ;  Col.  John  P.  Nicholson 
and  Major  Robbins  of  the  battlefield  commission ;  members 
of  the  brigade  committee,  comrades,  ladies  and  gentlemen, 
when  this  token  of  love,  pride,  and  patriotism  was  formally 
turned  over  to  Colonel  Nicholson  for  safe  keeping.  The 
dedicatory  services  consisted  mainly  of  a  statement  by  the 
chairman  of  the  committee  explaining  how  this  marker  came 
into  existence ;  a  brief  address  by  Judge  Murphy  as  presid 
ing  officer ;  an  invocation  by  Rev.  Owen  Hicks ;  the  read 
ing  of  the  military  records  of  all  the  officers  named  on  the 
marker  by  Captains  Howe  and  Foering  and  Sergeant  Wil 
son  ;  and  addresses  by  Colonel  Candy,  Colonel  Nicholson 
and  Major  Robbins — the  latter  of  the  C.  S.  A.,  who  fought 
there  under  General  Longstreet.  A  large  photograph  of 
marker  and  group  was  taken. 


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Kindly  Supplied  by  CAPT.  W.  A.  HOWE. 

If  there  is  any  sentiment  more  active  than  all  others  in  the 
breast  of  a  soldier  as  he  leaves  everything  dear  to  him  and 
goes  to  the  defense  of  what  is  more  precious  than  life — his 
country — it  is  the  thought  that  grateful  hearts  will  lament 
him,  and  vie  with  each  other  in  doing  him  honor  if  he  re 
turns  safely  from  the  perils  of  war.  This  sentiment  is  above 
all  characteristic  of  the  American  soldier,  where  hardships 
are  endured  to  preserve  a  government  of  his  own,  instead  of 
a  monarch's,  which  is  administered,  as  it  were,  by  himself, 
and  which  he  desires  to  hand  down  to  posterity  as  strongly 
established  as  he  received  it  from  his  ancestors. 

The  Ohio  ladies  residing  in  New  York,  after  a  careful 
study  of  the  records  of  the  different  regiments  of  our  State, 
prompted  by  a  noble  impulse,  have  recently  conferred  a  sig 
nal  mark  of  honor  on  the  Seventh  Regiment  Volunteer  In 
fantry.  The  following  correspondence  on  the  subjecc  will 
be  read  with  interest  by  all  who  delight  to  see  the  brave 
honored  for  noble  sacrifices  in  a  glorious  cause. 

Coiv.     SAMUEL    MCCLELLAND    AND    SOLDIERS    OF    THE 
SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

In  performance  of  a  pleasing  duty  confided  to  me  by  the 
Ohio  Ladies'  Society,  permit  me,  gentlemen,  to  say  it  has 
been  the  custom  in  all  ages  to  bestow  some  distinctive  mark 
of  approbation  upon  those  who  at  their  country's  call  im 
periled  their  lives  and  fortunes  in  its  defense.  Prompted  by 
this  idea,  the  Ohio  ladies  resident  in  New  York  executed  an 
elaborate  and  artistic  banner  for  presentation  to  the  Ohio 
regiment  whose  military  exploits  during  the  great  rebellion 
should  entitle  it  to  the  proud  distinction  of  being  called  the 
Ohio  Banner  Regiment.  The  banner  thus  prepared  has  been 


Tothe  rKEGLO.\n. 


THE    WHITE    BANNER 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WHITE  BANNER  497 

held  subject  to  decision  of  the  delicate  question  as  to  which 
of  the  Ohio  regiments  was  entitled  to  receive  it. 

A  critical  examination  of  the  records  of  all  the  regiments 
that  entered  the  service  from  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  the  cam 
paigns  through  which  they  served,  was  undertaken.  The 
civil  and  military  authorities  of  both  the  National  and  State 
governments  were  counseled  with,  but  the  question  became 
still  more  grave  and  perplexing  when  it  was  understood  how 
nobly  the  majority  of  the  Ohio  regiments  had  behaved  in 
time  of  battle  and  elsewhere  during  the  war.  But,  gentle 
men,  without  disparagement  to  the  bravery  or  heroism  of 
any  other  Ohio  regiment,  the  ladies  have  decided  that  to  you, 
officers  and  men  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
this  beautiful  banner  rightfully  belongs.  Whether  in  camp, 
on  the  march  or  in  battle,  you  never  shrank  from  duty. 
Your  drill  and  discipline  were  admirable,  and  positions  that 
were  both  vital  in  importance  and  perilous  in  character  were 
assigned  to  your  regiment.  Gentlemen,  your  military  or 
ganization  belongs  to  the  State  of  Ohio,  but  your  military 
achievements  belong  to  the  common  country. 

An  official  letter  received  by  me  from  the  secretary  of  the 
Ohio  Ladies'  Society  more  fully  explains  not  only  the 
grounds  for  their  decision,  but  it  also  contains  a  brief  and 
interesting  history  of  their  society,  and  reads  as  follows : 

"NEW  YORK,  Sept.  7,  1868. 
"GEORGE  E.  HAW,,  ESQ. 

"DEAR  SIR  :  I  send  you  by  express  to-day  'a  flag'  which 
you  are  respectfully  requested  to  present  to  the  Seventh  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry  Regiment,  in  the  name  of  the  Ohio  La 
dies'  Society,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Sanitary  Commission. 
A  brief  history  of  the  society  and  its  objects  will  furnish  the 
reason  why  the  presentation  has  been  delayed  until  this  late 
day.  At  the  great  fair  held  in  this  city  in  the  spring  of  1864, 
in  aid  of  the  Sanitary  Commission,  a  number  of  Ohio  ladies 
who  were  born  and  raised  in  Ohio,  but  had  become  residents 
of  New  York,  feeling  an  anxiety  to  do  something  in  aid  of 
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498     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

the  fair,  formed  a  society  for  that  purpose.  Meetings  were 
held  once  a  week  for  three  months  before  the  exhibition, 
during  which  a  large  number  and  variety  of  articles  were 
made,  among  them  this  flag,  which  it  was  understood  should 
at  the  end  of  the  war  be  given  to  the  Ohio  regiment  which 
had  most  distinguished  itself  in  the  service.  The  committee 
of  arrangements  appropriated  a  large  table  in  a  conspicuous 
part  of  the  fair  for  the  use  of  the  Ohio  Ladies'  Society.  On 
this  table  the  articles  were  displayed,  surmounted  by  the 
flag,  and  attracted  all  Ohio  visitors  to  the  fair,  especially  the 
Ohio  soldiers.  On  one  occasion  an  Ohio  officer,  who  refused 
to  give  his  name,  handed  to  one  of  the  ladies  in  charge  a 
fifty-dollar  bill,  and,  when  asked  what  he  would  have  in  ex 
change,  said  :  'It  is  my  contribution  to  your  society.'  Much 
curiosity  was  shown  and  many  questions  were  asked  as  to 
whether  the  ladies  had  come  all  the  way  from  Ohio  to  con 
tribute  to  the  fair.  The  table  was  very  liberally  patronized, 
and  at  times  the  crowd  was  so  great  that  they  could  not  all 
be  waited  upon.  The  result  was  that  nearly  three  thousand 
dollars  was  realized  and  paid  over  to  the  treasurer  of  the 
fair.  The  war  ended  in  the  spring  of  1865,  and  at  once  a 
correspondence  was  opened  with  Governor  Tod,  asking  him 
to  name  the  regiment  that  was  best  entitled  to  the  flag.  The 
reply  was  characteristic  of  the  man :  'Every  one  is  entitled 
to  it.'  Other  distinguished  persons  have  from  time  to  time 
been  consulted,  including  Governor  Brough,  Governor 
Hayes,  the  Hon.  Martin  Welker,  and  other  members  of 
Congress,  but  all  seemed  unwilling  to  say  that  any  one  regi 
ment  had  more  distinguished  itself  than  another,  and  we 
have  therefore  been  unable  to  carry  out  the  object  of  the 
society  until  the  present  time.  Finally,  through  your  exer 
tions,  the  opinions  of  Governor  Geary,  of  Pennsylvania; 
General  Slocum,  of  New  York,  and  Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler,  of 
Baltimore,  were  obtained,  and  they  all  declared  in  favor  of 
the  Seventh  Ohio.  We  desire  you,  in  presenting  this  flag, 
to  assure  the  shattered  remnant  of  the  regiment  that  we  en 
tertain  for  each  and  every  one  of  them  sentiments  of  grati 
tude  and  esteem  it  is  not  in  our  power  to  express.  We  are 


HISTORY  OF  THE:  WHITE:  BANNER  499 

proud  of  our  native  State ;  proud  of  her  record  during  the 
war;  proud  of  her  generals,  and  especially  proud  of  her 
soldiers,  who  have  made  that  record  glorious.  Very  re 
spectfully, 

"MRS.  ALBERT  W.  GREEN,  Secretary. 
"Committee:    Mrs.  S.  RANSOM,  Mrs.  J.  R.  CECIL,  Mrs. 

S.  HAUK,  Mrs.  T.  R.  REED,  Mrs.  J.  G.  PLYMPTON,  Mrs. 

T.  R.  BENTER. 

Thus,  gentlemen,  you  have  from  the  Ohio  Ladies'  Society 
the  origin  and  history  of  this  artistic  and  beautiful  banner, 
which,  agreeable  to  the  wish  of  the  society,  I  now  formally 
present  to  your  regiment. 

Yours  truly, 

GEORGE  E.  HALL. 

"CLEVELAND,  OHIO,  Feb.  3,  1870. 
"GEORGE  E.  HALL,  ESQ. 

"DEAR  SIR:  After  a  lengthened  delay,  resulting  from 
circumstances  without  our  control,  the  undersigned  execu 
tive  committee  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  Association  have 
the  honor  to  acknowledge,  in  behalf  of  the  association,  the 
reception  and  acceptance  of  the  banner  presented  through 
you  by  the  Ohio  Ladies'  Society,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Sani 
tary  commission,  to  the  Seventh  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry.  The  distinguished  honor  thus  conferred  upon 
the  regiment,  while  it  fills  every  heart  of  the  few  remaining 
members  of  the  organization  with  the  most  profound  grati 
tude  toward  the  noble  ladies,  most  noble  daughters  of  our 
gallant  State  who  conceived  it,  as  well  as  to  the  brilliant  sol 
diers  who  paid  their  tribute  to  our  claim,  and  begets  a  feel 
ing  of  the  deepest  pride  and  gratification  which  we  would 
not  conceal.  We  are  yet  compelled  to  feel  that  rather  our 
good  fortune  than  our  merit  as  a  regiment  has  favored  us  in 
being  selected  as  the  object  of  this  magnificent  and  priceless 
recognition.  As  soldiers,  as  citizens,  as  freemen,  we  are 
conscious  of  having  done  only  our  duty  manfully,  faithfully, 
zealously,  and  it  is  the  proud  honor  and  eternal  glory  of  our 


5OO     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

State  that  of  all  the  heroic  and  patriotic  thousands  of  her 
sons  who  went  forth  to  the  battlefield,  not  a  regiment  failed 
to  respond  to  the  call  of  duty,  or  by  any  single  act  cast  the 
least  stain  upon  her  fair  escutcheon.  We  cannot  forget  or 
overlook  in  our  own  good  fortune  the  lofty  patriotism,  the 
glorious  deeds,  and  the  terrible  sacrifices  of  our  fellow-sol 
diers,  entitling  them  to  the  everlasting  love  and  honor  of 
their  countrymen.  Side  by  side  we  fought  with  them  on 
many  a  hotly-contested  and  sanguinary  field  in  the  gloomiest 
hours  of  the  strife,  when  hope  had  almost  withered  from  the 
hearts  of  men,  and  in  their  valor  and  support  found  inspira 
tion  and  courage  to  meet  the  great  duties  we  had  to  do. 
How  often  in  the  storm  of  battle,  with  the  dead  and  dying 
blocking  our  path,  the  contest  hanging  on  a  thread,  we  have 
looked  with  eager  and  anxious  eyes  toward  the  standard  of 
our  Ohio  brothers  in  arms  for  encouragement  and  been 
made  strong  by  their  example.  We  may  not  say — but 
deeply  do  we  feel  conscious  of  the  support  they  gave  us. 
The  dust  of  hundreds  of  our  comrades  mingled  with  theirs 
in  everlasting  repose  on  historic  fields  of  Virginia,  of  Mary 
land,  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  Georgia  equals  in  valor,  in 
patriotism  and  sacrifice.  To  the  soldier  who  has  faithfully 
discharged  his  trust  no  higher  or  more  cherished  reward  can 
crown  his  efforts  than  the  approval  of  his  countrymen,  and 
such  a  recognition  and  endearment  as  is  conveyed  in  the 
splendid  banner  we  have  been  honored  with  sinks  deeply  into 
our  hearts,  strengthening  our  love  of  country,  brightening 
our  estimate  of  mankind,  and  making  us  feel  how  false  is 
that  maxim  which  says  "Republics  are  ungrateful."  In  the 
present  case  the  impression  is  stronger  in  that  the  honor 
comes  from  women.  What  love,  what  honor,  what  respect 
does  not  every  soldier  owe  her?  Only  the  pen  that  is  di 
rected  by  inspiration  shall  ever  tell  in  all  its  fullness  the  story 
of  her  devotion  and  her  work  for  the  soldier.  In  conclusion, 
let  me  ask  you,  sir,  to  accept  the  profound  thanks  of  our 
association  for  your  part  in  the  matter,  and  the  assurance 
that  the  kindly  interest  you  have  manifested  and  the  gener 
ous  sentiment  you  have  expressed  toward  us  are  garnered 


HISTORY  OF  THE  WHITE)   BANNER  5OI 

in  our  memories  to  live  while  we  shall  live.  You  will  con 
vey  to  the  ladies  whom  you  represent  the  expression  of  our 
deepest  gratitude,  and  say  to  them  their  names  are  graven 
indelibly  on  our  hearts.  The  splendid  work  of  their  hands 
we  consecrate  to  the  memory  of  our  dead  comrades,  and 
shall  cherish  it  through  life  as  a  possession  made  sacred  by 
every  recollection  of  the  vicissitudes,  the  hardships  and  the 
dangers  of  our  soldier  life.  With  the  highest  respect,  your 
obedient  servant. 

"J-  B.  MOLYNEAUX,  Chairman. 

"F.  ROCKEFELLER,  Secretary. 
"Committee:     W.  A.  HOWE,  WM.  SOUTHWELL,,  CHARLES 

COWAN,  J.  G.  CLAFLIN,  T.  T.  SWEENEY/' 

"SEVENTH  REGIMENT,  O.  V.  I.  ASSOCIATION, 

"CLEVELAND,  OHIO,  June,  1904. 
"DEAR  COMRADE: 

"The  history  of  our  White  Banner,  which  was  presented 
to  us  by  the  Ohio  Ladies,  resident  in  New  York  in  1864,  at 
the  time  of  the  great  Sanitary  Fair,  is  well  known  to  every 
comrade  of  our  regiment. 

"The  executive  committee  have  felt  for  some  time  that  we 
should  deposit  this  precious  relic  in  some  place  for  preserva 
tion,  where  it  might  be  kept  for  all  time,  and  where  our 
children  and  the  public  would  be  able  to  see  it. 

"The  Western  Reserve  Historical  Society  of  Cleveland 
has  kindly  offered  to  accept  and  take  care  of  it  and  give  it 
a  prominent  place  in  its  beautiful  and  fire-proof  building, 
which  offer  we  have  accepted. 

"Through  the  kindness  and  generosity  of  our  esteemed 
friend,  Mr.  N.  P.  Bowler,  we  have  been  enabled  to  place  the 
banner  in  a  beautiful  case  that  will  properly  preserve  it. 

"On  Saturday,  June  i8th,  1904,  at  2  o'clock  p.  M.,  it  is 
desired  that  the  comrades  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  O.  V. 
I.  Association,  meet  at  the  Historical  Society's  Building, 
corner  of  Euclid  Avenue  and  Fairmount  Street,  to  formally 
present  the  banner  to  the  officers  of  the  Western  Reserve 


502     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Historical  Society,  and  it  is  hoped  that  every  comrade  will 
make  a  special  effort  to  be  present  at  that  time. 

"Come  and  bring  your  family  and  friends  and  let  us  make 
this  a  special  reunion  occasion  long  to  be  remembered. 

"JOHN  E.  COLBRUNN, 
President. 
WM.  A.  HOWE, 
E.  H.  BOHM, 
GEO.  A.  McKAY, 
LEVI   F.    BAUDER, 

"Committee" 

EXERCISES   ATTENDING   THE   TRANSFER   OF   THE   "WHITE 
BANNER"  FROM  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  o.  v.  i.  ASSOCIA 
TION  TO  WESTERN  RESERVE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 
JUNE  18,  1904. 

PROGRAM. 

SELECTION,    Wagner  Quartet 

HISTORY  OF  WHITE  BANNER 

WM.  A.  HOWE 
SELECTION , Wagner  Quartet 

PRESENTATION  OF  BANNER 

E.  H.  BOHM 
SELECTION,    Wagner  Quartet 

ADDRESS 

LEVI  F.  BAUDER 

SELECTION, Wagner  Quartet 

RECEPTION  OF  BANNER 

HON.  L.  E.  HOLDFN 
SELECTION,    Wagner  Quartet 


OUR  FIRST  REUNION. 

TO    SURVIVING    MEMBERS. 

CLEVELAND,  O.,  Aug.   14,   l866. 

Agreeably  to  the  circular  call  issued  from  Washington 
City  on  the  twelfth  day  of  July,  ultimo,  the  result  of  a  meet 
ing  of  the  old  members  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  now  resi 
dents  of  that  city,  and  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect 
the  project  therein  indicated,  of  bringing  about  a  reunion  of 
the  surviving  members  of  the  Seventh,  and  of  considering 
the  propriety  and  feasibility  of  effecting  a  permanent  organi 
zation  of  the  regiment,  the  committee  designated  in  the  call 
to  make  the  necessary  arrangements  met  in  this  city  on 
Monday  evening,  the  6th  inst.,  and  agreed  upon  Cleveland 
as  the  place  and  September  10  as  the  time  for  the  occurrence 
of  the  designed  reunion.  A  sub-committee  was  appointed  to 
arrange  the  necessary  details,  and  a  proper  hall  for  the  as 
sembling  of  those  attending  has  been  obtained  and  all  other 
requisite  arrangements  made.  It  now  only  remains  for  the 
members  of  the  regiment  to  unite  heartily  and  earnestly  in 
the  execution  of  the  plan  in  view,  and  thus  rekindle  the 
friendships  formed  in  the  long  marches  and  terrible  combats 
of  three  years  arid  a  half  of  war,  and  review  the  pleasant 
memories  made  around  the  bivouac  fire  and  when  resting 
for  a  time  from  the  arduous  duties  of  the  active  campaign. 
In  addressing  this  call  to  the  remaining  members  of  the  old 
Seventh,  the  committee  feel  it  to  be  unnecessary  to  make 
any  especial  appeal  to  the  crowding  recollections  of  their 
soldier  life  as  an  incentive  to  their  attendance  upon  the  re 
union.  We  know  the  just  and  honorable  pride  which  every 
member  of  the  old  Seventh  feels  in  the  unblemished  record 
of  that  regiment,  and  we  feel  certain  there  are  none  who  will 
not  hail  with  the  most  profound  satisfaction  the  opportunity 
that  such  a  meeting  as  is  proposed  will  furnish  for  cementing 
more  closely  our  friendships  and  perpetuating  the  honorable 


504     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

deeds  and  dear  memories  of  our  career  as  Union  soldiers. 
But  if  any  incentive  were  needed  to  awaken  a  proper  interest 
in  the  project  we  have  in  view,  the  claims  upon  us  by  dead 
brethren — of  Creighton  and  Crane,  and  the  hundreds  of 
others  whose  heroic  deeds  have  added  their  full  share  of 
glory  to  the  army  of  the  Union  and  who  attested  with  their 
lives  their  devotion  to  the  Nation  and  to  freedom — would 
be  sufficient  to  inspire  it.  It  is  our  duty  that  the  names  of 
those  gallant  soldiers  should  be  graven  in  the  imperishable 
marble,  there  to  stand  as  eternal  monitors  to  posterity  and 
an  undying  example  of  the  sacrifices  freedom  may  claim 
and  receive  of  her  children.  To  consecrate  and  perpetuate 
the  memory  of  our  dead  comrades,  record  "the  battles, 
sieges,  fortunes  we  have  passed,"  cement  the  friendships 
formed,  group  together  in  historic  shape  the  memories  and 
incidents  we  would  preserve,  and  devise  such  measures  as 
may  be  thought  necessary  and  expedient  for  our  common 
good,  are  the  cardinal  objects  of  our  proposed  reunion.  To 
the  thorough  and  satisfactory  accomplishment  of  these  pur 
poses  a  full  attendance  of  the  surviving  members  of  the  regi 
ment  is  necessary,  since  there  is  no  one  but  can  add  his  mite 
to  make  up  the  general  contribution.  The  committee  confi 
dently  indulge  the  hope  that  such  desired  attendance  will  be 
had,  and  the  result  can  then  be  no  other  than  a  success. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  the  members  they  will  report  at  Gar- 
rett's  Hall,  corner  of  Euclid  avenue  and  Monument  Park. 

Gen.  E.  B.  TYLER,  Chairman. 

Capt.  JOE  B.  MOLYNEAUX,  Secretary. 

THE  REUNION. 

The  surviving  members  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Infantry 
held  a  meeting  at  Garrett's  Hall,  commencing  at  10  o'clock 
A.  M.,  September  10,  1866,  pursuant  to  a  call  issued  August 
14,  1866. 

Col.  Samuel  McClelland  was  appointed  temporary  chair 
man  and  Lieutenant  H.  Z.  Eaton,  secretary. 

Generals  Tyler  and   Steedman  made  brief  and  pointed 


OUR  FIRST  REUNION  505 

speeches  relative  to  the  object  of  the  meeting  while  it  was  in 
waiting  for  the  arrival  of  members  from  other  places. 

After  a  committee  of  five,  consisting  of  Col.  L.  R.  Davis, 
Maj.  E.  J.  Krieger,  Captain  DeForest,  Lieut.  J.  F.  Palmer 
and  Sergt.  Levi  F.  Bander,  was  appointed  on  permanent 
organization,  the  convention  adjourned  until  i  o'clock  p.  M. 

The  following  gentlemen,  surviving  members  of  the  Sev 
enth  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  were  present  at  the  forenoon  ses 
sion,  the  list  being  largely  increased  during  the  afternoon: 

Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler,  Baltimore,,  Md. ;  Col.  Samuel  Mc 
Clelland,  Youngstown,  O. ;  Chaplain  Frederick  T. 
Brown,  Chicago,  111.;  Maj.  E.  J.  Kreiger,  Cleveland, 
O.;  Col.  L.  R.  Davis,  Alliance,  O. ;  Capt.  J.  B.  Moly- 
neaux,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Capt.  William  A.  Howe,  Cleve 
land,  O.;  Lieut.  D.  A.  Kimball,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Capt. 
John  G.  Parsons,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Lieut.  H.  Z.  Eaton,  To 
ledo,  p.;  Capt.  S.  S.  Reed,  Rootstown,  O. ;  Lieut.  S.  T. 
Loomis,  Painesville,  O. ;  Lieut.  Jere  G.  Claflin,  Cleveland, 
O.;  Capt.  C.  W.  Nesper,  Cleveland,  O.;  J.  C.  Gazeley, 
Cleveland,  O. ;  Marcus  Brockway,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Fred 
Bock,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Conrad  Beckman,  Cleveland,  O. ;  A. 
M.  Clinton,  Cleveland,  O. ;  William  E.  Forbey,  Cleveland, 
O. ;  Andrew  Atloff,  Cleveland,  O. ;  R.  R.  Peebles,  Bruns 
wick,  O.;  William  Seafert,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Richard  Win- 
sor,  Oberlin,  O. ;  W.  Woodmansee,  Oberlin,  O. ;  Joseph 
S.  Clarke,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Stephen  Averill,  Cleveland,  O. ; 
Johnson  Russell,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Charles  Cowan,  Cleveland, 
O. ;  Gus  Ziemer,  Cleveland,  O. ;  S.  Lamphear,  New  Lisbon, 
O. ;  L.  M.  Chapman,  Broomfield,  O. ;  C.  D.  Bertholf,  Broom- 
field,  O.;  N.  Twitchel,  Broomfield,  O. ;  G.  M.  Carter, 
Broomfield,  O. ;  A.  S.  Doles,  Parkman,  O. ;  Samuel  J.  Sad 
ler,  Cleveland,  O. ;  James  Baxter,  Streetsboro,  O. ;  George 
Beardsley,  Ravenna,  O. ;  Conrad  Lammer,  Cleveland,  O. ; 
A.  A.  Cavanah,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Lewis  Knight,  Thompson, 
O. ;  Ernst  Zwicker,  Cleveland,  O. ;  William  Southwell, 
Cleveland,  O. ;  Fred  Spencer,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Thomas  Sco- 
ville,  Cleveland,  O. ;  W.  H.  Johnson,  Cleveland,  O. ;  H. 
Blakelock,  Cleveland,  O. ;  H,  Fairchilds,  Brownhelm,  O. ; 
W.  W.  Hunt,  Chagrin  Falls,  O. ;  Martin  V.  Clark,  Parma! 


506     SEVENTH  RKGIMDNT  OHIO  VOUJNTDSR  INFANTRY 

O. ;  S.  C.  Wheeler,  Sandusky,  O. ;  L.  A.  Bartlett,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.;  Thomas  Walker,  New  Castle,  Pa.;  M.  V. 
Burt,  Cuyahoga  Falls,  O. ;  John  Gilanders,  Oberlin,  O. ;  W. 
E.  Bartlett,  Huron,  O. ;  M.  R.  Hughes,  Newburg,  O. ;  S. 
S.  Hall,  Broomfield,  O. ;  C.  P.  Rodenbaugh,  Kent,  O. ;  L. 
A.  Stanley,  Ravenna,  O. ;  P.  P.  Foster,  Macedonia,  O. ; 
Saurin  Reed,  Berea,  O. ;  G.  W.  Golden,  Hudson,  O. ; 
Charles  L.  King,  Ravenna,  O. ;  Enos  T.  Mills,  Atwater,  O. ; 
Albert  Witherell,  Fredonia  Station,  O. ;  Marion  F.  Hoover, 
North  Benton,  O. ;  Jacob  Marks,  Cleveland,  O. ;  R.  Win- 
zenreid,  Cleveland,  O. ;  W.  H.  B.  Williams,  Cleveland,  O. ; 
E.  J.  Couch,  New  Brighton,  O. ;  Lawrence  Wilson,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. ;  L.  G.  DeForest,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Levi  F. 
Bauder,  Cleveland,  O. ;  M.  H.  Whaley,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Da 
vid  Bennett,  Claridon,  O. ;  J.  F.  Harmon,  Oberlin,  O. ; 
Harry  Wood,  Fife  Major,  Geneva,  O. ;  William  R.  Bond, 
Cleveland,  O. ;  F.  Michael,  Cleveland,  O. ;  George  Sahl, 
Cleveland,  O. ;  G.  A.  Furry,  Cleveland,  O.;  Lieut.  T.  T. 
Sweeney,  Cleveland,  O. ;  S.  Gill,  Painesville,  O. ;  E.  Hart, 
Geneva,  O. ;  F.  Rockefeller,  Cleveland,  O. ;  J.  B.  Northrup, 
Nelson,  O. ;  O.  C.  Vanwagner,  Chagrin .  Falls,  O. ;  J. 
Decker,  Cleveland,  O. ;  John  Chaffee,  Mecca,  O. ;  John  Pol 
lock,  Warren,  O. ;  C.  A.  Wood,  Newburg,  O. ;  Lieut.  L. 
King,  North  Bloomfield,  O. ;  Rev.  O.  Hicks,  Concord,  O. ; 
W.  J.  Hutchinson,  Willoughby,  O. ;  Christian  Russer, 
Cleveland,  O. ;  J.  A.  Thompson,  Ravenna,  O. ;  A.  M.  Hal- 
bert,  Elyria,  O. ;  W.  H.  Poor,  Windham,  O. ;  S.  S.  Fisher, 
Alliance,  O. ;  J.  E.  Avery,  Oberlin,  O. ;  High  B.  Deeds, 
Youngstown,  O. ;  George  H.  Davis,  Hudson,  O. ;  Frank 
Eldridge,  Edinburg,  O. ;  C.  H.  Pelton,  Painesville,  O. ;  D. 
A.  Reed,  Newburg,  O. ;  G.  W.  Wellhouse,  Newburg,  O. ; 
Benjamin  F.  Hawkins,  Burton,  O. ;  N.  K.  Hubbard,  Gen 
eva,  O. ;  A.  Bishop,  Ravenna,  O. ;  Henry  Hoffman,  Steu- 
benville,  O. ;  William  Cromwell,  Mantua,  O. ;  J.  R.  Baker, 
Seville,  O.;  F.  Bose,  Chagrin  Falls,  O. ;  E.  W.  Force, 
Chagrin  Falls,  O. ;  A.  C.  Fisher,  Chagrin  Falls,  O. ;  P.  H. 
Smith,  Chagrin  Falls,  O. ;  James  Hunt,  Newton  Falls,  O. ; 
Charles  A.  Parks,  Mesopotamia,  O. ;  H.  A.  Weir,  Warren, 


OUR  FIRST  REUNION  507 

O. ;  L.  Austin,  Newburg,  O. ;  R.  Hine,  Mecca,  O. ;  George 
Evans,  East  Cleveland,  O. ;  W.  W.  Hescock,  Bristolville, 
O. ;  J.  C.  Wood,  Bristolville,  O. ;  I.  N.  Wilcox,  Windham, 
O. ;  S.  S.  Pelton,  Barnesville,  O. ;  G.  E.  Meigs,  Painesville, 
O.;  A.  W.  Morley,  Kirtland,  O.;  M.  Thorp,  -  -;  F. 
W.  Brand,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Eugene  Murray,  Concord,  O. ; 
Ed  Burr,  Concord,  O. ;  Samuel  Oliver,  Cleveland,  O. ;  John 
Baptie,  Chardon,  O. ;  H.  Trulson,  Painesville,  O. ;  Frank 
Cone,  Painesville,  O. ;  John  Allen,  Painesville,  O. ;  W.  A. 
Watrous,  Ashtabula,  O. ;  W.  P.  Tisdel,  Painesville,  O. ; 
M.  Fitzgerald,  Painesville,  O. ;  S.  Pullman,  Painesville,  O. ; 
J.  Hennesey,  Painesville,  O. ;  D.  Pomeroy,  Painesville,  O. ; 
J.  M.  Lapham,  Painesville,  O. ;  D.  W.  Walters,  Painesville, 
O. ;  H.  H.  Coe,  Painesville,  O. ;  M.  Osborn,  Warren,  O. ; 
Thomas  P.  Dixon,  Clark,  Pa.;  F.  Fowler,  Elyria,  O. ;  E. 
Maxfield,  Cleveland,  O. ;  E.  Armbuster,  Cleveland,  O. ; 
Charles  Fagan,  Cleveland,  O. ;  John  Wilfred,  -  -;  H. 
H.  Rhodes,  Ravenna,  O.;  A.  Hungerford,  -  — ;  E.  C. 
Miller,  Madison,  O. ;  Thomas  M.  Lander,  Chagrin  Falls, 
O. ;  C.  E.  Preble,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Fred  Jassaud,  Cleveland, 
O. ;  Jerome  Lott,  Madison,  O. ;  Frank  Button,  Cleveland, 
O. ;  W.  A.  Orton,  Perry,  O. ;  A.  H.  Burger,  Cleveland,  O. ; 
George  Geylyn,  New  Milford,  O. ;  George  Barrett,  New 
Milford,  O. ;  B.  Mulgrave,  Geneva,  O. ;  S.  J.  Coon,  Jef 
ferson,  O. ;  Frank  Manly,  Cleveland,  O. ;  Gus  Schmidt, 
Cleveland,  O. ;  F.  Salbach,  Cleveland,  O. ;  S.  Sweet,  Cleve 
land,  O. ;  H.  M.  Jones,  Huron,  O. ;  L.  G.  Watkins,  Cleve 
land,  O. ;  William  Horn,  Cleveland,  O. 

AFTERNOON  SESSION. 

The  convention  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  the  presi 
dent,  Colonel  McClelland,  in  the  chair. 

The  Committee  on  Permanent  Organization  reported  as 
follows  on 

PERMANENT  ORGANIZATION. 

President— Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler. 

V ice-Presidents — Lieut-Col.  Samuel  McClelland,  Maj. 
E.  J.  Krieger,  Gen.  J.  W.  Sprague,  Col.  A.  T.  Wilcox. 


508     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLJJNTl^R  INFANTRY 

Permanent  Secretary — Lieut.  H.  Z.  Eaton. 
Temporary  Secretary — Capt.  L.  G.  De  Forest. 
Treasurer — Capt.  J.  B.  Molyneaux. 
Chaplain — F.  T.  Brown. 

ORDE;R  OF  BUSINESS. 

Permanent  organization  of  the  society. 

Resolutions  of  respect. 

To  consider  the  propriety  of  having  a  supper. 

To  consider  the  propriety  of  erecting  a  regimental  monu 
ment. 

To  consider  the  policy  of  bringing  together  our  dead. 

To  consider  the  propriety  of  collecting  matter  for  a  com 
plete  regimental  record. 

General  business. 

The  report  was  adopted  and  the  committee  discharged. 

MISCELLANEOUS   BUSINESS. 

The  president  was  then  conducted  to  the  chair,  and  in 
taking  his  seat  made  a  thrilling  and  touching  address,  re 
viewing  the  incidents  and  scenes  in  which  this  noble  regi 
ment  played  a  conspicuous  part,  and  feelingly  referred  to 
the  honored  dead  of  the  regiment,  Colonels  Creighton  and 
Crane,  and  the  fallen  heroes  of  their  command.  His  speech 
was  listened  to  with  marked  respect  and  attention.  At  its 
close  the  members  of  the  regiment  simultaneously  rose  and 
gave  "three  cheers  and  a  tiger"  for  General  Tyler  and 
"three  times  three"  for  the  "Seventh  Regiment."  The 
president  then  invited  the  chaplain  of  the  regiment,  Rev. 
F.  T.  Brown,  to  come  upon  the  stage  and  invoke  divine 
favor  upon  the  proceedings,  which  was  done. 

The  vice-presidents  were  invited  to  the  stand.  The  presi 
dent  stated  the  object  of  the  meeting  to  be  the  permanent 
organization  of  the  survivors  of  the  regiment  and  the  erec 
tion  of  a  regimental  monument. 

On  permanent  organization,  Or.  Mr.  Loomis  moved  that 
a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  report  a  constitution  and 
resolutions.  The  chair  appointed  Chaplain  Brown,  Sergt. 


OUR  FIRST  REUNION  509 

J.  F.  Harmon,  Qr.  Mr.  Loomis,  Sergt.-Maj.  N.  K.  Hubbard 
and  Joseph  E.  Clarke.  The  committee  reported  the  follow 
ing  resolutions,  which  were  taken  up  separately  and  adopted. 
The  committee  was  not  discharged  but  instructed  to  com 
plete  the  constitution,  which  would  be  taken  under  consid 
eration  at  the  next  annual  meeting. 

RESOLUTIONS. 

WHEREAS,  In  the  good  providence  of  God,  we,  formerly 
members  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  L,  have  been  pre 
served  from  the  dangers  of  war  and  the  sickness  of  the  camp 
during  the  suppression  of  the  late  terrible  rebellion,  and  have 
been  permitted  to  meet  again  in  convention ;  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  we  give  our  hearty  thanks  to  Almighty 
God  for  the  many  mercies  of  the  past,  and  that  we  tender 
our  heartfelt  sympathies  to  the  kinsmen  and  friends  of  our 
noble  officers  and  men  who  have  laid  down  their  lives,  and 
also  to  our  brethren  who,  in  body  or  limb,  are  still  suffering 
from  sickness  or  wounds. 

Resolved,  That  we  unite  in  a  society  to  be  called  the  So 
ciety  of  the  Survivors  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 

Resolved,  That  the  officers  of  this  society  shall  consist  of 
a  president,  four  vice-presidents,  temporary  and  permanent 
secretaries  and  a  treasurer. 

Resolved,  That  the  society  shall  have  an  annual  festive 
meeting  in  the  city  or  place  selected  the  previous  year,  which 
shall  be  opened  by  an  oration  or  speech  from  some  member 
of  the  regiment,  selected  at  a  previous  meeting,  and  followed 
by  a  dinner,  toasts,  etc. 

Resolved,  That  as  speedily  as  possible  we  proceed  to  pro 
cure  a  suitable  lot  in  the  Woodland  Cemetery,  Cleveland,  and 
erect  thereon  a  monument  to  the  memory  of  our  heroic  dead ; 
and  also  that  any  money  that  may  be  in  the  hands  of  the 
treasurer  after  the  expenses  of  erecting  the  monument  be 
distributed  among  the  widows  and  orphans  of  the  dead  and 
among  the  maimed  and  wounded  members  of  the  Seventh. 

It  was  decided  to  have  a  supper  in  the  evening,  and  the 


510      SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

chair  appointed  the  following  gentlemen  to  make  the  neces 
sary  arrangements:  Captain  Molyneaux,  Colonel  Davis, 
Captain  Howe,  Lieutenant  .Claflin  and  A.  M.  Clinton. 

The  committee  subsequently  reported  that  arrangements 
for  the  supper  had  been  made  with  Colonel  Ross,  of  the 
American  House,  to  take  place  at  9  o'clock  in  the  evening. 
The  report  was  adopted  and  the  committee  discharged. 

On  the  propriety  of  erecting  a  regimental  monument  in 
Woodland  Cemetery,  Cleveland,  the  committee  were  assured 
by  Mr.  Steadman,  city  sexton,  that  the  authorities  of  Cleve 
land  would  cheerfully  donate  a  lot  in  that  cemetery  for  the 
purpose  contemplated.  A  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  to 
Mr.  Steadman  for  his  kindness  and  effort  in  advancing  the 
interest  of  the  convention  in  this  matter. 

An  executive  committee  of  five,  consisting  of  Captains 
DeForest,  Molyneaux  and  Howe,  Lieutenant  Bohm  and 
Sergeant  Bauder,  was  appointed  to  perfect  a  plan  and  raise 
funds  for  the  erection  of  the  monument.  General  Tyler  was 
subsequently  made  chairman  of  the  committee. 

The  officers  chosen  for  the  present  meeting  were,  on  mo 
tion,  authorized  to  act  as  officers  of  the  association  for  the 
ensuing  year. 

The  Cleveland  Turn  Verein  presented  a  beautiful  banner 
to  the  regiment  at  Camp  Dennison  prior  to  its  going  out  of 
the  State,  and  having  expressed  a  desire  to  get  the  banner 
back,  to  be  placed  in  their  hall  on  Ohio  street,  to  be  pre 
served  as  a  relic  of  the  Seventh  Regiment,  on  motion  Major 
Krieger,  Lieutenant  Bohm  and  Captain  Nesper,  members  of 
the  Turn  Verein  and  also  members  of  the  association,  were 
appointed  by  the  chair  to  return  the  banner  to  the  Cleveland 
Turn  Verein  with  this  positive  injunction :  "To  preserve  it 
and  never  allow  it  to  be  carried  except  by  a  member  of  the 
regiment,  and  then  by  permission  of  this  association." 

It  was  decided,  when  the  convention  adjourned,  to  meet 
in  Cleveland,  March  23,  1867,  the  anniversary  of  the  battle 
of  Winchester,  at  which  Stonewall  Jackson  confessed  him 
self  defeated  for  the  first  and  only  time  during  the  war. 

Chaplain  Brown  was,  by  a  unanimous  and  enthusiastic, 


OUR  FIRST  REUNION  511 

vote  of  the  convention,  selected  to  deliver  the  address  at  the 
next  annual  meeting. 

The  question  arose  as  to  whether  those  persons  belonging 
to  the  regiment,  during  the  "three  months'  service,"  could 
become  members  of  the  association.  To  test  the  sense  of 
the  meeting  a  vote  was  taken  and  it  was  decided  unani 
mously  that  they  could  become  members,  and  they  were  ac 
cordingly  cordially  invited  to  join  with  the  rest  in  the  con 
templated  work. 

To  defray  the  expenses  of  the  present  meeting,  the  mem 
bers  voluntarily  contributed  fifty  cents  each,  and  the  com 
mittee  having  charge  of  the  preliminary  arrangements  were 
authorized  to  reimburse  what  had  been  disbursed  and  place 
the  remainder  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer. 

The  convention  then  adjourned  to  the  American  House, 
where  a  supper  was  served  at  9  o'clock.  After  supper  the 
camp-fire  was  held,  which  was  greatly  enjoyed  by  all  pres 
ent. 


ANTIETAM. 
BY  IRENE;  FOWUSR  BROWN. 

Shock  and  onset  of  gray  and  blue, 

Smoke  and  carnage  and  spatter  of  red, 
Belching  cannon  where  young  corn  grew, 

Rank  after  rank  of  weltering  dead. 
Here  in  the  valley  they  charged  and  met, 

South  and  North — and!  the  slain  piled  deep; 
Here  in  the  valley  the  grass  grew  wet, 

Thousands  were  left  on  the  field  asleep. 

And  this  Antietam  ?     The  Bloody  Lane 

Where  cattle  browse  on  their  homeward  way, 
And  loitering  plowmen  to  tinkling  chain 

Follow  the  path  of  dying  day. 
Peace  and  plenty  and  lights  of  home, 

Planting  and  harvest  and  even-song, 
Flower  and  fruit  from  the  blood-soaked  loam, 

Bounteous  corn-fields  where  Death  reaped  long. 

O  my  heart !   Wilt  thou  look  and  learn  ? 

Out  of  the  havoc  and  blood  and  strife, 
See,  where  the  red  of  the  sod  we  turn 

Blossoms  the  grace  of  a  strange  new  life. 
Sorrow  and  hatred  and  pain  will  go, 

Sharpness  of  death — that,  too,  will  cease ; 
Out  of  the  agony,  roses  grow; 

Out  of  the  heart-ache,  infinite  peace. 


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THE  DAYS  OF  SIXTY-THREE. 

Written    at    the    Gettysburg    Reunion,    1888,    by    MAJOR    MARCUS    S. 
HOPKINS,  of  the  Seventh  Ohio  Regiment. 

Ah  yes !  the  days  of  Sixty-three 
Were  fateful  days  for  you  and  me: 

When  in  a  million  muskets'  rattle 

Was  heard  the  mighty  storm  of  battle, 
And,  midst  the  shrieks  of  hurtling  shell, 
Rang  out  the  thrilling  "rebel  yell," 

As  if  some  fearful  spirit's  might 

Had  added  fury  to  the  fight, 
And  War  and  Hate  had  come  again, 
To  sway  primeval  savage  men. 

So  long  the  trembling  balance  stood 

Unswerved,  amidst  the  tide  of  blood, 
That  freedom's  hope  grew  dim — Ah  then 
Came  the  transcendent  test  of  men ! 

There  faced  us  foes,  we  knew  full  well, 

Who  yielded  only  as  they  fell. 
We  knew  the  fateful  die  was  cast — 
Must  this  free  country  be  the  last? 

And  in  our  ruin  Kings  could  see 

Mankind  thrust  back  to  monarchy. 
In  all  the  story  of  our  race 
No  equal  crisis  finds  a  place. 

Then  rose  each  patriot  spirit  high, 

Resolved  the  nation  should  not  die ; 
And  on  the  land,  and  on  the  sea, 
The  best  blood  flowed  for  liberty. 

Fair  youth  and  sturdy  manhood  gave 

Up  life  as  only  give  the  brave ; 
And  ere  the  foemen's  force  was  spent, 
Fresh  graves  marked  half  a  continent. 

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Alas !  such  chastening  had  to  be, 
Ere  God  vouchsafed  our  victory, 

That  blazoned  foremost  in  the  van 

Of  all  proud  names — AMERICAN  1 — 
*  *  *  * 

Henceforth  we  stand  in  peace  allied, 

Comrade  and  foeman  side  by  side, 
Beneath  the  ensign  of  the  free, 
That  speaks  the  Nation's  majesty, 

Willing  to  hide  the  bitter  past, 

In  one  true  union  blent  at  last. 

O !    fair  the  gifts  a  bounteous  hand 
Has  showered  on  our  tranquil  land ; 

But  brighter,  grander  still,  we  see 

The  vision  of  our  destiny. 

Ah  yes!   the  days  of  Sixty-three, 
That  set  the  seal  of  Liberty, 

In  memory  ever  fresh  shall  be — 

Heroic  days  of  Sixty-three ! 


"THE  PHANTOM  REGIMENT." 

By  LEVI  F.  BAUDER,  Seventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 

On  a  beautiful  isle  of  Lake  Erie, 

In  the  mellowing  days  of  September, 
When  the  hours  never  long  seem  nor  weary, 

And  the  grapes  are  aglow  like  an  ember — 
In  a  grove  whose  broke  branches  had  wrested 

With  the  merciless  winds  and  the  snow, 
The  white  tents  of  a  regiment  nestled 

Like  ermines  who  dreamed  of  no  foe. 

Where  the  white  caverned  rocks  are  reflected 
On  the  swell  of  the  long  curving  billow, 

Near  where  Perry's  dead  heroes  neglected 
Lie  nameless  beneath  a  gaunt  willow, 


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I  dreamed  of  our  dead  and  forgotten, 
Marked  unknown  on  the  tablets  of  Fame, 

And  a  long  line  of  heroes  filed  past  me, 
Who  for  us  gave  a  life  and  a  name. 

With  measured  tread  to  beat  of  drum, 

A  ghostly  column  strode, 
In  rigid  ranks  with  arms  aslant, 

Along  a  dustless  road  ; 
And  I  seemed  to  see  as  they  passed  me  by 

Full  many  a  well-known  face, 
Each  marching  along  as  in  days  of  yore 

In  his  old  accustomed  place, 

With  the  grace  of  youth  ;  but  each  face  was  pale, 

And  furrowed  by  lines  of  pain. 
Though  lost  to  fame  they  proudly  marched 

As  though  they  had  fought  not  in  vain. 
They  halted  for  roll-call,  and  for  each  name 

A  ready  Here!  was  said. 
I  listened  with  awe,  for  the  sergeants  there 

Were  calling  the  roll  of  our  dead. 

"All  present  or  accounted  for; 

A  detail  is  still  on  earth, 
To  guard  our  flag,  to  mark  our  graves, 

To  let  men  know  our  worth." 
I  awakened  startled  from  my  sleep, 

And  called  my  comrades  near— 
"Our  regiment,  comrades,  is  with  the  dead, 

'Tis  the  rear-guard  only  here  !" 

Comrades,  we  are  growing  older, 

And  our  fires  are  burning  low, 
And  the  hearts  of  men  seem  colder 

Than  they  were  short  years  ago. 
Where  once  danced  the  dimpling  crinkles 

When  we  laughed  our  cares  away, 
Now  are  graved  the  rigid  wrinkles 

Over  beards  just  tinged  with  gray. 


516     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Comrades,  we  are  growing  fewer 

'Round  each  yearly  camp-fire  met; 
Some  we  miss,  than  whom  none  truer 

Faced  the  lead  and  bayonet. 
Some  are  at  the  out-post  falling, 

Guarding  home  and  child  and  wife, 
Answering  to  the  Master's  calling 

Of  the  muster-out  of  life. 


DIRGE  FOR  ONE  WHO  FELL  IN  BATTLE. 

BY  THOMAS  WILUAM  PARSONS. 

Room  for  a  Soldier !  lay  him  in  the  clover ; 

He  loved  the  fields,  and  they  shall  be  his  cover ; 

Make  his  mound  with  hers  who  called  him  once  her  lover : 

Where  the  rain  may  rain  upon  it, 

Where  the  sun  may  shine  upon  it, 

Where  the  lamb  hath  lain  upon  it, 

And  the  bee  will  dine  upon  it. 

Bear  him  to  no  dismal  tomb  under  city  churches ; 
Take  him  to  the  fragrant  fields,  by  the  silver  birches, 
Where   the    whippoorwill   shall    mourn,    where   the   oriole 
perches : 

Make  his  mound  with  sunshine  on  it, 

Where  the  bee  will  dine  upon  it, 

Where  the  lamb  hath  lain  upon  it, 

And  the  rain  will  rain  upon  it. 

Busy  as  the  busy  bee,  his  rest  should  be  the  clover ; 

Gentle  as  the  lamb  was  he,  and  the  fern  should  be  his  cover ; 

Fern  and  rosemary  shall  grow  my  soldier's  pillow  over : 

Where  the  rain  may  rain  upon  it, 

Where  the  sun  may  shine  upon  it, 

Where  the  lamb  hath  lain  upon  it, 

And  the  bee  will  dine  upon  it. 


POEMS  S17 

Sunshine  in  his  heart,  the  rain  would  come  full  often 
Out  of  those  tender  eyes  which  evermore  did  soften  : 
He  never  could  look  cold  till  we  saw  him  in  his  coffin. 

Make  his  mound  with  sunshine  on  it, 

Where  the  wind  may  sigh  upon  it, 

Where  the  moon  may  stream  upon  it, 

And  Memory  shall  dream  upon  it. 

"Captain  or  colonel," — whatever  invocation 
Suit  our  hymn  the  best,  no  matter  for  thy  station,  - 
On  thy  grave  the  rain  shall  fall  from  the  eyes  of  a  mighty 
nation ! 

Long  as  the  sun  doth  shine  upon  it 
Shall  glow  the  goodly  pine  upon  it, 
Long  as  the  stars  do  gleam  upon  it 
Shall  Memory  come  to  dream  upon  it. 


SOMEBODY'S  DARLING. 

BY  MARIE  R.  D'!STRIA  LA  COSTE. 

Into  a  ward  of  the  whitewashed  walls, 

Where  the  dead  and  dying  lay, 
Wounded  by  bayonets,  shells,  and  balls, 

Somebody's  Darling  was  borne  one  day- 
Somebody's  Darling,  so  young  and  so  brave, 

Wearing  yet,  on  his  pale,  sweet  face, 
Soon  to  be  hid  by  the  dust  of  the  grave, 

The  lingering  light  of  his  boyhood's  grace. 

Matted  and  damp  are  the  curls  of  gold, 

Kissing  the  snow  of  that  fair  young  brow, 
Pale  are  the  lips  of  delicate  mold — 

Somebody's  Darling  is  dying  now. 
Back  from  his  beautiful,  blue-veined  brow 

Brush  all  the  wandering  waves  of  gold, 
Cross  his  hands  on  his  bosom  now— 

Somebody's  Darling  is  still  and  cold. 


5l8     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Kiss  him  once  more  for  somebody's  sake; 

Murmur  a  prayer  soft  and  low; 
One  bright  curl  from  its  fair  mates  take — 

They  were  somebody's  pride,  you  know ; 
Somebody's  hand  has  rested  there — 

Was  it  a  mother's,  soft  and  white? 
And  have  the  lips  of  a  sister  fair 

Been  baptized  in  those  waves  of  light  ? 

God  knows  best.     He  has  somebody's  love ; 

Somebody's  heart  enshrined  him  there; 
Somebody  wafted  his  name  above 

Night  and  morn  on  the  wings  of  prayer ; 
Somebody  wept  when  he  marched  away, 

Looking  so  handsome,  brave,  and  grand ; 
Somebody's  kiss  on  his  forehead  lay; 

Somebody  clung  to  his  parting  hand. 

Somebody's  waiting  and  watching  for  him, 

Yearning  to  hold  him  again  to  the  heart ; 
And  there  he  lies,  with  his  blue  eyes  dim, 

And  the  smiling  childlike  lips  apart. 
Tenderly  bury  the  fair  young  dead, 

Pausing  to  drop  on  his  grave  a  tear ; 
Carve  on  the  wooden  slab  at  his  head, 

"Somebody's  Darling  slumbers  here." 


THE  BIVOUAC  OF  THE  DEAD. 

BY  THEODORE  O'HARA. 

The  muffled  drum's  sad  roll  has  beat 

The  soldier's  last  tattoo ; 
No  more  on  life's  parade  shall  meet 

The  brave  and  daring  few. 
On  Fame's  eternal  camping  ground 

Their  silent  tents  are  spread, 
And  Glory  guards  with  solemn  round 

The  bivouac  of  the  dead. 


POEMS  519 

No  rumor  of  the  foe's  advance 

Now  swells  upon  the  wind; 
No  troubled  thought  at  midnight  haunts 

Of  loved  ones  left  behind  ; 
No  vision  of  the  morrow's  strife 

The  warrior's  dream  alarms; 
No  braying  horn  nor  screaming  fife 

At  dawn  shall  call  to  arms. 


Their  shivered  swords  are  red  with  rust, 

Their  plumed  heads  are  bowed; 
Their  haughty  banner,  trailed  in  dust, 

Is  now  their  martial  shroud; 
And  plenteous  funeral  tears  have  washed 

The  red  stains  from  each  brow, 
And  their  proud  forms  in  battle  gashed 

Are  free  from  anguish  now. 


The  neighing  steed,  the  flashing  blade, 

The  trumpet's  stirring  blast, 
The  charge,  the  dreadful  cannonade, 

The  din  and  shout  are  past; 
No  war's  wild  note,  nor  glory's  peal, 

Shall  thrill  with  fierce  delight 
Those  breasts  that  nevermore  shall  feel 

The  rapture  of  the  fight. 


Like  the  dread  Northern  hurricane 

That  sweeps  his  broad  plateau, 
Flushed  with  the  triumph  yet  to  gain, 

Came  down  the  serried  foe. 
Our  Heroes  felt  the  shock,  and  leapt 

To  meet  them  on  the  plain ; 
And  long  the  pitying  sky  hath  wept 

Above  our  gallant  slain. 


52O    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Sons  of  our  consecrated  ground, 

Ye  must  not  slumber  there, 
j  Where  stranger  steps  and  tongues  resound 

Along  the  heedless  air. 
Your  own  proud  land's  heroic  soil 

Shall  be  your  fitter  grave, 
She  claims  from  war  his  richest  spoil— 

The  ashes  of  her  brave. 


So  'neath  their  parent  turf  they  rest, 

Far  from  the  gory  field, 
Borne  to  a  Spartan  mother's  breast 

On  many  a  bloody  shield. 
The  sunshine  of  their  native  sky 

Smiles  sadly  on  them  here, 
And  kindred  hearts  and  eyes  watch  by 

The  heroes'  sepulcher. 


Rest  on,  embalmed  and  sainted  dead! 

Dear  as  the  blood  you  gave, 
No  impious  footsteps  here  shall  tread 

The  herbage  of  your  grave ; 
Nor  shall  your  glory  be  forgot 

While  Fame  her  record  keeps, 
Or  Honor  points  the  hallowed  spot 

Where  Valor  proudly  sleeps. 


Yon  marble  minstrel's  voiceful  stone 

In  deathless  song  shall  tell, 
When  many  a  vanished  age  hath  flcwn, 

The  story  how  ye  fell ; 
Nor  wreck  nor  change,  nor  winter's  blight, 

Nor  time's  remorseless  doom 
Shall  dim  one  ray  of  holy  light 

That  gilds  your  glorious  tomb. 


General  Roster  Seventh  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 


FIELD  AND  STAFF  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

NOTE— All  officers  and  enlisted  men  who  were  in  first  three  months'  service  and  re- 
enlisted  for  three  years,  were  mustered  out  of  three  months'  service  June  20,  1861,  by 
reason  of  such  reenlistment.  The  abbreviation  K.  S.  is  for  entered  service. 

TYLER,  ERASTUS  B. ;  colonel;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
5  yrs. ;  appointed  colonel  May  7,  '61 ;  promoted  to  brig.-gen.  May  20, 
'62;  promoted  to  maj.-gen.  by  brevet  March  13,  '65;  resigned  Aug.  24, 
'65;  died  Jan.  9,  '91. 

CREIGHTON,  WILLIAM  R. ;  colonel;  E.  S.  April  19,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
i9>  61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  captain  Co.  A  April  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to 
lieut.-col.  May  7,  '61 ;  promoted  to  colonel  May  20,  '62 ;  wounded  in 
left  side  and  arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  killed 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63,  while  in  command  of  brigade. 

ASPER,  JOEL  F. ;  lieut.-col.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  3,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  captain  Co.  H  April  24,  '61 ;  promoted  to  lieut.-col. 
May  20,  '62;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23, 
'62;  resigned  March  2,  '63,  on  account  of  disability;  reentered  the 
service  May  7,  '64,  as  colonel  I7ist  O.  V.  L;  mustered  out  Aug.  20,  '64; 
in  1870  was  a  member  of  Congress  from  Missouri. 

CRANE,  ORRIN  J. ;  lieut.-col. ;  E.  S.  April  19,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  13, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  ist  lieut.  Co.  A  April  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  cap 
tain  May  14,  '61 ;  promoted  to  major  May  25,  '62;  promoted  to  lieut.- 
col.  March  2,  '63 ;  wounded  in  foot  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  participated 
in  every  battle  in  which  the  regiment  was  engaged  to  the  time  of  his 
death. 

MCCLELLAND,  SAMUEL;  lieut.-col.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
!Q,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  lieut.  Co.  I  April  24,  '61 ;  promoted  to  cap 
tain  Co.  H  May  20,  '62;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  Dec.  I,  '63;  wounded 
in  head  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  wounded  in  face 
and  arm  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  63;  mustered  out  with 
regiment  at  Cleveland,  O.,  July  8,  '64;  died,  '72. 

CASEMENT,  JOHN  S. ;  major;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  major  May  7,  '61 ;  resigned  May  23,  '62,  to  accept 
promotion  as  colonel  I03d  O.  V.  I. ;  promoted  to  brig.-gen.  Jan.  25,  '65 ; 
resigned  April  30,  '65. 

SEYMOUR,  FREDERICK  A.;  major;  E.  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  14, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  captain  Co.  G  April  23,  '61 ;  resigned  April  23, 
'63,  on  account  of  disability;  appointed  major  from  civil  life  May  2, 
'63,  commission  revoked;  appointed  major  Dec.  I,  '63;  resigned  March 
29,  '64;  died  1902. 

GUSHING,  HENRY  K. ;  surgeon;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  21, 
61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  surgeon  May  2,  '61 ;  resigned  Sept.  6,  '61. 

SALTER,  FRANCIS;    surgeon;    E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  Aug.  10,  '61, 


522     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

3  yrs. ;  appointed  asst.  surg.  May  2,  '61 ;  promoted  to  surgeon '6l% 

resigned  Nov.  2,  '62,  to  accept  appointment  as  medical  director  on  staft 
of  Gen.  Crooks;  died  

BELLOWS,  CURTISS  J. ;  surgeon;  E.  S.  Dec.  i,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
surgeon  Dec.  i,  '62;  mustered  out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64. 

DENIG,  CHARLES  E. ;  asst.  surg. ;  E.  S.  Sept.  9,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
asst.  surg.  Sept.  9,  '61 ;  resigned  Sept.  2,  '62 ;  died 

HITCHCOCK,  EDGAR  M. ;  asst.  surg.;  E.  S.  Nov.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  asst.  surg.  Nov.  n,  '62;  resigned  June  10,  '63. 

FERGUSON,  JOHN  C. ;  asst.  surgeon;  E.  S.  April  14,  '63,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  asst.  surg.  April  14,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  July  8, 
'64',  died 

WILLIAMS,  DAVID;  asst.  surg.;  E.  S.  July  18,  '63,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
asst.  surg.  July  18,  '63;  promoted  to  surgeon  s6th  O.  V.  I.  Dec.  23,  '63. 

BROWN,  FREDERICK  T. ;  chaplain;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  21, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  chaplain  May  7,  '61 ;  in  addition  to  his  duties  as 
chaplain  Mr.  Brown  rendered  important  service  as  bearer  of  unwritten 
dispatches  from  Col.  Tyler  to  Gen.  Cox,  going  alone  across  the  country 
occupied  by  guerrillas  and  bushwhackers ;  resigned  Nov.  15,  '61 ;  died 
Jan.  n,  '93. 

WRIGHT,  DEAN  C. ;  chaplain;  E.  S.  Jan.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
chaplain  Jan.  11,  '62;  acted  as  volunteer  aide-de-camp  to  Gen.  Tyler  at 
battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  resigned  Jan.  9,  '63 ;  died  — — 

DE  FOREST,  Louis  G. ;  adjutant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  Co.  B  April  22,  1861 ;  promoted  to  ist 
lieut.  and  adjutant  May  17,  '61 ;  transferred  to  staff  of  Gen.  Tyler  as 
A.  A.  A.  Gen.  Feb.  i,  '62,  resigned  March  12,  '62;  reentered  the  service 
as  captain  Co.  C  150th  O.  V.  I.  May  2,  '64;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  Aug.  23,  '64;  died  Aug.  2,  '70. 

MOLYNEAUX,  JOSEPH  B. ;  adjutant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
18,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  Co.  B  April  22,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist 
sergt.  May  17,  '61 ;  mustered  out  June  18,  '61,  to  accept  appointment  as 
ist  lieut.  Co.  B  in  3  yrs.  service;  detached  to  command  of  Co.  E  Sept. 

1,  '61 ;    detached  to  command  of  Co.  A  ist  Kentucky  Infantry  Oct  — , 
'61 ;    commanded   expedition   from   Camp  Enyart,  Va.,   and   recovered 
herd  of  cattle  from  Rebel  guerrillas;    returned  to  command  of  Co.  E 
7th  O.  V.  I;    appointed  adjutant  Feb.  i,  '62;    acting  aide-de-camp  to 
Gen.  Lander  on  expedition  to   Bloomery  Furnace,  Va.,  Feb.   14,  '62; 
commanded  escort  to  Gen.  Lander's  body  enroute  to  train  March  3,  '62; 
detached   on    special   duty   to   gather   convalescents    from   hospitals    at 
Alexandria  and  vicinity  and  return  them  to  iheir  regiments ;    detached 
as  inspecting  officer  on  staff  of  Gen.  Geary  to  inspect  Gen.  Crawford's 
Division  in  Maryland  Heights ;   promoted  to  captain  Co.  A  Sept.  i,  '62 ; 
wounded  in  head,  shoulder  and  leg,  and  had  two  horses  killed  under 
him  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  1862;    resigned  Feb.  12, 
'63,  by  reason  of  disability  arising  from  wounds ;  reentered  service  May 

2,  '64,  as  captain  Co.  E,  150th  O.  V.  I.,  and  assigned  to  command  of  Fort 
Thayer,  near  Washington,  D.  C. ;    mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  23, 
'64. 

SHEPHERD,  WILLIAM  D. ;  adjutant;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
IQ,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  Corporal  Co.  D;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.;  pro 
moted  to  2d  lieut.  and  assigned  to  Co.  H  Nov  25,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist 
lieut.  April  14,  '62;  appointed  adjutant  Sept.  i,  '62;  resigned  March 


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25,  '63;  commissioned  captain  Co.  E  I7ist  O.  V.  I.  May  2,  '64;  dis 
charged  July  i,  '64,  to  accept  appointment  of  captain  and  C.  S.  U.  S. 
Vols. ;  mustered  out  Oct.  9,  '65 ;  died  July  3,  '82. 

BROOKS,  CHARUES  A.;  adjutant;  E.  S.  May  20,  '61 ;  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal  Co.  H  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  May  20,  '62 ;  pro 
moted  to  ist  sergt.  July  i,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  and  adjutant  May 
31,  '63;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  de 
tached  on  recruiting  service  July  — ,  '63 ;  killed  in  railroad  accident  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  Aug.  13,  '63. 

BAXTER,  MORRIS;  adjutant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Co.  B  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant ; 
discharged  Nov.  12,  '62,  to  accept  promotion  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  H ;  pro 
moted  to  ist  lieut.  and  adjutant  Sept.  i,  '63;  mortally  wounded  at  the 
battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63,  and  died  Nov.  30,  '63;  body  re 
moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

MORRIS,  JOHN;  R.  Q.  M. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  reg.  quar.  mas.  May  8,  '61 ;  resigned  Dec.  20,  '61 ; 
commissioned  as  capt.  and  A.  Q.  M.  May  23,  '62 ;  resigned  Sept.  24,  '63, 
to  accept  appointment  as  med.  inspec.  at  Lincoln  Hospital  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.,  where  he  remained  until  close  of  the  war;  died  Feb.  10,  '03. 

Wiuas,  JOSHUA  G. ;  R.  Q.  M. ;  E.  S.  Oct.  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
R.  Q.  M.  Oct.  31,  '61 ;  resigned  July  23,  '62,  to  accept  promotion  as 
captain  and  commissary  of  subsistence. 

LOOMIS,  STEPHEN  T. ;  R.  Q.  M. ;  E.  S.  Sept.  i,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
2d  lieut.  and  R.  Q.  M.  Sept.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  and  R.  Q. 
M.  Dec.  4,  '62;  promoted  to  captain  March  19,  '64;  declined  promo 
tion;  mustered  out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64;  died 

HUBBARD,  NEWTON  K. ;  sergt.-maj.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
I9>  '61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  sergt.-maj.  Jan.  i,  '64,  from  sergeant  Co. 
D ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64. 

WEBB,  JOSEPH  P.;  sergt.-maj.;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  promoted 
from  private  Co.  B  Jan.  i,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va., 
March  23,  '62. 

KING,  LEICESTER;  sergt.-maj.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  from  private  Co.  H;  appointed  sergt.-maj.  June 

19,  '61 ;   promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  I  Dec.  17,  '61 ;   promoted  to  ist  lieut. 
June  10,  '62;    resigned  Dec.  3,  '63;    at  the  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va., 
June  9,  '62,  Lieut.  King,  while  acting  as  R.  Q.  M.,  entered  the  fight,  and 
after  five  color  bearers  had  been  killed  or  wounded  he  carried  the 
colors  through  the  battle  and  safely  from  the  field ;    died 

BROWN,  DWIGHT  H. ;  sergt.-maj.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
I9>  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  Co.  A  April  29,  '61 ;  appointed  ser 
geant  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergt.-maj.  April  i,  '62;  promoted  to 
2d  lieut.  Co.  A  Jan.  7,  '63;  wounded  twice  in  right  leg  at  battle  of 
Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64; 
died 

HARMON,  FRANK  J. ;    Q.  'M.  sergt,;    E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 

20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;    appointed  corporal  Co.  C  April  30,  '61 ;    promoted  to 
sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  Q.  M.  sergt.  Sept.  I,  '62;  mustered 
out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64. 

HOPKINS,  MARCUS  S. ;  Q.  M.  sergt;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  from  private  Co.  E  June  10,  '61 ;  re-appointed 
Q.  M.  sergt.  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  K  Feb.  5, 


524     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

'62;  promoted  to  ist  iieut.  Co.  F  July  25,  '62;  severely  wounded  in 
face  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  resigned  on  account 
of  wounds  July  2,  '63;  appointed  ist  Iieut.  66th  Co.  2d  Battalion  V.  R. 
C.  July  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  D  pth  V.  R.  C.  Aug.,  '65;  detached 
to  duty  at  Brentsville,  Va.,  as  provost  marshal  and  asst.  supt.  Bureau 
of  Refugees,  Freedmen  and  Abandoned  Lands  June  I,  '66;  honorably 
discharged  as  brev.-maj.  Jan.  i,  '68,  by  order  of  Gen.  Grant. 

OWEN,  DANIEL  D. ;  com.  sergt. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  Co.  H  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  com. 
sergt.  Nov.  30,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64. 

KING,  IRA  S. ;  hos.  stwd.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  hos.  stwd.  Jan.  10,  '62 ;  taken  prisoner  at  Winchester, 
Va.,  May  24,  '62;  paroled  and  discharged  for  disability  March  15,  '64. 

HUGHES,  MORRIS  R. ;  hos.  stwd.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  hos.  stwd.  from  private  Co.  G  June  14,  '62,  and 
did  surgeon's  duty  on  the  various  battlefields  in  which  the  regiment 
was  engaged  until  his  discharge,  Jan.  23,  '63,  by  reason  of  disability 
arising  from  broken  leg. 

WALTERS,  REUBEN  W. ;  hos.  stwd.;  E.  S.  Aug.  15,  '62,  3  yrs.;  sent  to 
hospital  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Nov.  9,  '62;  returned  to  regiment  Aug. 
24,  '63 ;  detailed  for  duty  at  headquarters  2d  division,  I2th  corps  Sept. 
J7>  '63;  promoted  to  hos.  stwd.  from  private  Co.  D  March  15,  '64; 
transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  from  hospital 
at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  March  i,  '65,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

ORVIS,  RECELLUS  W. ;  prin.  mus. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  prin.  mus.  from  private  Co.  G  Nov.  i,  '63;  mus 
tered  out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64. 

WETZEL,  HENRY;  chief  bugler;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  chief  bugler  from  private  Co.  E  May  i,  '63 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  regiment  July  8,  '64;  died 

WOOD,  HARRY;  fife  maj.;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  fife 
maj.  from  private  Co.  D  June  20,  '61 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross 
Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Jan.  25,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  died  

WOODARD,  JOSHUA  L. ;  drum  maj.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  drum  maj.  from  drummer  Co.  F. ;  reappointed 
drum  maj.  June  21,  '61 ;  discharged  March  9,  '62;  reenlisted  as  private 
in  Co.  G,  I77th  O.  V.  I.  Sept.  2,  '64;  promoted  to  prin.  mus.  Oct.  4,  '64, 
and  transferred  to  Field  and  Staff;  mustered  out  with  regiment  June 
24,  '65. 

ROSTER  REGIMENTAL  BAND. 

COE,  HENRY  H. ;  leader;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

EILEMAN,  F.  A.;  musical  director;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  July 
10,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

BROWN,  ALEXANDER  B. ;  ist  class  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos., 
July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

HENNESSEY,  JAMES  D. ;  ist  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62;  died  

PARMELE,  JOHN;  ist  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mus 
tered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

BOSTWICK,  EDGAR  M. ;    2d  class  musician;    E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.; 


ROSTER,    BAND  525 

transferred  from  Co.  C;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5, 
'62.  See  Co.  C. 

BROCKWAY,  MARCUS;  2d  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
transferred  from  Co.  A;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5, 
'62.  See  Co.  A. 

GILL,  ELY  E. ;  2d  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62;  he  enlisted  Aug.  n,  '62,  in  Co.  E, 
I05th  O.  V.  I.;  appointed  corporal;  promoted  to  sergeant;  mustered 
out  with  company  June  3,  '65 ;  died  

HUMISTON,  JOHN  F. ;  2d  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

MARSHALL,  SAMUEL  J.  M. ;  2d  class  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3 
mos.,  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5, 
'62;  died 

BATES,  JOSEPH  E. ;  3d  class  musician ;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
transferred  from  Co.  C ;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5, 
'62.  See  Co.  C. 

CLARK,  MARTIN  V. ;  3d  class  musician ;  E.  S.  Aug.  9,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
transferred  from  Co.  C;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5, 
'62.  See  Co.  C  for  record  of  subsequent  service. 

FAIRGRAVES,  WILLIAM;  3d  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

GILMORE,  DAVID  S. ;  3d  class  musician ;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62 ;  died  March  7,  '06. 

HUNTER,  WILLIAM  M. ;  3d  class  musician ;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62 ;  died  - 

ROSSITER,  CHARLES  W. ;  3d  class  musician;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
transferred  from  Co.  C;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  S, 
'62.  See  Co.  C. 

ROWE,  JOHN  ;  3d  class  musician ;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  trans 
ferred  from  Co.  D;  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 
See  company  D  ;  died 

ARMSTRONG,  ETHAN;  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

BUTLER,  LYSANDER;  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

ELDER,  MARTIN  A. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

HALE,  FRANK  B. ;  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

INGERSOLL,  HENRY;  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

PARK,  WILLIAM  H. ;  musician;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

PHINNEY,  GEORGE  W. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

PERRY,  OLIVER  H. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  May  25,  }6i,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

SMITH,  EDWARD  F. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  May  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  12,  '61. 

In  addition  to  their  duties  as  regimental  band,  Leader  Henry  H.  Coe 
frequently  used  his  band  in  the  care  of  the  sick,  helped  the  wounded 


526     SEVENTH  RSGIMDNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

from  the  battlefield,  buried  the  dead,  and  many  similar  duties,  and  its 
muster-out  was  greatly  regretted  by  the  entire  regiment. 

ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  A,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

CREIGHTON,  WIU,IAM  R. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  19,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  May  7.  '61.  See  Field  and 
Staff. 

CRANE,  ORRIN  J. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  19,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  18,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  major  May  25,  '62.  See  Field  and  Staff. 

MOLYNEAUX,  JOSEPH  B. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
18,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Field  and  Staff. 

HOWE,  WILLIAM  A.;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  appointed  sergeant  June  19, 
'61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  November  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut. 
April  13,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  November  12,  '62;  promoted  to 
captain  June  i,  '63;  participated  in  every  battle  in  which  the  regiment 
was  engaged  except  Lookout  Mountain,  Missionary  Ridge  and  Ring- 
gold  ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BURGESS,  ALBERT  C. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  29,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  captain  of  Co.  F  Nov.  25,  '61.  See  Co.  F. 

LOCKWOOD,  RALPH  ;  ist  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  lieut.  Co.  E  April  25,  '61 ;  mustered  out  June 
17,  '61,  to  accept  appointment  as  2d  lieut.  Co.  E  7th  O.  V.  I. ;  promoted 
to  ist  lieut.  Co.  A  Nov.  25,  '61 ;  honorably  discharged  by  order  War 
Department  Nov.  10,  '62. 

McKAY,  GEORGE  A.;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
May  14,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Nov.  7,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut. 
January  i,  '63;  detached  as  assistant  inspector  general  ist  Brigade,  2d 
Division,  I2th  Army  Corps,  September  18,  '63;  McKay  was  wounded 
in  the  following  battles,  Cross  Lanes,  W.  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61,  Winchester, 
Va.,  March  23,  '62,  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62,  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62,  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62,  and  Ringgold,  Ga., 
Nov.  27,  '63,  in  the  latter  named  battle  being  totally  disabled  by  being 
shot  through  both  legs ;  mustered  out  with  the  company  July  6,  '64 ;  he 
was  promoted  to  captain  while  lying  wounded  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn., 
but  was  unable  to  get  mustered  (on  account  of  bein?  absent  from  his 
command)  for  several  years  afterward,  when  he  was  mustered  to  take 
effect  March  19,  '64,  and  honorably  discharged  as  captain  of  Co.  F  to 
date  July  6,  '64,  by  order  of  the  commander-in-chief  and  adjutant  gen 
eral  of  the  army,  as  well  as  by  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War;  he 
participated  in  every  battle  the  regiment  was  engaged  in  until  totally 
disabled. 

KIMBALL,  DUDLEY  A.;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  ist  sergt.  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut. 
May  14,  1861 ;  resigned  April  i,  '62;  reentered  service  as  ist  lieut.  Co. 
A',  iO3d  O.  V.  I.,  July  i,  '62;  discharged  Nov.  24,  '62;  died 

BROWN,  DWIGHT  H. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E,  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
61,  3  yrs. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

CI,AFLIN,  JERE  G. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '63, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  June  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Nov.  7, 
'62;  wounded  severely  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17, 


ROSTER,   CO.   A  527 

'62;  wounded  in  the  neck  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  Sept.  13,  '64,  in  Co. 
B,  I77th  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed  sergeant;  promoted  to  sergt.-maj.;  pro 
moted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  B,  January  24,  '65 ;  mustered  out  with  company 
June  24,  '65. 

LYNCH,  FRANK;  sergt. ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  appointed  ser 
geant  April  29,  '61 ;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reentered  the  service 
as  capt.  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I.;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  March  3,  '64; 
severely  wounded  at  battle  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  22,  '64;  mustered  out 
May  29,  '65 ;  died . 

DAVIS,  ZEBULON  P.,  sergeant;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Nov.  20,  1861 ; 
wounded  in  face  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62:  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

MALLORY,  JOHN  H. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
May  14,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  May  23, 
1906. 

WILUAMS,  FRANCIS;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
paroled  and  exchanged  Nov.  n,  '62;  reported  to  regiment  for  duty 
March  29,  '63;  appointed  corporal;  promoted  to  sergeant  Sept.  i,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died . 

GALVIN,  JOHN  H. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Sept.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan  16, 
'64;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HOLLY,  MORRIS  J. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned 
to  duty ;  appointed  to  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
May  14,  '62 ;  taken  prisoner  at  Snicker's  Gap,  Va.,  July  22,  '63 ;  mus 
tered  out  December  17,  '64,  expiration  term  of  service. 

LECOMPT,  THEODORE;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at  Sutton,  Va.,  July  28,  '61. 

DAVIS,  LLEWELLYN  R. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  for  record  see  Co.  C. 

SMITH,  CARLOS  A.;  sergeant;  E,  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  Aug.  3,  '61 ;  discharged  Dec.  21,  '61,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SADLER,  WILLIAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  May  14,  '62; 
detailed  on  recruiting  service  July,  '62;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps 
January  15,  '64;  died . 

MORGAN,  WILLIAM  J. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reentered 
service  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  E,  4ist  O.  V.  I.,  Aug.  27,  '61 ;  promoted  to 
captain  Co.  H,  Jan.  9,  '62 ;  resigned  March  24,  '63 ;  died  Sept.  12,  '04. 

EWART,  ALEXANDER;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

WARREN,  HIRAM  V.;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  May  24,  '62 ;  special  duty  with  Pioneer  Corps ;  de- 


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tached  to  Commissary  Department ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64;  died  April  7,  '05. 

GILLETT,  TOWNLEY;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port 
Republic  June  9,  '62. 

AUSTIN,  ALFRED;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept.  n,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  3  mos.  term  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  appointed  corporal 
June  27,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  I,  '63; 
returned  to  duty ;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63. 

CRAIG,  JOHN  D. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  Oct.  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  Sept.  i,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63, 
while  carrying  the  colors. 

COLLETT,  JOHN  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  July,  '63;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63; 
body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

BROWN,  HENRY  J. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  detached  on  recruiting  ser 
vice;  returned  to  regiment  May  n,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62,  and  died  in  hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '62 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

KELLEY,  EDWARD  F. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  died  in  hospital  at  Winchester,  Va., 
April  2,  '62. 

WERZ,  FRANCIS  I. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  May  4,  '62;  wounded  in  thigh  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62,  and  died  in  hospital  at  Alexan 
dria,  Va.,  Jan.  5,  '63. 

BUTTON,  FRANK;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  Oct.  4,  '62,  on  account  of  disability ;  reen- 
tered  service  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  H,  isoth  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  '64;  mustered 
out  with  company  Aug.  23,  '64;  died  . 

HOLMES,  MILTON  D. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  June  16,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

LOVETT,  AARON  C. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  May  12,  '62;  severely  wounded  in  thigh 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62,  while  carrying  the  regi 
mental  colors ;  discharged  Sept.  14,  '62,  by  reason  of  disability ;  re- 
enlisted  Oct.  10,  '62,  in  Co.  I,  loth  Ohio  Cavalry;  promoted  to  2d 
sergt.  March  I,  '63;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  E,  July  25,  '64;  re 
signed  April  3,  '65. 

SWEET,  SAMUEL;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  wounded  in  right  breast  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  Oct.  20,  r62,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

SMALLEY,  HERBERT  L. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Sept.  i,  '62;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Chan 
cellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  discharged  Feb.  22,  '64,  by  order  of  Gen. 
Slocum  ;  died . 

FORBEY,  WILLIAM  E. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  Sept.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  July,  '63;  transferred  per  Special  Field  Order  No. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,   CO.   A  529 

156,  Hd.  Qrs.  Dept.  of  Cumberland  June  8,  '64;  discharged  at  expira 
tion  of  term  of  service. 

WOOD,  CHARLES  A.;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept.  n, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  3  months'  service  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  appointed 
corporal  Nov.  7,  '63;  wounded  in  neck  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  transferred  to  detachment  of  recruits  and  assigned  to 
5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  mustered  out  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

McCLAiN,  JOSEPH;  bugler;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
bugler  July  22,  '62 ;  detached  as  bugler  at  Division  headquarters ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BROCKWAY,  MARCUS  ;  drummer ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  trans 
ferred  to  Regimental  Band  and  mustered  out  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
July  5,  '62;  reenlisted  May  2,  '64,  as  musician  in  Co.  C,  150th  O.  V.  I.; 
mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  2,  '64;  see  Co.  H. 

MULLEN,  EDWARD;  drummer;  E.  S.  Oct.  12,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability  April  14,  '62. 

FRENCH,  LAFAYETTE;  musician;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

AUSTIN,  LEWIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs ;  discharged  Feb.  16,  '63,  order  of  War  Department. 

AVERILL,  STEPHEN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  5,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  appointed  corporal;  mustered  out 
at  McDougal  Hospital  May  29,  '65. 

BISHOP,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BLAIKLOCK,  HENRY  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  sick  at 
Aquia  Creek  Landing,  Va. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BRIGHTMORE,  JOSEPH  T. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered 
on  Invalid  Roll;  returned  to  regiment  for  duty;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  6,  '64;  one  of  the  best  soldiers  in  the  regiment. 

BRAND,  FREDERICK  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  bowels  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62;  sick  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Dec.  10,  '62;  returned  to  regiment 
for  duty  March  10,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BURROUGHS,  CARLOS  A.;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  and  exchanged 
Nov.  n,  '62;  returned  to  regiment  for  duty  March  29,  '63;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reentered  U.  S.  service  as  wagonmaster. 

BLACKWELL,  JOSEPH;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62,  and  died  Aug.  10,  '62. 

BAUDEL,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
paroled  and  exchanged  Nov.  n,  '62;  returned  to  regiment  for  duty 
March  29,  '63;  killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

BRADLEY,  CHESTER  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  detailed 
as  acting  hos.  stwd. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec. 
27,  '62;  exchanged;  mustered  out  May  10,  '65,  by  order  War  Depart 
ment. 

BENNETT,  PERRY;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Dec.  24,  '61  at  Romney,  Va.,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

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BALLOW,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
May  10,  '62,  at  New  Market,  Va.,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BURTON,  JOHN  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  severely  wounded  in  jaw,  neck  and  shoulder  at  battle  of  Port 
Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability  July  25,  '62;  reenlisted  May  4,  '64,  in  Co.  G,  isoth  O.  V.  I.; 
appointed  sergeant;  promoted  to  sergt.-maj.  May  6,  '64;  mustered  out 
with  regiment  Aug.  23,  '64. 

BUCHANAN,  SAMUEL  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  severely 
wounded  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  ball  entered 
mouth  and  came  out  at  throat;  discharged  Aug.  13,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability;  died . 

BURT,  THEODORE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
paroled  and  exchanged ;  discharged  by  order  of  War  Department  July 
30,  '62;  reenlisted  in  the  I03d  O.  V.  I ;  died . 

BURNS,  JOHN  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
paroled ;  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  April  25,  '63. 

BARBER,  RICHARD  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  7,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Cleveland,  O., 
May  30,  '65. 

BAKER,  CHARLES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  June  8,  '64;  wounded  at  Kenesaw  Mountain, 
Ga.,  June  27,  '64;  reported  on  cemetery  records  as  buried  in  National 
Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

BOWER,  JOHN  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  May  27,  '62;  paroled  and  exchanged;  transferred  to  Invalid 
Corps  Sept.  i,  '63,  by  order  War  Department.  ' 

BRUIK,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

BRIZLEY,  ORLANDO  J. ;  private;  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died . 

BURROWS,  .THOMAS  ;  private ;  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

CRONAN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  1864. 

CRIPPEN,  ANDREW  J.;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CHENEY,  CHARLES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Aug.  i, 
'62,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  of  3  months'  service  Aug.  23,  '61 ;  killed  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  I,  '63. 

CANNELL,  MORRISON  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ,_  Sept. 
n,  '61,  3  yrs;  mustered  out  of  3  months'  service  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died  of 
disease  at  Newburgh,  Ohio,  Nov.  18,  '61. 

CHELSEY,  SIMON  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  13,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  detailed  as 
provost  guard;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 
May  3,  '63. 

CLANCEY,  DANIEL  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  July  19,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

CREQUE,  FERDINAND;    private;    E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;    wounded 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,   CO.   A  531 

in  foot  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  Nov. 
13,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CAMPBELL,  LEANDER  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  de 
tached  as  clerk  for  Brig.-Gen.  Geary;  discharged  Nov.  21,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CLINTON,  ALEXANDER  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  dis 
charged  Nov.  27,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  reenlisted 
in  Battery  G,  Ohio  Light  Artillery  Dec.  28,  '63;  appointed  corporal; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Nov.  30,  '64;  mustered  out  at 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  June  8,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department;  died  — 

CLARK,  WILLIAM  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

DOWSE,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  14,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
left  ankle  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  died  Dec.  19,  '63. 

ECKERT,  HENRY  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  .1  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  sick  in  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  returned  to  duty ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  1864;  died  . 

EVANS,  EVAN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  pa 
roled  and  exchanged  Nov.  n,  '62;  no  further  record  found;  died  — 

EVANS,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
June  20,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

EUCHER,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  3,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Columbus, 
O.,  July  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

ELWELL,  OSCAR  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

FRESHER,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
May  6,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

FARRAND,  FREDERICK  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept. 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  of  3  months'  service  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  de 
tailed  as  hos.  nurse  at  Winchester,  Va.,  March  24,  '62;  discharged  No 
vember  4,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  reenlisted  in  Co. 
F,  i5Oth  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  '64;  appointed  ist  sergt. ;  mustered  out  with 
company  Aug.  23,  '64;  died . 

FORBEY,  ALBERT  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  5,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  Regiment  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  wounded  at  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Ga.,  June  27,  '64;  mustered  out  at  McDougal  General  Hos 
pital,  New  York  Harbor,  May  30,  '65. 

FARRAR,  CLEMENT  H.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

GINTER,  ABRAHAM;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  1862;  died  Sept. 
3,  '62. 

GARDNER,  HAMPTON  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  discharged  June  15,  '62, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  died  one  year  and  a  day  after 
discharge  from  the  effects  of  the  wound. 

GILSON,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  n,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  at  Wash- 


532     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ington,  D.  C.,  Jan.  23,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;    died 

GAZELEY,  JABEZ  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  detailed  as  hos,  nurse  March  23,  '62 ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  April  8,  '63,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability;  reeniisted  in  Co.  E,  isoth  O.  V.  I., 
May  2,  '64;  appointed  sergeant;  mustered  out  with  company  Aug. 
23,  '64;  died . 

GEAR,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  2,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  detached  with  am 
bulance  corps ;  returned  to  duty ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V. 
I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

GAZELY,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

GABLE,  JACOB  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

HOUCK,  JACOB  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64 ;  died . 

HATEIELD,  BENJAMIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  returned  to 
regiment  for  duty ;  wounded  in  hand  at  Gettysburg,  July  3,  '63 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HUMES,  HIRAM  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no  record 
found. 

HUBBELL,  WILLIAM  N. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  dis 
charged  Dec.  24,  '61,  at  Romney,  Va.,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability. 

HOEFMAN,  FRED  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Winchester,  ya.,  March  23,  '62 ;  discharged  Oct.  29,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  reeniisted  in  Co.  B,  I77th  O.  V.  I., 
Sept.  13,  '64;  appointed  sergeant;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Jan.  8,  1865; 
mustered  out  with  company  June  24,  '65. 

HART,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  18,  '62;  transferred  per  Spe 
cial  Field  Order  No.  156  Headquarters  Department  of  Cumberland, 
June  8,  '64;  discharged  at  expiration  of  term  of  service;  died  . 

HORN,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by 
order  War  Department ;  died . 

HAMMOND,  THEODORE  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
wounded  in  bowels  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  July  I,  '63,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

HEEGE,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  detached  with 
artillery;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Sept.  I,  '63,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

HARRINGTON,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HAYWARD,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HENRY,  RoswELL  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died 

HOLLY,  HENRY  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reeniisted  in  Co.  B,  84th  O.  V.  I.,  May  26,  '62 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  Sept.  20,  '62. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,   CO.   A  533 

JOHNSTON,  ROBERT  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  right  arm,  near  Dalton,  Ga.,  May  26,  '64;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

JONES,  JEREMIAH  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  died  at  Bridgeport,  Ala.,  Feb.  22,  '64;  body  removed  to  Na 
tional  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

JACKMAN,  ORVIS  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  right  arm  amputated;  discharged 
Nov.  20,  '63,  by  order  War  Department. 

JOHNSON,  WILLIAM  H.;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  12,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached 
as  pioneer;  returned  to  duty;  transferred  per  special  Field  Order  156 
to  Headquarters  Department  of  Cumberland,  June  8,  '64;  discharged 
at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

KEHL,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  missing  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  supposed 
to  have  been  killed ;  no  further  record  found. 

KELLEY,  PHILIP;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  April  i,  '62,  3 
yrs. ;  mustered  out  3  months'  service  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  wounded  in  thigh 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  Nov.  28,  '62, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

KELLER,  CHARLES  A.;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
above  ankle  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  at 
Davids  Island,  June  5,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

KELLER,  FREDERICK;  private;  E,  S.  Oct.  12,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
arm  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  Jan.  5,  '63,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

KNOBLE,  LEONARD;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  7,  '62,  3  yrs.;  detached  as 
provost  guard ;  returned  to  duty ;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regiment 
O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  the  War 
Department. 

KREITZ,  ALBERT  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

LOOMIS,  LUTHER  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached  as 
teamster  in  division  train ;  returned  to  duty ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

LANT,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  at  Cumber 
land,  Md.,  and  detailed  as  nurse.  No  further  record  found. 

LAWRENCE,  DAVID  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  detached  to  artillery  Oct.  20,  '61 ;  discharged  July  20,  '62  by 
order  War  Department;  died  Aug.  26,  '90. 

LAPPIN,  ARTHUR;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  wounded  in  hand  and  arm 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  Dec.  24,  '62, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  reenlisted  in  artillery ;  died  

LLOYD,  JAMES  J.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  sick  at  West  Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  discharged  Jan.  2,  '63,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LUCAS  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Feb. 
5,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LINCOLN,  RUFUS  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

McCAiN,  WILLIS  F. ;    private;    E.  S.   May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;    accident- 


534     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ally  shot  and  died  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Sept.  27,  '61 ;  body  moved  to 
National  Cemetery  at  Grafton,  Va. 

McCANNA,  MICHAEL  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  accidentally 
shot  at  Cotton  Hill,  Va.,  and  died  at  ^  Charleston,  Va.,  Nov.  18,  '61, 
body  taken  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  buried  there. 

McDowELL,  FRED  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  in 
hospital  at  Gauley  Bridge  and  Charleston,  Va.,  also  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio ; 
discharged  at  Camp  Kelley,  Va.,  Feb.  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability. 

MORGAN,  ALONZO  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  sick  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  detailed  as  ward  master;  returned  to  duty 
May  8,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  the  company  July  6,  '64. 

MILLER,  JOSEPH  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  July  16,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MAXFIELD,  ISAAC;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
shin  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  detailed  as  cook  in 
hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va. ;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Jan.  16, 
'63. 

MILLS,  STEPHEN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Feb. 
9>  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

McKAY,  FREDERICK  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  E,  4ist  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed 
sergeant;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Nov.  24,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.;, 
was  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Missionary  Ridge,  Tenn.,  Nov. 
25>  '63,  losing  part  of  his  right  hand ;  from  the  effects  of  this  wound  he 
died  later;  resigned  Nov.  20,  '64. 

MARTIN,  THOMAS  H.  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died 

MEACHAM,  ALMON  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

NEVILLE,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  E,  4ist  O.  V.  I. 

OTT,  JACOB  ;    private ;    E.  S.  Aug.  19,  '62,  3  yrs. ;    detailed  as  provost 

fuard ;  returned  to  duty ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  L,  June 
,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department;  died 
Dec.  —  1904. 

PREBLE,  CHARLES  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  hip  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  in  Co.  I,  I3th 
Vet.  Res.  Corps,  Feb.  15,  '65;  discharged  Nov.  15,  '65. 

POWELL,  CHARLES  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached 
with  ambulance  corps ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

PRATT,  HENRY  A.;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  and  St.  Joseph  Hospital,  New  York;  returned  to  duty; 
killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

PRESTAGE,  JOHN  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Romney,  Va.,  Dec.  23,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

PARSONS,  JOHN  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  severely  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ; 
discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Jan.  8,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability;  reentered  service  as  ist  lieut.  in  Co.  E,  isoth  O.  V.  I.,  May 
2,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  23,  '64;  died 


ROSTER,   CO.   A  535 

PAINE,  GEO.  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  A,  isoth  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  '64;  mustered 
out  with  company  Aug.  25,  '64. 

RANNEY,  CHARLES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  6,  '61,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  F,  I24th  O.  V.  I.,  July  25,  '62 ; 
discharged  Oct.  10,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  reenlisted 
in  Co.  F,  I77th  O.  V.  I.,  Sept.  21,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company 
June  24,  '65. 

RICHELL,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  sick  at  Fort  McHenry,  Baltimore,  Md. ;  discharged  Sept.  20, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RYAN,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  July  29,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed  corporal  March  i,  '65 ;  mustered 
out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  War  Department. 

ROCKEFELLER,  FRANK;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  at 
Davids  Island,  New  York;  returned  to  duty;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  in  the  head  May  3,  '63 ;  transferred  to  the  5th  O. 
V.  I.  per  special  Field  Order  No.  156,  Headquarters  Department  of  the 
Cumberland,  June  8,  '64;  discharged  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

RANDALL,  FRANK;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
shoulder  and  taken  prisoner  at  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  July  25, 
'65,  by  order  War  Department. 

RANDALL,  ADOLPHUS  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Colum 
bus,  Ohio,  July  26,  '65,  by  order  War  Department. 

RHODES,  FREDERICK  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  in  hospital  at 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  transferred  to  invalid  corps  January  15,  '64;  mus 
tered  out  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  June  30,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

RICHMOND,  EDMOND;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died 

ROCK,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

Ross,  CHARLES  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

SHERWOOD,  THOMAS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  bowels  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62 ;  returned  to  duty  and  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SMITH,  ALFRED  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  detached  with  ammunition  train  as  teamster ;  returned  to  duty 
and  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  July  24,  '05. 

SWAYNE,  EDWARD  A.;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  at 
Aquia  Creek,  Va. ;  returned  to  duty  and  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

SMITH,  CHARLES  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  returned  to 
duty  and  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

STEARNS,  CHARLES  H.;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

SNIDER,  ADOLPH  ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 


536     S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

SHEPLEY,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  at  Carnifax 
Ferry,  Va.,  Sept.  2,  '61. 

SHROEDER,  Louis;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  drowned  in 
Rappahannock  River  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  May  24,  '62. 

SPENCER,  GEORGE  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  leg,  amputated,  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63,  and  died 
from  effects  of  wounds  Dec.  21,  '63;  body  removed  to  National  Ceme 
tery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

ScoviLLE,  ANDREW  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26, 
'61 ;  paroled  and  exchanged;  reenlisted  in  Co.  C,  iO3d  Regt.  O.  V  I., 
Aug.  6,  '62,  under  the  name  of  John  Scoville ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  June  18,  '65. 

ST.  LAWRENCE,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  severely  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62,  was  left  in  hospital  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  and  taken  prisoner ; 
sent  to  Fortress  Monroe,  Va.,  and  discharged  Jan.  21,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

ScoviLLE,  THOMAS  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  July  8,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  reenlisted  in  Co.  C,  iO3d  O.  V  I., 
Aug.  6,  '62;  appointed  sergeant  Jan.  13,  '63;  promoted  to  ist  sergeant 
March  i,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  June  12,  '65. 

SIMONS,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  New  York,  June  17,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

STEIN,  DAVID  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  accidentally  wounded  with  bayonet  at  Alexandria,  Va. ;  dis 
charged  April  25,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SEUFERT,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  May  25,  '62 ;  returned  to  duty ;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  the 
battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  transferred  per  special  Field  Or 
der  No.  156,  Headquarters  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  June  8,  '64,  to  the 
5th  O.  V.  I. ;  discharged  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

SPERRY,  EDWARD  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63,  and  missing;  returned  to 
duty;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered 
out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  the  War  Department. 

SHERWOOD,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  6,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  on 
order  of  War  Department. 

SADLER,  SAMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs.;  sick  at  Aquia 
Creek,  Va. ;  returned  to  duty ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  L, 
June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  War  Department; 
died  May  i,  '05. 

SOUTHWELL,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  detached 
on  duty  at  Aquia  Creek  Landing;  returned  to  company  for  duty; 
transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  L,  June  8,  '64;  appointed  sergeant 
Nov.  22,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department; 
died 

STRATTON,  ISAAC;  private;   E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 


REGIMENTAL,  ROSTER,   CO.   A  537 

yrs.;  transferred  to  Co.  F,  7th  O.  V.  I.,  June  20,  '61,  by  order  Col. 
Tyler.  See  Co.  F  for  record. 

SHOLTZ,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

SIMONS,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

SMITH,  CHARLES  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  June  19,  '61 ;  reeniisted  in  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I.,  July  21,  '61 ;  ap 
pointed  to  sergeant;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut. 
Nov.  2,  '62,  and  assigned  to  Co.  B;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  May  7,  '63, 
and  assigned  to  Co.  A. ;  promoted  to  captain  Nov.  3,  '64,  and  assigned 
to  Co.  K;  promoted  to  major  May  i,  '65;  mustered  out  with  regiment 
July  11,  '65. 

STAFFORD,  ALBERT  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  August  22,  '61. 

STEVENSON,  THOMAS;  private;  E,  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reeniisted  in  Co.  A,  I24th  O.  V.  I.,  Aug.  12,  '62 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  June  9,  '65 ;  died  — 

SUMNER,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died 

THURSTON,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mus 
tered  out  with  the  company  July  6,  64. 

TOWNE,  EPHRAIM  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sick  at 
Fort  McHenry,  Baltimore;  returned  to  duty;  wounded  in  hand  at 
battle  cf  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Chan- 
cellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

THOMPSON,  WILLIAM  N. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  Va.,  during  raid  of  Jackson ;  ex 
changed  and  returned  to  duty;  discharged  March  31,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability;  died  July  21,  '05. 

TAYLOR,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

TYSON,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

VAUGHN,  GEORGE  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached 
as  teamster ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

VAN  VALKENBURG,  JAMES  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.; 
mustered' out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

VIRGIL,  HENRY  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

WHYTE,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  sick  in  hospital  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  detailed  as  steward  while 
there;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  Circular  No.  36,  War  Department, 
May  2,  '64. 

WILSDEN,  RICHARD  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  and  exchanged  Nov. 
n,  '63,  and  returned  to  company  for  duty;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

WACKER,  LEONARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62, 
and  left  on  field,  supposed  to  have  been  taken  prisoner  or  died  on  the 
field. 


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WEBB,  FRANKLIN  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.  No  record  found. 

WHITE,  FORD  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  24,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Oct. 
6,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WATKINS,  LEWIS  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept.  n, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Sept.  n,  '61 ;  detailed 
with  division  provost  guard ;  transferred  per  special  Field  Order  No. 
156,  Headquarters  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  June  8,  '64;  dis 
charged  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

WRIGHT,  EDWIN  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  L,  June  8,  '64;  wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga., 
June  16,  '64;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  i,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

WILLIAMS,  WILLIAM  H.  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  per  Special  Field  Order  No.  156,  Headquarters  Department  of  the 
Cumberland,  June  8,  '64;  discharged  at  expiration  of  term  of  service; 
died 

WHALEY,  MYRON  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
paroled  and  exchanged ;  transferred  to  2d  Regt.  Ohio  Cavalry,  Jan.  23, 
'63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

WEBB,  EDWARD  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed  ser 
geant;  promoted  to  2nd  lieut.  Co.  E,  June  27,  '64;  promoted  to  1st 
lieut.  Sept.  26,  '64;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  B,  Jan.  28,  '65;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  n,  '65. 

WILDER,  DEWILTON  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  August  22,  '61. 


ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  B,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

DE  VILLIERS,  CHARLES  A.;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  re 
signed  May  15,  '61,  to  accept  appointment  as  colonel  of  the  nth  Regt. 
O.  V.  I ;  died . 

STERLING,  JAMES  T. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  18, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  ist  lieut.  April  23,  '61 ;  promoted  to  captain 
May  15,  '61 ;  mustered  out  June  13,  '61,  to  accept  appointment  as  cap 
tain  Co.  B,  3  years'  service;  mustered  out  Sept.  I,  '62,  to  accept  pro 
motion  to  lieut.-col.  iO3d  Regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  died . 

REED,  SEYMOUR  S. ;  captain ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  Co.  G;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  G,  Dec. 
12,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Co.  I,  May  20,  '62;  promoted  to  captain 
Co.  B,  Nov.  2,  '62 ;  wounded  in  side  and  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Aug.  9,  '62;  resigned  Jan.  26,  '63,  by  reason  of  disability;  died 

CLARK,  MERVIN;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  April  22,  '61 ;  appointed  ist  sergt.  June  20, 
'61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Feb.  20,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  July  23, 
'62;  promoted  to  captain  Sept.  I,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64;  reentered  service  Nov.  12,  '64,  as  lieut.-col.  of  i83d  Regt. 
O.  V.  L,  and  killed  at  battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  Nov.  30,  '64. 

SWEENEY,  THOMAS  T. ;    ist  lieut;    E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;    ap- 


REGIMENTAL,  ROSTER,   CO.   B  539 

pointed  2d  lieut.  April  22,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  May  15,  '61 ; 
mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died  . 

MOLYNEAUX,  JOSEPH  B. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
18,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

EATON,  HENRY  Z. ;  ist  lieut;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  18, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  see  Co.  H. 

BOHM,  EDWARD  H. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Co.  K. 

CRYNNE,  JOSEPH  ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  for  record  see  Co.  I. 

DE  FOREST,  Louis  G. ;  ist  sergt. ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  and  adjt. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

BAUDER,  LEVI  F. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  14,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  June  20, 
'61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Sept.  30,  '63;  detailed  as  regt.  ord.  sergt. 
Aug.  5,  '62;  brig.  ord.  sergt.  Aug.  12,  '62;  div.  ord.  sergt.  Oct.  15,  '62; 
rescued  flag  of  5th  Conn,  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug  9,  '62, 
and  turned  it  over  to  Gen.  Crawford ;  took  ammunition  train  through 
Longstreet's  Corps  in  broad  daylight  after  second  Manassas  battle; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SCHMIDT,  GUSTAV;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64;  died  Jan.  22,  '03. 

CUTLER,  MARCUS  M. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
Sept.  i,  '62;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

TROTIER,  JOSEPH;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  I,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  10,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Nov.  I,  '62;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

WALKER,  MARSHALL;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  13,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Sept.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  June  I,  '63;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

GASKILL,  FRANKLIN  R. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61 ;  appointed  cor 
poral  Sept.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i,  '64;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  in  hand  at  Dallas,  Ga., 
May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BAXTER,  MORRIS;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

FITCH,  ASA  H. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va., 
March  23,  '62;  discharged  Dec.  19,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability  ;  died . 

WHITEHEAD,  GEORGE  W. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reentered  service  as  2d  lieut.  Co.  D,  isoth  O. 
V.  I.,  May  2,^64;  mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  23,  '64;  died . 

THOMAS,  FRANK  M. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HARDESTY,  JESSE;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  4,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Sept.  i,  '62;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  exchanged  and  returned  to  company;  wounded  at 


540     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64. 

LAMPHEAR,  SAURIN  K. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '64;  wounded  in  side  at  battle  of  Antietam, 
Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

MARKS,  JACOB;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  Sept.  i,  '62;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  in  left  ankle  at  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64; 
mustered  out  at  Columbus,  O.,  Jan.  23,  '65. 

GORDON,  SAMUEL  E. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  as  corporal  Jan.  i,  '64;  wounded  in  right  lung  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  Aug.  19,  64  as  corporal  Co.  A,  I77th  O. 
V.  I. ;  mustered  out  with  company  June  24,  '65;  died  July  n,  '06. 

BROWN,  THOMAS  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  May  10,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

WILSON,  CLARK  L. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Culpeper,  Va. 

EDDY,  NEHEMIAH  G. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  n, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

EZEKIEL,  DAVID  I. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal;  discharged  to  accept  promotion  April  18,  '62,  by  order  of 
Gen.  Banks. 

SMITH,  WILLIAM  E. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  Dec.  9,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

HALLIDAY,  FRANK  H. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  transferred  to  Co.  A,  6th 
Regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  died  from  wounds  received  at  battle  of  Missionary 
Ridge,  Nov.  25,  '63. 

FooTE,  Louis  A. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  transferred  to  Co.  A,  6th 
Regt.  O.  V.  I. ;  discharged  June  13,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability. 

THOMAS,  EBENEZER  B. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reentered  the  service  as  1st  lieut.  Co.  C,  isoth 
Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  23,  ^64. 

McCnESNEY,  WM.  R. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  May  i,  '61,  to  accept  promotion  as  2d  lieut.  in  Co.  H,  2d  Ky.  In 
fantry. 

GIBSON,  EDWARD;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reentered  service  as  2d  lieut.  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I. ; 
promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Co.  D,  March  31,  '62;  resigned  March  14,  '64. 

WALWORTH,  WILLIAM  ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

CAIN,  JACK  ;  musician ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

STEBBINS,  EDWARD  E. ;    musician;    E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;    sent  to 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,   CO.    B  541 

hospital  from  Fredericksburg,  Va. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64. 

ABRAMS,  JOHN  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

ADAMS,  WILLIAM  ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

ALEY,  Lucius;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

ARMSTRONG,  JACOB  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

ATLOEE,  ANDREW;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  ex 
changed  and  returned  to  company  June  5,  '63;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  6,  '64;  died . 

ATWELL,  WILLIAM  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I. ;  killed  at 
battle  of  Ruff's  Mills,  Ga.,  July  4,  '64. 

AUSTIN,  ALONZO  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  2,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
July  31,  '62,  at  Columbus,  O.,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BENNETT,  ABRAHAM  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  5,  '62,  3  yrs.;  sent  to 
hospital  Oct.  5,  '62,  he  being  unable  to  perform  duty  on  account  of 
rupture ;  discharged  Dec.  8,  '62. 

BENTLEY,  CHARLES  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  6l. 

BERNARD,  EDMUND;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  no  record 
found. 

BISHOP,  ORRIN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

BLISS,  HARMON  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

BOYLE,  DANIEL  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  June  6,  '62 ;  re 
turned  to  company  for  duty  April  12,  '63;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle 
of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Sept. 
30,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BROOKS,  JAMES  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

CARMODY,  MARTIN;  private;  E.  S.  June  I,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
in  hospital  at  Strasburg,  Va.,  May  24,  '62;  exchanged  Sept.  13,  '62; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CARROLL,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Ceme 
tery  at  Winchester,  Va. 

CANNELL,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs;  wounded  in 
left  elbow  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged 
October  18,  '62.  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died . 

CARSON,  JACOB  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  breast  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63;  returned  for  duty 
Dec.  2,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Kenesaw  Mountain,  June  19,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26, 
'65,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died  Dec.  25,  '09. 

CARTER,  SYLVESTER;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  5,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
head  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  transferred  to  Co.  B, 


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5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  at  McDougal  General 
Hospital,  New  York,  May  30,  '65. 

CASE,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  23,  '63,  3  yrs. ;  sent  to  hospital 
Jan.  n,  '64,  from  Bridgeport,  Ala.;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I., 
June  8,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

CHAPMAN,  CHARLES  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
exchanged  and  detailed  at  department  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  dis 
charged  Jan.,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

CHASE,  CHARLES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Battery  I,  ist  Ohio  Art.,  Dec.  5,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Sept.  25, 
'62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  March  30,  '64;  wounded  at  battle  of  Get 
tysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63 ;  mustered  out  July  24,  '65. 

CLAGUE,  WM.  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

CLERMONT,  FRANCIS,  JR.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

CLIFFORD,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached  as 
brigade  forage  master ;  detailed  as  orderly  to  brigade  quartermaster ; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CONANT,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

CORLETT,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

COWAN,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  sick  and  sent  to  hospital  Sept.  24,  '62 ;  discharged  March  4,  '63, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  reenlisted  Sept.  25,  '63;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  June  8,  '64;  wounded  at  Peach  Tree 
Creek,  Ga.,  July  20,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65 ;  died . 

Cox,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  6 1. 

Cox,  JUNIOR  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

COYLE,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  Jan.  9,  '63,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CREGLOW,  JOSHUA  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of 
Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

CULLEN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

CUNNINGHAM,  CHARLES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Sept.  16,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

DAVIS,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Feb. 
2,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

DEMING,  FREDERICK  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

DIEBOLT,  HENRY  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  June  20,  '61 ;  reenlisted  as  sergeant  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  L,  July  27, 
'61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  F,  Feb.  6,  '62; 
promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Co.  A,  Jan.  i,  63;  died  May  28,  '64,  of  wounds 
received  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  27,  '64. 

DIXON,  JAMES;    private;    E.  S.  June  12,  '61,  3  yrs.;    wounded  and 


ROSTER,   CO.    B  543 

taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  ex 
changed  Sept.  13,  '62;  wounded  in  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

DRUM,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug  22,  '61. 

ELLIOTT,  EUGENE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  O.,  July  16,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

ECKERT,  ARTHUR;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

EDWARDS,  WILLIAM  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

ENSIGN,  VALENTINE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

FAGAN,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  returned  to  company  in  July, 
'62,  but  being  unable  to  perform  duty  was  sent  to  hospital  Aug.  6, 
'62;  discharged  Jan.  I,  '63. 

FELTON,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Aug.  21,  '62,  in  pth  Independent  Battery; 
discharged  June  16,  '65. 

FOWLER,  WILLIAM  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

GASSER,  JOSEPH;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  arm  and  side  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va., 
March  23,  '62 ;  detailed  for  duty  at  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C. ; 
returned  to  company  June  3,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64. 

GARVEY,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  8th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.;  appointed  sergeant;  promoted  to  ist  lieut. 
in  7th  Virginia  Inf. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ; 
body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C. 

GEITZ,  LEONARD;  private;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Winchester,  Va.,  May  23,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
died  . 

GEORGE,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

GILSON,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

GOODRICH,  GRANT;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
June  20,  '61,  by  reason  of  reenlistment  in  3  years'  service;  died  in  hos 
pital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  July  29,  '62. 

GORDON,  JOHN  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  13,  '62,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  exchanged  and  returned 
to  company;  wounded  in  right  thigh  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July 
3,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  June  8,  '64 ;  mustered 
out  July  26,  '65. 

GRIMES,  IRA  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  head  at 
battle  of  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  15,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64. 

GUELLOW,  MILTON;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
in  hospital  at  Strasburg,  Va.,  May  24,  '62;  exchanged  and  returned  to 
company  Aug.  6,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died 


544     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

HARBAUGH,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  ankle  at  battle  of  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  B, 
5th  Regt.  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  corporal;  mustered  out 
July  26,  '65,  as  veteran. 

HAYLOR,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Nov. 
17,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HASHFIELD,  BENJAMIN;  private;  E.  S.  June  4,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  right  eye  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged 
Nov.  6,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HEALEY,  JOHN  S.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HENSON,  LEONARD;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Feb.  2,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  died . 

HILL,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

HILL,  PLINEY  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  in  foot  at  battle  of 
Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  returned  for  duty  Oct.  17,  '62;  honor 
ably  discharged  to  enlist  in  6th  U.  S.  Cavalry,  by  order  of  War  De 
partment  Oct.  25,  '62 ;  died . 

HENRICKLE,  FRANK;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  returned  to  company 
Sept.  12,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HIME,  JACOB  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  returned  to  company  June  21,  '63;  wounded  in 
knee  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

HOLCOMB,  NATHAN  K. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HOLCOMB,  PAULUS  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Battery  A,  ist  Ohio  Light  Art., 
Sept.  25,  '61 ;  mustered  out  Sept.  24,  '64. 

HOFFMAN,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HOLT,  CORWIN  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HOLT,  JOSIAH  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Romney,  Va.,  Jan.  9,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

HORNER,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HULL,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

JONES,  ALONZO  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  June  20,  '61,  by  reason  of  reenlistment  in  3  years' 
service;  no  further  record  found. 

JONES,  JOHN  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  4,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Patterson's  Creek,  Va.,  Feb.  I,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
afterward  enlisted  in  U.  S.  Navy  as  ship  carpenter  on  gunboat  Yantic 
and  discharged  at  close  of  war. 

KENDALL,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,   CO.   B  545 

KUBLER,  JOSEPH;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  side  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ;  re 
turned  to  company  Nov.  28,  '62;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Chan- 
cellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

LAMB,  ALLEN  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  body  removed  to  National  Ceme 
tery,  Winchester,  Va. 

LAETSCH,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
taken  prisoner  at  hospital  at  Culpeper  C.  H.,  Va.,  Aug.  12,  '62;  dis 
charged  Jan.  29,  '63;  reenlisted  in  Co.  C,  isoth  O.  V.  I.,  May  2,  '64; 
discharged  with  company  Aug.  23,  '64. 

LAMBKIN,  ALFRED  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  dis 
charged  June  17,  '61,  to  reenlist  in  Co.  G,  25th  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed 
sergeant;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Keys,  Va.,  June  8,  '62;  pro 
moted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  F,  Jan.  23,  '63 ;  resigned  Nov.  8,  '63. 

LARGE,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

LEMERT,  JOSHUA;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as  regi 
mental  wagonmaster  Aug.  12,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64. 

LILES,  ROBERT;  private;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Co 
lumbus,  O.,  June  26,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LORD,  CAIUS  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

MARBLE,  EDWARD  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Patterson  Creek,  Va.,  Feb.  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability;  died  . 

MATHEWS,  ROSWELL  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  2,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  sent  to 
hospital  Sept.  9,  '62;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  28,  '62, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  reenlisted  as  ist  sergt.  in  Co.  A, 
loth  Michigan  Cavalry,  Sept.  18,  '63;  discharged  Nov.  25,  '65. 

McCLAFUN,  ED.  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Battery  I,  ist  O.  L.  Art,  Dec.  i,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Gettys 
burg,  July  i,  '63;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64. 

McCABE,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  Jan.,  '63. 

McNAiNE,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
June  20,  '61,  by  reason  of  reenlistment  in  3  years'  service ;  no  further 
record  found. 

MEACHAM,  ELBRIDGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  body  re 
moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

MEEKINS,  EDGAR  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  March  7,  '62,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MILLER,  HENRY;  private;  E,  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

MULGREW,  BERNARD;  private;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sent  from 
Dumfries,  Va.,  to  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  15,  '63 ;  returned 
to  duty  June  3,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

NICHOLS,  THOMAS  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;   mustered 

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546     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Nov.  10,  '61,  in  Co.  E,  ist  Battalion  i2th 
U.  S.  Inf.;  wounded  in  left  hand  and  leg  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa., 
July  3,  '63;  discharged  April,  71. 

NICHOLAS,  MARTIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Romney,  Va.,  Jan.  9,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died 

OSWALD,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

PARTRIDGE,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

PEEBLES,  RENSSELAER  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61 ;  discharged 
at  Charlestown,  W.  Va.,  Nov.  20,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability. 

POLLIS,  HENRY  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

POOR,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  F  Jan.  22,  '64,  to  reenlist  as  veteran  and  assigned  to  Co.  G,  5th 

0.  V.  I.;    appointed  sergeant  Oct.  31,  '64;    promoted  to  ist  sergt.  July 

1,  '65 ;    mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65 ;    died  Sept.  18,  '04. 
POST,  JUDSON  H. ;   private;   E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;   mustered  out 

Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

QUAYLE,  GEORGE  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  May  26,  '62,  in  Co.  D,  84th  O.  V.  I. ;  dis 
charged  Sept.  20,  '62. 

RADCLIFFE,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

RANDALL,  HARRISON;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Nov.  25,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

REID,  DUNCAN;  private;  E.  S.  June  2,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right 
shoulder  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  July 
30,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

REYNOLDS,  LEWIS  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

REESE,  JAMES  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  n,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  detailed  as  clerk  for  Gen. 
Geary  Oct.  12,  '62;  transferred  per  Special  Field  Order  No.  156,  De 
partment  of  Cumberland,  June  8,  '64;  discharged  at  expiration  of 
term  of  service. 

RICHARDS,  JULIUS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  6,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
artillery  Dec.  4,  '61. 

RICE,  STEPHEN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

RIDDLE,  THOMAS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  returned  for  duty  March 
II,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

ROBINSON,  GEORGE  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  June  6, 
'62;  never  returned  to  company. 

ROBINSON,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

RUSSELL,  DAVID  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 


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RUSSELL,  JOHNSON;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SHERRICK,  GEORGE  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Cem 
etery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

SIMMONDS,  GEORGE  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Battery  I,  ist  Regt.  O.  L.  Art.,  Dec.  5,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with 
battery  July  24,  '65,  as  veteran. 

SMALL,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed  sergeant ; 
transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps  Jan.  10,  '63 ;  died  Feb.  i,  '05. 

SMITH,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right 
leg  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  discharged  at  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  Oct.  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died  - 

SPENCER,  FRED  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  6,  '64. 

STARK,  LEWIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died  Nov.  12,  '05. 

STEINBERGER,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
shoulder  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  returned  for  duty 
March  29,  '63;  detailed  for  duty  with  ambulance  corps  Sept.  23,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

ST.  JOHN,  SAMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hospital 
at  Strasburg,  Va.,  June  13,  '62. 

ST.  ONGE,  MITCHELL;  private;  E.  S.  June  n,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  leg  smashed  in 
railroad  accident  while  regiment  was  on  its  way  to  Army  of  the  Cum 
berland,  Oct.,  '63 ;  discharged  Jan.  23,  '64. 

STOPPEL,  ARTHUR;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61 ;  commissioned  as  2d  lieut.  Co.  H,  37th  O.  V.  I.,  Sept.  6, 
'61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Co.  F,  May  28,  '62;  resigned  Oct.  19,  '62; 
died 

STODDARD,  IRA;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

STONE,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  12,  61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left 
thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  Nov. 
25,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

STRIKER,  ALFRED  D. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

STRAUSS,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  name  appears  in 
muster-in  roll  but  not  in  muster-out  roll. 

TOWNSEND,  ROBERT  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61.  3  mos.,  Sept.  n, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  of  3  months'  service  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  died  in 
hospital  at  Strasburg,'  Va.,  June  13,  '62. 

WALKER,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  29,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  Winchester,  Va..  May  24,  '62;  returned  to  duty;  discharged  at 
Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  14,  '63;  reenlisted  in  Co.  E,  P.  V.  L,  July  19,  '64; 
discharged  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

WALTERHAUS,  JAMES  P.;  private;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sent  to 
hospital  June  13,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died 

WATROUS,  ALBERT  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 


548     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

WATROUS,  FRANK  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

WILLIAMS,  CYRUS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug  22,  '61. 

WILLIAMS,  BENJAMIN  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  13,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken 
prisoner  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  Aug.  15,  '62;  exchanged  and  returned  to 
company  Dec.  23,  '62 ;  transferred  to  invalid  corps  Feb.  15,  '64,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

WILLIAMS,  DANIEL  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  Aug.  15,  '62;  exchanged  Nov.,  '62;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64 ;  died  

WILLIAMS,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  June  6, 
'62;  returned  to  company  for  duty  March  20,  '63;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  6,  '64. 

WITHERS,  ALBERT  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  leg  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  discharged  Oct.  24, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WINZENREID,  RALPH  (RUDOLPH);  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3 
mos. ;  mustered  out  June  28,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  F,  7th  O.  V.  I.  See 
Co.  F. 

WOOD,  AMOS  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

WOOD,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  6,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
side  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  at  Washington,  D. 
C.,  Oct.  24,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WOOD,  STAR  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  wounded  in  left  ankle  at  battle  of  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

WORTH,  REGINALD  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Co.  G,  27th  O.  V.  I. ;  appointed 
corporal;  promoted  to  com.  sergt.  May  I,  '62;  promoted  to  2d  lieut. 
Co.  A,  June  27,  '64;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Co.  C,  Sept.  26,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  captain  Co.  F,  Jan.  28,  '65 ;  resigned  June  16,  '65. 

WORLITZER,  ANTHONY;  private;  E.  S.  June  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  eye  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  discharged  May  24, 
'62,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died 

WEBB,  JOSEPH  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to 
sergt. -maj.  Jan.  i,  '62.  See  Field  and  Staff. 

WORLEY,  ALBERT  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  transferred  to  artillery  Dec.  4,  '61. 

WYATT,  JAMES  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  4,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as  pro 
vost  guard  Sept.  12,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

YOUNG,  EDWARD  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22.  '6 1. 

YOUNG,  HENRY  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22.  '6 1. 

ZIERNER,  GUSTAVUS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  8,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Dec.  5,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability  caused  by  blow  of  butt 
of  whip  on  right  elbow ;  died 

ZWICKER,  ERNEST  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain.  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
leg  amputated;  discharged  Oct.  25,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    C  549 

ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  C,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

SHURTXEFE,  GILES  W. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
exchanged  and  returned  to  regiment  Oct.  7,  '62;  detached  on  staff  of 
Gen.  Wilcox;  resigned  March  18,  '63;  appointed  lieut.-col.  5th  U.  S. 
Colored  Troops,  July  29,  '64;  promoted  to  colonel  Sept.  29,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  brevet  brig.-gen.  March  15,  '65;  resigned  June  12,  '65; 
wounded  in  hand  and  thigh  at  New  Market  Heights  Sept.  29,  '64;  died 
May  6,  '04. 

DAVIS,  LI<EWEU,YN  R. ;  captain ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Co.  A,  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ser 
geant  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  frequently  detailed  as  scout  and  made  many  long 
trips  alone,  obtaining  important  information  of  the  enemy's  movements ; 
promoted  to  2d  lieut.  April  13,  '62,  and  assigned  to  Co.  D ;  detached  as 
aide-de-camp  on  staff  of  General  Geary,  Aug.  '9,  '62;  promoted 
to  first  lieutenant  Nov.  2,  '62;  wounded  in  battle  at  Wauhatchie. 
Tenn.,  Oct.  29,  ''63;  promoted  to  captain  Feb.  19,  '64,  and  assigned  to 
Co.  C;  taken  prisoner  at  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  discharged  Dec.  19, 
'64,  by  order  of  War  Department;  appointed  lieut.-col.  i87th  O.  V.  I. 
March  2,  '65 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  Jan.  20,  '66. 

CROSS,  JUDSON  N. ;  ist.  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  29,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  recaptured  at  battle  of  Carnifax  Ferry,  Va.,  Sept.  n,  '61 ; 
promoted  to  captain  Nov.  25,  '61,  and  assigned  to  Co.  K;  resigned 
Feb.  9,  '63,  by  reason  of  disability ;  reentered  the  service  June  13,  '63,  as 
ist  lieut.  5th  Invalid  Corps;  promoted  to  captain  Oct.  28,  '63;  in  com 
mand  of  post  at  Madison,  Ind.,  from  Dec.  '63,  to  April,  '64;  appointed 
provost  marshal  of  Georgetown,  D.  C. ;  afterward  special  mustering 
officer  for  prisoners  of  war  returning  from  rebel  prisons;  died  Aug. 
31,  '01. 

BAKER,  EPHRAIM  H.,  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  2d 
lieut. ;  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.,  2d  lieut. ;  promoted  ist  lieut.  Nov.  25,  '61 ; 
resigned  July  25,  '62,  by  reason  of  disability. 

PAINE,  FRANK;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  sergeant  Co.  D,  June  19,  61,  on  account  of  re- 
enlistment  in  3  years'  service ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Nov.  25,  '61,  and 
assigned  to  Co.  C;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  March  i,  '62;  resigned  June 
6,  '62;  reenlisted  in  Co.  10,  Ohio  Ind.  Sharpshooters,  March  16,  '64; 
appointed  ist  sergt.  April  i,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  H,  6oth  O.  V  I., 
Feb.  24,  '65;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  to  date  from  Dec.  30,  '64,  and 
assigned  to  Co.  D ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  28,  '65. 

LINCOLN,  HENRY  W. ;  ist  lieut;  E.  S.  April  2=;,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Nov. 
20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergeant  March  24,  '62;  promoted  to  2d  lieut. 
Aug.  9,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Nov.  6,  '62;  resigned  Jan.  7,  '63, 
by  reason  of  disability. 

KENASTON,  HERBERT;  ist  lieut;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  resigned 
April  29,  '61.  No  record  of  muster  in  U.  S.  service. 

Ross,  JOSEPH  H. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  ist  sergt.  Co.  I,  April  30,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut. 
March  i,  '62,  and  assigned  to  Co.  C;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 


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JONES,  ISAAC  C. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  ser 
geant  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Dec.  8,  '62;  wounded  in  left 
groin  and  right  cheek  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
wounded  in  thigh  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '62;  died  from  wounds  Nov.  30, 
'63. 

COLE,  STEPHEN  M. ;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  2d  lieut.  June  25,  '61,  on  account  of  reenlist- 
ment  in  3  years'  service ;  appointed  corporal ;  wounded  and  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and  re 
turned  to  duty;  wounded  in  shoulder  by  shell  at  battle  of  Chancellors- 
ville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

ANDREWS,  MARTIN  M. ;  ist  sergt. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
Aug.  9,  '62 ;  wounded  in  left  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Resaca,  Ga.,  May  15,  '64;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  r centered  service  as  ist  lieut.  and  adju 
tant  i85th  O.  V.  I.  Feb.  27,  '65;  promoted  to  captain  Sept.  18,  '65; 
served  on  staff  of  Gen.  J.  F.  Wade,  Department  of  Kentucky ;  mustered 
out  with  regiment  Sept.  28,  '65. 

DANEORTH,  ARTHUR  C. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Nov.  20,  '61 ; 
killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

BROCKWAY,  ORLANDO  P.;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  April  30,  '61 ;  transferred  to  Battery 
I,  ist  Ohio  Light  Artillery,  Dec.  i,  '61 ;  taken  prisoner  at  Luray,  Va. ; 
paroled;  commissioned  as  captain  Co.  A,  5th  Regt.  U.  S.  C.  T.,  July 
29,  '63;  killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  July  19,  '64. 

FRY,  HOLLAND  B. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal  March  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Feb.  28,  '63;  severely 
wounded  in  left  knee  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

AVERY,  JAMES  B. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ser 
geant  Nov.  i,  '62;  wounded  in  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25, -'64; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BOWLER,  CHARLES  P.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  promoted  to  sergeant  April  i,  '62; 
killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

HALBERT,  ADDISON  M. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
exchanged  and  returned  to  duty ;  appointed  corporal ;  promoted  to  ser 
geant  May  21,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

PARMENTER,  WILLIAM  W. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos., 
June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  sergeant;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of 
Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  in  prison  at  New  Orleans,  La., 
Nov.  18,  '61. 

GARDNER,  JOHN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ser 
geant  May  i,  '63 ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March 
23,  '62;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63; 
wounded  in  right  groin  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  died 
from  wounds  Dec.  19,  '63 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

TREMBLY,  OLIVER  C. ;    sergeant;    E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    C  551 

'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  Nov.  i,  '63 ;  drowned  in  Ohio  River 
June  24,  '64,  while  on  the  way  home  for  muster  out. 

COOPER,  JOHN  S. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  Nov.  21,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  Oct.  26,  '62  by  order  of  War 
Department  to  enlist  in  U.  S.  Engineer  Corps;  appointed  captain  in 
8th  U.  S.  C.  T.  Nov.  2,  '63 ;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  io;th  O.  V.  I.,  Nov. 
17,  '64;  wounded  at  battle  of  New  Market;  was  in  command  of  regi 
ment  until  muster  out  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  July  25,  '65. 

CONDIT,  EDGAR  M. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  I,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  I, 
'63;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  dis 
charged  Feb.  n,  '63,  by  reason  of  disability  arising  from  wounds;  re- 
enlisted  Oct.  7,  '64,  as  private  in  Battery  G,  2d  Illinois  Light  Artillery; 
final  discharge  Sept.  4,  '65. 

DAY,  SELDON  A.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  March  24,  '62 ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Port 
Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  Jan.  23,  '63,  by  order  of  War 
Department,  to  enlist  as  hos.  stwd.  in  U.  S.  Army;  promoted  to  2d 
lieut.  Battery  C,  5th  U.  "S.  Artillery,  and  promoted  through  various 
grades  to  lieut.-col.  and  retired. 

MOREY,  ELIAS  W. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos..  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant;  wounded  in  head  and  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  wound  dressed  by  rebel  sur 
geon  ;  released  on  parole ;  discharged  Nov.  10,  '63  to  accept  appoint 
ment  as  ist  lieut.  in  9th  U.  S.  C.  T. ;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  D,  and 
detached  as  provost  marshal  of  25th  A.  C. 

HARMON,  JONATHAN  F. ;  sergeant;  E,  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  sergeant  in  comoanv  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  pro 
moted  Q.  M.  S.  April  i,  '62.  See  Field  and  Staff. 

FAIRCHILDS,  HENRY;  sergeant;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
sergeant  Nov.  i,  '63 ;  wounded  in  breast  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Gettysburg.  Pa.,  July  4,  '63, 
permanently  disabling  him  for  active  duty,  and  served  in  hospital  until 
discharged,  May  20,  '65. 

STILES,  EDMUND  R. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross 
Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  released  and  discharged  July  8,  '62. 

ORTON,  HOBART  G. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes.  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  recaptured  at  battle  of  Carnifax  Ferry.  Va.,  Sept.  1.1,  '61 ; 
sent  to  hospital  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  discharged  Nov.  20,  '62,  for 
disability  arising  from  wounds. 

BUXTON,  CHARLES  H.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
Aug.  10,  '62 :  wounded  in  right  arm  and  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  detailed  on  duty  in  Adjutant  General's 
office  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  mustered  out  June  19,  '64,  by  order  of 
War  Deoartment. 

KINSLEY.  WILLIAM  W. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 


552     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

WALLACE,  THOMAS  J. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal  Nov.  i,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

EVERS,  JOHN  J. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  Nov.  20,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

GATES,  LEWIS  R. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  April  i,  '62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

MAGARY,  GEORGE  R. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mbs.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  April  i,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Re 
public,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

GOODSELL,  EDWARD  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62; 
body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

ADAMS,  THERON  E.  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  Glenville,  Va.,  July  21,  '61 ;  discharged  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  June  29,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
(first  man  in  the  regiment  who  shed  blood  by  the  hand  of  the  enemy)  ; 
reentered  service  as  paymaster's  clerk. 

COCHRAN,  HARLON  B. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  Oct.  17,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Nov.  20,  16i ;  taken  prisoner  near  Winchester,  Va. ;  released 
on  parole  and  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Oct.  18,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability;  reenlisted  in  the  service  as  1st  sergt.  in  7th 
Michigan  Cavalry ;  killed  in  skirmish  at  Falling  Waters,  Md.,  July 

14*  '63- 

GUINN,  JAMES  M. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  i,  '62 ;  discharged  Jan.  10,  '63,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

GRABILL,  ELLIOTT  F. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  i,  '62;  discharged  Nov.  10,  '63.  to 
accept  promotion  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  G,  5th  U.  S.  C.  T. ;  appointed  adju 
tant  Nov.  22,  '63 ;  promoted  to  captain  Sept.  24,  '64,  and  assigned  to 
Co.  H ;  brevetted  major  March  13,  ''65 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment 
Sept.  20,  '65. 

KELLOGG,  JASON  S. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '63;  detailed  on  recruiting  ser 
vice  ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  wounded 
in  ear  and  head  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  dis 
charged  Jan.  27,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MACK,  ISAAC  F. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes, 
Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged ;  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Oct.  16, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RAYMOND,  JAMES  W. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  Aug.  6,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal;  detailed  as  Q.  M.  sergeant  of  regiment;  wounded  in  left 
thigh  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to  Recruit 
Camp  June  n,  '64;  appointed  ist  lieut.  and  R.  Q.  M.  I77th  O.  V.  I., 
Sept.  29,  '64;  promoted  to  captain;  mustered  out  with  regiment  June 
24,  '65 ;  died  Feb.  21,  '05. 

BOSTWICK,  EDWARD  M. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  transferred  to  regimental  band 
July  10,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  band  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62; 
died  

ROSSITER,  CHARLES  W. ;    corporal;    E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    C  553 

20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal;  transferred  to  regimental  band 
July  10,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  band  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

BARTLETT,  LESTER  A. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  reenlisted  service  as  2d  lieut.  Co.  I,  22d  N.  Y. 
Inf.,  Feb.  22,  '62;  mustered  out  June  19,  '63;  served  on  staff  of  Gen. 
Auger  in  May,  '62. 

ABBOTT,  BYRON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

ARMSTRONG,  A.  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  14,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  March  19,  '63,  per  General  Order  No.  36;  (never 
joined  company  in  field.) 

ARNOLD,  WILLIAM  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

ATWATER,  EDWIN  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  by  shell  in  left  thigh  at  battle  of  Port  Republic, 
Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department ; 
reenlisted  in  3d  U.  S.  Artillery;  final  discharge  May,  '64. 

AUSTIN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  J6i,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BADGER,  NATHANIEL  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

BAIRD,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Nov.  25,  '62;  paroled  and  exchanged  and 
soon  after  discharged  for  disability. 

BALDWIN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos..;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BARTLETT,  JAMES  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  18,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  sth  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  15,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  left  elbow  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65. 

BATES,  JOSEPH  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  transferred  to  regimental  band  July  10,  '61,  by  order  of  Col. 
Tyler;  mustered  out  with  band  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

BELL,  JAMES  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
hospital  department  Dec.  i,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  Tyler;  promoted  to 
asst.  surg.,  stationed  at  Galliopolis,  O. 

BIGGS,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  in  prison  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  Oct.  17,  '61. 

BODLE,  FOSTER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
released  on  parole  and  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Oct.  2,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  appointed  asst.  surg.  iSsth  O.  V.  L, 
Feb.  24,  '65 ;  mustered  out  Sept.  26,  '65. 

BOSWORTH,  CHARLES  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  April  5,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  accept  appoint 
ment  as  hos.  stwd.  in  U.  S.  Army. 

BUNKER,  FREEMAN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  20,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  i,  '64; 
mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 


554     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

BURNS,  JOHN  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  released  on  parole  and  returned  to  duty  March  20,  '63; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63;  wounded  at  battle 
near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CARROTHERS,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  left  ankle  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged 
May  13,  '63,  for  disability  arising  from  wounds. 

CHENEY,  JAMES  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  March  5,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to 
accept  promotion  to  ist  lieut.  in  49th  Illinois  Infantry;  promoted  to 
captain  Feb.  13,  '63;  mustered  out  March  22,  '65;  died  Feb.  8,  '05. 

CHIPMAN,  BUEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  "61,  3 
yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  29,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to  reenlist 
in  Co.  A,  U.  S.  Engineers;  discharged  April  28,  '64. 

CLARK,  HENRY  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  Sept.  4,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certifi 
cate  of  disability ;  died 

CLARK,  MARTIN  V.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  regimental  band  July  10,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with 
band  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62;  reenlisted  Aug.  15,  '64,  in  8th 
Ind.  Battery  Ohio  Light  Artillery ;  appointed  corporal ;  promoted  to 
sergeant ;  mustered  out  Oct.  17,  '64. 

CLAGHORN,  HENRY  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
exchanged  and  returned  to  duty  March  25,  '63;  wounded  in  right  leg 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  discharged  by  reason  of 
wounds  March  n,  '64;  died  March  27,  '64. 

CLEVERDON,  JOSEPH  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  13,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co. 
B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  March  15,  '65,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability,  by  reason  of  wound. 

COBURN,  WALLACE;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  25,  '62 ;  died  of  wounds  March  29,  '62. 

COLLINS,  HOWARD;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department;  wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  16,  '64. 

COLLINS,  JOSEPH  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died 
of  wounds  Aug.  27,  '61. 

CROWELL,  THEODORE  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CURTIS,  EDWARD  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  released  on 
parole  and  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  7,  '62 ;  reenlisted  in  6th 
N.  Y.  Ind.  Battery  Sept.  i,  '64;  discharged  June  24,  '65. 

DANN,  ALFRED  T. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  12,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  20,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

DAVIES,  JAMES  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

DENMAN,  AMOS  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Anril  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    C  555 

DICKSON,  THOMAS  P.;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  shoulder  and  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
discharged  by  reason  of  wounds  Jan.  8,  '63 ;  entered  service  again  June 
27,  '63,  as  lieut.  Co.  B,  55th  Pa.  Militia ;  discharged  Aug.  26,  '63. 

EMERSON,  LAUREL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  61. 

FINCH,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  Oct.  4,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

FINNERAN,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  4,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63;  discharged  by  reason  of  wounds 
Jan.,  '64. 

FISH,  JOSEPH  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

FORBES,  FRANKLIN  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  14,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

GRIGSBY,  PHILIP;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
right  leg  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62 ;  foot  amputated ;  dis 
charged  Aug.  17,  '63 ;  died  April  5,  'go. 

GAFFETH,  NICHOLAS;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  16,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

GILLANDERS,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  detached  as  hos.  stwd. ;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Jan. 
23,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

GLEASON,  SILAS;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  May 
30,  '65. 

GRANT,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as 
drummer  in  regimental  band  Oct.  n,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O. 
V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps  Jan.  i,  '65. 

GRIFFIN,  CHARLES  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HAMILTON,  CYRUS  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  by  musket  ball  in  left  thigh  and  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  died  in  prison  at  Richmond, 
Va. 

HAMILTON,  MATHIAS  N. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  Aug.  23,  '62,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HAYES,  EZEKIEL  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  June  20,  '61,  on  account  of  reenlistment  in  3  years' 
service ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HICKS,  OWEN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as 
drummer  in  regimental  band  Aug.  10,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O. 
V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  ist  sergt.  June  6,  '65;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  26,  '65. 

HIXON,  HENRY  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Romney,  Va.,  Dec.  24,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HOWARD,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  April  9,  '63;  appointed  captain  and  A  Q. 


556     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

M.,  serving  in  U.  S.  Military  Railroads  Department  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

HUBBELL,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  July  17,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HUCKINS,  NOAH;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

HUNTER,  WILLIAM  M.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.  See 
Co.  H. 

JEAKINS,  BURFORD;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  from  wounds  Sept.  20,  '61. 

JONES,  LEWIS  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug. 
26,  '61 ;  discharged  on  account  of  wounds  March  10,  '63,  by  order  of 
Gen.  Schenck. 

JUDSON,  DANIEL  S.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  by  musket  ball  in  right  thigh  and  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  died  from  wounds,  in  prison 
at  Richmond,  Va.,  June  14,  '62. 

KELLEY,  REUBEN  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

KELLOGG,  STEPHEN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  }6i,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  on  account  of  wounds,  Sept.  5,  '62. 

KELSEY,  EDWARD  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Feb.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
March  19,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist  as  hos.  stwd.  in 
U.  S.  Army. 

KING,  CHARLES  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  body  removed  to  National  Ceme 
tery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

KINGSBURY.  DANIEL  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  ;6i ;  discharged  Oct.  30,  '62, 
by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist  in  U.  S.  Engineer  Corps ;  dis 
charged  Sept.  28,  '64. 

KINGSBURY,  ROMAIN  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at 
battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

KINGSBURY,  SELDON  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  2,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability. 

KIRK,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

LEWIS,  HARRISON  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  of  typhoid 
fever  at  Fairfax  Seminary  Hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Dec.  5,  '62. 

LOCKWOOD,  FREDERICK  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

LOWREY,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '65; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65. 

MCCARRAN,  JOSEPH;  private:  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs.;  mortally 
wounded  by  shell  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63:  died  from 
wounds  July  22,  '63. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    C  557 

McNAUGHT,  JOSEPH  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

MASON,  C.  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

MASSA,  JAMES  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  ex 
changed  and  detailed  as  clerk  at  military  headquarters  at  Columbus, 
O. ;  discharged  June  20,  '64. 

MASSEY,  JOSEPH  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Winchester,  Va.,  May,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MOE,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

MYERS,  ELAM  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  dis 
charged  Oct.  4,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MYERS,  JAMES  T. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  detailed  as 
fifer  in  regimental  field  band  April  i,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th 
O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  June  20,  '65. 

MYERS,  LEVI;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  died  of  smallpox 
at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Dec.  20,  '63. 

NEWTON,  EMORY  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
exchanged;  discharged  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

NOBLE,  IRVING  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reentered  service  as  1st  lieut.  Co. 
A,  i82d  O.  V.  I.,  July  28,  '64;  promoted  to  captain  Feb.  23,  '65,  and 
assigned  to  Co.  C ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '65. 

OSBORN,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  21,  '61 ;  re 
leased  on  parole  and  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  March  7,  '63,  per 
General  Order  No.  36;  reenlisted  in  Co.  A,  I4th  O.  V.  I.,  Jan.  25,  '64; 
appointed  corporal  Sept.  17,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  n, 
'65 ;  veteran. 

PALMER,  FREDERICK  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  died 
of  wounds  April  7,  '62. 

PARKER,  ALEXANDER  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  the  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  released  on  parole ; 
discharged  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability  July  7,  '63. 

PARSONS,  HIRAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

PEASE,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

PEASLEY,  JACOB  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  April  18,  '61. 

PEASLEY,  JOSEPH  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

PELTON,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  right  ankle  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  left  arm  amputated ;  discharged 
for  wounds  Jan.  21,  '64. 

PHILLIPS,  JOHN  B'. ;   private;    E.  S.  Sept.  8,  '62,  3  yrs.;   wounded  in 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

right  ankle  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  per 
Special  Field  Order  No.  156,  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  June  8, 
'64;  discharged  Aug.,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

POTTER,  REUBEN  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to  enlist 
in  U.  S.  Engineer  Corps;  transferred  to  3d  U.  S.  Art.  and  promoted 
to  hos.  stwd. 

PROCTOR,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps  Dec.  i,  '64;  died . 

RAND,  TRUE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle 
near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  per  Special  Field  Order  No. 
156,  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  June  8,  '64;  mortally  wounded 
near  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  June  27,  '64,  and  died  in  hospital  at  Jef 
ferson,  Ind.,  Aug.  21,  '64. 

RAPPLEYE,  JAMES  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

REEVES,  JEREMIAH  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  March  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  on  expiration  of 
term  of  service. 

RICHMOND,  ORLANDO;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  O.,  Feb.  24,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RICHMOND,  WARREN  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  24,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

ROBBINS,  ANSON  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  n,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certi 
ficate  of  disability;  reenlisted  as  sergeant  Co.  K,  150th  O.  V.  L,  May  2, 
'64;  mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  23,  '64;  commissioned  as  1st 
lieut.  Co.  D,  8th  U.  S.  Colored  Heavy  Artillery;  discharged  March 
10,  '66. 

ROGERS,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ; 
discharged  Oct.  30,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist  in  U.  S. 
Engineer  Corps;  discharged  April  28,  '64. 

ROOT,  EDWARD  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  2,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability. 

SACKETT,  EDWARD  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  died 
March  24,  '62. 

ScoTT,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61,  released  on  parole; 
discharged  Nov.  20,  '62. 

SEVEY,  BENJAMIN  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  23,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Feb.  3,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SHELDON,  HENRY  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  by  reason  of  wounds,  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  3, 
'62;  commissioned  as  captain  Co.  'G,  loist  O.  V.  L,  July  24,  '62;  re 
signed  Jan.  28,  '63. 

SHELDON,  MITCHELL  H.;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    C  559 

B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  sergeant  Nov.  I,  '64;  mus 
tered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died . 

SHEPPARD,  EDWARD  P.;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  i,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

SHORT,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

SMITH,  EDWIN  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  ex 
changed;  discharged  July  7,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  ac 
cept  promotion  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  H,  5th  U.  S.  C.  T. ;  promoted  to  ist 
lieut.  Dec.  7,  '63 ;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Petersburg,  Va.,  Aug.  22,  '64. 

SMITH,  GEORGE  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

SPEES,  GEORGE  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Nov.  18,  '61,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

SPRIGGS,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  "61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64,  after  having  passed  safely  through  every  bat 
tle  in  which  the  regiment  was  engaged. 

STERRY,  CLINTON  N. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  18,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
appointed  captain  ist  Minnesota  Heavy  Artillery. 

STONE,  MARVIN  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
side  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve 
Corps,  Dec.  i,  '64;  died  May  17,  '99. 

STOWE,  JOSEPH  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Columbus,  O.,  May 
15,  '65- 

SwEET,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  29,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  mortally 
wounded  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  died  Nov.  30,  '63; 
body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

THOMPSON,  DAVID  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
released  on  parole  and  exchanged ;  detached  as  clerk  at  headquarters 
of  Gen.  Rosseau  at  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  June 
25,  '64;  appointed  ist  lieut.  and  regt.  Q.  M.  ipist  O.  V.  L,  March  6, 
'65 ;  mustered  out  with  regiment  Aug.  27,  '65 ;  died,  '04. 

THRASHER^  GEORGE  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  June  19,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

TIBBETS,  CHARLES  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

TOWERS,  RICHARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

TUTTLE,  Lucius  V.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  31,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility. 

VAN  ORMAN,  R.  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Feb.  15,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WADSWORTH,  ORRY  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WALL,  CHARLES  E. ;    private;    E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs.;    killed  at 


560     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  body  removed  to  National  Ceme 
tery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

WALWORTH,  WARREN  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds  at 
Columbus,  O.,  July  n,  '62. 

WARD,  DAVID  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  in  ipSth  P. 

WARNER,  FREDERICK  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  July  2,  '62;  died  Jan.  20,  '05. 

WARREN,  LEROY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
released  on  parole  and  discharged  July  22,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

WETHERBY,  ALBERT  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WHEELER,  WILLIAM  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  De 
troit,  Mich.,  June  23,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died 
Feb.  3,  '98. 

WILDER,  LEONARD  G. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Invalid  Corps  Feb.  15,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

WILDER,  THEODORE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  abdomen  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  discharged  for  wounds  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Oct.  20,  '62. 

WILEORD,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle 
near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  by 
Special  Field  Order  No.  156,  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  June 
8,  '64. 

WILSEY,  JOSEPH  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WINSOR,  RICHARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  Nov.  25,  '62 ;  died . 

WISE,  OLIVER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  ear  and  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  taken  prisoner  at  Bristow  Station,  Va.,  Aug.  31,  '62;  pa 
roled,  exchanged  and  returned  to  duty;  wounded  in  right  hand  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

WOOD,  DANIEL  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  13,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

WOOD,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Battery  I,  ist  Ohio  Light  Art,  Dec.  I,  '61 ; 
lost  an  arm  in  battle  and  discharged  for  wounds. 

WOODMANSEE,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

WORCESTER,  ORLANDO  H.;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  died  from 
wounds  April  15,  '62. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    D  561 

WRIGHT,  GEORGE  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  D,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

DYER,  JOHN  N. ;  captain ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  body  re 
moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Grafton,  W.  Va. 

WOOD,  GEORGE  L. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  3,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  H,  to  accept  reappointment  in 
3  years'  service ;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  D,  Nov.  25,  '61 ;  wounded 
in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  resigned  on 
account  of  wounds,  Nov.  10,  '62;  reentered  service  as  major  I25th  O. 
V.  I,  Nov.  27,  '62 ;  resigned  April  20,  '63 ;  died . 

WILCOX,  ARTHUR  T. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Co.  E. 

WEED,  CHARLES  A.;  ist  lieut;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  for  record  see  Co.  E. 

SHEPHERD,  WILLIAM  D. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Field  and  Staff. 

LOCKWOOD,  GEORGE  D. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  June  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
Nov.,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Aug.  9,  '62;  prompted  to  ist  lieut. 
Nov.  2,  '62;  served  as  acting  adjutant  during  last  six  months  of  his 
service,  including  Atlanta  campaign  up  to  June  n,  '64;  wounded  in 
chin  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64;  died  Sept.  3,  '74. 

GILL,  BENJAMIN  F. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  for 
record  see  Co.  E. 

WIUJAMS,  ANDREW  J. ;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
17,  '61,  3  yrs.;  resigned  Sept.  6,  '61,  by  reason  of  disability;  died 
Aug.  5,  '01. 

WITTER,  EZRA  H.;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  Oct.  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  resigned  April 
13,  '62;  died  . 

DAVIS,  LLEWELLYN  R. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  for  record  see  Co.  C. 

BOHM,  EDWARD  H.;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Co.  K. 

WILSON,  LAWRENCE;  ist  sergt;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  April  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant,  Feb.  6,  '63;  promoted  to 
ist  sergt.  Oct.  i,  '63;  wounded  in  right  breast  at  battle  of  Port  Re 
public,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  wounded  in  left  arm,  breast  and  right  foot  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  in  right  hand  at 
battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  at 
Cleveland,  O.,  July  6,  '64. 

WTHITING,  HENRY  J. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
sergeant  June  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Nov.  i,  '62;  killed  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63. 

TISDEL,  WILLARD  P.;  ist  sergt ;  "E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  pvt.  to  June  19,  '61 ;  corpl.  to  Oct.  31,  '61 ;  sgt.  to  March  31, 

36 


562     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

'62;  private  to  Oct.  31,  '62;  sergeant  to  May  2,  '63;  ist  sergt.  to  May 
31,  '63;  sergt.-maj.  to  January  i,  '64,  and  private  to  April  24,  '64,  when 
honorably  discharged  on  account  of  expiration  of  term  of  service;  re- 
enlisted  and  served  one  year  in  Hancock's  Veteran  Corps,  mostly  on 
detail  at  War  Department ;  was  wounded  in  the  head  in  battle  of  Get 
tysburg  on  July  3,  '63. 

HART,  EDWIN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  Nov.,  '62 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  April  i,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  6,  '64. 

DENGLER,  CARL  A.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  April  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Sept.  i,  '63;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

LAPHAM,  JAMES  M. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  April  i,  '62;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  exchanged  and  re 
turned  to  duty  Nov.  7,  '62 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  returned  to  duty ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
6,  '64. 

CAIN,  WILLIAM  ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i, 
'64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  in  Co.  D,  4th 
U.  S.  Vet.  Vols.,  Feb.  28,  '65 ;  discharged  Feb.  28,  '66. 

FORCE,  EMORY  W. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
sergeant ;  discharged  at  New  Market,  Va.,  May  10,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability ;  died  June  21,  '04. 

SMALLEY,  VIRGIL  E. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
April  i,  '62;  severely  wounded  in  thigh  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va., 
June  9,  '62 ;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Feb.  5,  '63,  on  surgeon's  cer 
tificate  of  disability. 

PAINE,  FRANKLIN,  JR.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
IQ>  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  to  sergeant  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d 
lieut.  Nov.  25,  '61,  and  assigned  to  Co.  C;  for  record  see  Co.  C. 

HUBBARD,  NEWTON  K. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June.  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  corporal  June  19,  '61,  to  sergeant  May  3,  '63, 
and  to  sergt.-maj.  Jan.  i,  '64,  and  transferred  to  Field  and  Staff;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and 
returned  to  duty  March  20,  -'63. 

HUNTINGTON,  EDWARD  ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

KNIGHT,  Louis ;  corporal :  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  Nov.  i,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

NASH,  EDWIN  V. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  Nov.  i,  '62 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 
May  3,  '63 ;  returned  to  duty  Nov.,  '63 ;  severely  wounded  in  left  foot 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

WHITING,  WILFORD  G. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  April  i,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

OLIVER,  SAMUEL  S. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  March  23,  '64;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '6d. 

HENDRICKSON,  SIMON  E. ;    corporal ;    E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;    ap- 


REGIMENTAL,    ROSTER,    CO.    D  563 

pointed  corporal  March  23,  '64;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Re 
public,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  exchanged  and  returned  to  duty  Nov.  7,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

TAFT,  MILO  N. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  . 

CARROLL,  CHARLES;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  3,  '63;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and  returned  to  duty  March  20,  '63 ;  killed  at 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  fa.,  July  3,  '63. 

GRISWOLD,  ABRAHAM  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Nov.,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March 
23,  '62;  body  moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Winchester,  Va. 

NORRIS,  NORMAN  L. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Nov.  25,  '61 ;  severely  wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  died  of  wounds  in  hospital  at  Alexandria, 
Va.,  Sept.  4,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Alexandria, 
Va. 

FISHER,  AMOS  C. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61 ;  appointed  corporal 
April  i,  '62;  discharged  at  New  Market,  Va.,  May  10,  '62,  by  order  of 
Board  of  Surgeons. 

LOTT,  JEROME;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal 
June  19,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  June  3,  '62,  on  surgeon's  cer 
tificate  of  disability  ;  died  . 

BURR,  EDWARD  ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  Aug.  12,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  reappointed  cor 
poral  Nov.  i,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Depart 
ment. 

ERNST,  JOHN  H. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  Oct.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  March  23,  '64;  transferred  to  Recruit  Camp  by  Order  No.  156, 
Department  of  Cumberland,  dated  June  8,  '64;  discharged  at  expiration 
of  term  of  service. 

VANCE,  SAMUEL;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  H,  June  19,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler. 

GILL,  SEYMOUR  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of 
Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled;  detailed  as  musician  with 
provost  guard  at  Columbus,  O.,  Sept.  9,  '63 ;  detailed  as  clerk  in  re 
cruiting  office  at  Columbus,  O. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

FRENCH,  WARREN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  sergeant  June  19,  '61 ; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died . 

CONE,  FRANK;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Feb.  6,  1863 ;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

CLARK,  GEORGE  F. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HUNTOON,  ELBRIDGE  G. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

TRAVIS,  ISAAC  S. ;  musician;  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

ALLEN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 


564     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ANSON,  ALPHONSO  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  no  record 
found. 

ARMSTRONG,  CHARLES  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

ATKINS,  GEORGE  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61 ;  discharged  at  New 
Market,  Va.,  May  10,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died 

ATKINS,  THOMAS  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61 ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BABCOCK,  JOSEPH;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

BAKER,  SCHUYLER  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  detailed  as 
nurse  in  hospital  at  Culpeper  C.  H.,  Va.,  Aug.  10,  '62,  and  taken  pris 
oner;  discharged  March  23,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BALCH,  GEORGE  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Williamsport,  Md.,  June  3,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BARBER,  SETH  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BARBER,  CLARK;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hospital 
at  Gallipolis,  O.,  Oct.  26,  '61. 

BARNES,  CALVIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BARNES,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BEEBE,  LEWIS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BENTLEY,  CHARLES  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Oct.  25,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to  enlist  in  engineer  corps. 

BOSE,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  March  22,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  sth  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  on  expiration  of 
term  of  service  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BOWER,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  H,  June  19,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler. 

BRAKEMAN,  GERRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  23,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
thigh  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  1863;  transferred  per 
Special  Field  Order  No.  156,  Department  of  the  Cumberland,  dated 
June  8,  '64;  killed  in  battle  of  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  15,  '64. 

BREESE,  JAMES  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Co.  F,  June  19,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler. 

BRICK,  MICHAEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BRINKERHOEF,  SIMEON  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BRITTON,  MARTIN  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

BROWN,  ARTHUR;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached  as 
teamster ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BRYANT,  DEMAS  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  Manassas  Junction,  Va.,  Sept.  4,  '62 ;  paroled ;  no  further 
record  found. 

BURBANK,  THADDEUS  F. ;    private ;    E.   S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;    dis- 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    D  565 

charged  Oct.  26,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to  enlist  in  engineer 
corps. 

BUTTON,  HORACE;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  20,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  Feb.  13,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BURNHAM,  REUBEN  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  body  removed  to  National 
Cemetery  at  Winchester,  Va. 

BUYS,  GEORGE  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  detached  as  teamster ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CALER,  CHARLES  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Vet.  Res.  Corps  Nov.  15,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

CALLENDER,  JOHN  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CARVIN,  LEWIS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  body  moved  to  National  Cemetery 
at  Winchester,  Va. 

CLARK,  TAYLOR  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

COLLIGAN,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

COLWELL,  ALBERT  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  ankle  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  in  Co.  I,  I77th  O.  V.  I.,  Sept.  12, 
'64;  mustered  out  with  company  June  24,  '65. 

COLWELL,  ADDISON  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  8,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
died 

CONE,  ISAAC;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  12,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to  In 
valid  Corps  Aug.  i,  '63  by  order  of  War  Department 

CONE,  SYLVANUS  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
thigh  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Co. 
B,  sth  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  from  hospital  at  Louisville,  Ky., 
May,  '65. 

COPELAND,  ANDREW  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  12,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  died  from  wounds  in 
hospital  at  Aquia  Creek,  Va.,  June  13,  '63. 

COULTER,  WILLIAM  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hospital  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  Oct.  18,  '61. 

CROFT,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

CUSTIN,  ROBERT  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Cumberland,  Md.,  Sept.  6,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CUTLER,  JOHN  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Oct.  22,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist 
in  ist  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

DAWSE,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  15,  '62,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  exchanged  and  returned 
to  duty  Nov.,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64; 
mustered  out  at  McDougal  General  Hospital,  New  York  Harbor,  May 
26,  '65. 

DINGMAN,  HARRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

DODGE,  ALEXANDER;   private;   E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 


566     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20.  '61 ;  died 
at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  April  24,  '62. 

DUNCAN,  HARMON;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

ERWIN,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

FERRON,  JAMES  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  knee  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

FISH,  JOSEPH  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  C,  Oct.  15,  '62,  by  order  Lieut-Col.  O.  J.  Crane. 

FITZGERALD,  MICHAEL;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  severely 
wounded  in  breast  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

FORD,  MORTIMER;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

FOSTER,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

FRANKE,  JOHN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
neck  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  exchanged  and  returned  to 
duty;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

GARDNER,  WILLIAM  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  face  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Dec.  n,  '62,  for  disability  arising  from  wounds. 

GIBBS,  GEORGE  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

GILL,  Louis  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  10,  J6i,  3 
yrs. ;  sent  to  hospital  Aug.,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

GLENDENNING,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  H,  June  19,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler. 

GRAPLER,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

GREEN,  EDWIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  9,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  served  until  April, 
'64,  when  ordered  to  report  to  Gen.  Steadman  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn., 
for  transfer  to  the  Mississippi  Squadron;  transferred  Aug.  14,  '64; 
served  on  the  General  Grant  as  captain  of  the  forecastle  until  June 
20,  '65,  when  honorably  discharged. 

GRIFFIN,  JAMES  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sent  to  hos 
pital  at  Cumberland,  Md.  No  further  record  found. 

GRIFFITH,  ALBERT  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  discharged 
May  8,  '61,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

GRIFFITH,  CHARLES  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  detached  in  Sappers  and  Miners  Corps ;  discharged  at 
Germantown,  Pa.,  April  26.  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HALE,  SIR  MATTHEW;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  died  at 
Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  June  i,  '61. 

HARMER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9.  '62 ; 
discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry.  Va.,  Oct.  22,  '62,  by  order  of  War  De 
partment,  to  enlist  in  ist  U.  S.  Cavalry;  died  in  Andersonville. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    D  567 

HARRISON,  ALBERT  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HART,  VOLNEY;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HARTMAN,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

HAWKINS,  BENJAMIN  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  severely 
wounded  in  neck  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  19,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  on  account  of  wounds  March  31,  '63 ;  afterwards  became  blind 
from  effects  of  smallpox. 

HERRICK,  GEORGE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  returned  to  duty  Nov., 
'63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  July  12,  '65. 

HETTINGER,  CHARLES  G. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  died  of  wounds  in  hos 
pital  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  Aug.  10,  '62. 

HIBBARD,  LAWSON  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

HICKOK,  ALBERT  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  detailed  as  com 
pany  cook  and  teamster ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HOBDAY,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  —  -  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HOEG,  WILLIAM  A.;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  25,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HOLCOMB,  NORTON  B.;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
foot  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  by  rea 
son  of  wounds,  at  New  York  Harbor,  Jan.  5,  '63. 

HOPKINS,  STEPHEN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Co.  F,  June  19,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B. 
Tyler. 

HUMMEL,  VALENTINE  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HUNGERFORD,  AUGUSTIN  ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HUNT,  WESTEL  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  13,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in? 
foot  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  detached  as  ambu 
lance  driver;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered 
out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HUNTER,  GRIFFITH;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

HUNTINGTON,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Auer.  18,  '61. 

HUNTOON,  HORACE  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  July  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty 
March  20,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mus 
tered  cut  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Dec.  2,  '64. 

HUTCHINSON,  WILLIAM  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  12,  '62,  3  yrs. ; 
transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5, 
'65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

JENKINS,  BENJAMIN;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  for  duty 


568     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

March  20,  '63 ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May 
3,  '63;  furlough  granted  from  hospital  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  June  23,  '63. 
No  further  record  found. 

JOHNSON,  CHARLES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  died  in  hospital  at  Sutton,  Va.,  from  accidental  pistol  shot, 
Aug.  20,  '61 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Crafton,  W.  Va. 

JOHNSON,  EDGAR  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to  en 
list  in  U.  S.  Engineer  Corps. 

JOHNSON,  FREDERICK  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

JONES,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  discharged  Dec.  i,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to  enlist  in 
2d  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

JONES,  RUSSELL  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  General  Hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Aug.  31,  '63, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LANDER,  THOMAS  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Oct.  22,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist  in  ist  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

LAPHAM,  WALLACE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mortally 
wounded  through  lungs  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
died  from  wounds  in  hospital  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  Aug.  13,  '62;  body  re 
moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Culpeper,  Va. 

LEE,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

LIVINGSTON,  OLIVER;  private;  E.  S.  Jan.  29,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
May  6,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MCADAMS,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  severely 
wounded  in  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  dis 
charged  at  Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  17,  '63,  on  account  of  disability  arising 
from  wounds. 

McGRAw,  CHARLES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  2,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  escaped  and  returned 
to  regiment  at  Patterson's  Creek,  Va.,  Jan.  29,  '62;  discharged  at  Co 
lumbus,  Ohio,  April  13,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  re- 
enlisted  in  Co.  E,  loist  O.  V.  I.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  appointed  ist  sergt. ; 
promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Nov.  15,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Feb.  26,  '63; 
killed  at  battle  of  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  Sept.  19,  '63. 

MAJOR,  HENRY;   private;    E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.     No  record  found. 

MALONE,  WILBUR  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hos 
pital  at  Weston,  Va.,  Aug.  21,  '61 ;  body  moved  to  National  Cemetery 
at  Grafton,  Va. 

MANLEY,  FRANK  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  elbow 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle 
of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Recruit  Camp  June 
n,  '64;  died 

MAXEIELD,  EUGENE;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  F,  by  order  of  Col.  Tyler. 

MEIGS,  EDMUND  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as 
clerk  at  Headquarters  2d  Division,  2Oth  Corps;  transferred  to  Co.  B, 
5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

MILLER,  EPHRAIM  C. ;    private;    E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;    severely 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    D  569 

wounded  in  shoulder  and  arm  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62; 
taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  returned 
to  duty;  missing  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out 
April  28,  '65. 

MULLIGAN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

MUKRAY,  EUGENE  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  12,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  sergeant  April  6,  '65; 

mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department;    died  . 

NASH,  ALBERT  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  20,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26, 
'65- 

NORRIS,  CARIES  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  March  12,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Jan.  29,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

NORRIS,  SHERMAN  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  detailed  as 
clerk  at  regimental  headquarters,  July  14,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co.  B, 
5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

NORTON,  JOHN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  June  19,  '61 ;  enlisted  in  3  years'  service,  regiment  not  known. 

ORTON,  WILLIAM  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  14,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

PAINE,  CLINTON  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

PATCHEN,  GEORGE  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

POMEROY,  DOUGLAS  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  detailed  as  blacksmith ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Dum 
fries,  Va.,'  Dec.  27,  '62;  exchanged  Nov.,  '63,  and  returned  to  duty; 

mustered  out  with  Co.  July  6,  '64;   died 

PULLMAN,  SAMUEL  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  13,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

QUINN,  CHRISTOPHER  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty 
March  20,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  reenlisted  in 
Co.  D,  4th  U.  S.  Vet.  Vols.,  Feb.  28,  '65 ;  discharged  Feb.  28,  '66. 

RHODES,  HENRY  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  de 
tached  for  hospital  duty  at  Alexandria,  Va. ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

ROBBINS,  HENRY  F.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

ROBINSON,  PETER  H.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

ROFF,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right 
leg  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds  at 

Washington,  D.  C.,  March  9,  '63 ;    died 

ROOF,  GEORGE;   private;   E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;   died  in  hospital  at 
Cumberland,  Md.,  Jan.  6,  '62. 
ROOT,  WILLIAM  P.;    private;    E.   S.  Aug.   n,  '62,  3  yrs.;    severely 


570     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Jan.  31,  '63. 

ROWE,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  regi 
mental  band  July  10,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  band  at  Washington,  D. 
C,  July  5,  '62;  died 

RUBICON,  JAMES  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Co 
lumbus,  Ohio,  Oct.  17,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RUSSELL,  STEPHEN  V. :  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Oct.  24,  '62;  body  re 
moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

SAYLES,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hos 
pital  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  Nov.  10,  '62;  buried  in  Brandywine  Ceme 
tery  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  grave  No.  3. 

SEELEY,  ISAAC  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

SHELBY,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  for  duty  March  20, 
'63 ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ; 
died  of  wounds  in  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  May  10,  '63. 

SHEPHERD,  CHARLES  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as  nurse  in  hospital;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

SHEPHERD,  RICHARD  K. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga., 
June  16,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  July  21,  '65. 

SHERWOOD,  VAN  NESS;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  21,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SHIVELEY,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
from  U.  S.  General  Hospital  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Jan.  12,  '63,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability ;  died . 

SMITH,  ALERED  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  for  duty  March 
20,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  July,  '06. 

SMITH,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  for  duty  Oct.,  '62; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SMITH,  PERRY  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  for  duty 
March  20,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SMITH,  STEPHEN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  O.,  July  21,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SPEAR,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  6,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  from 
hospital  at  Wilmington,  Del.,  Feb.  17,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability. 

SPERRY,  AMBROSE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

SPRING,  CHARLES  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

STANLEY,  FRANK;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  detailed  with  Pioneer  Corps ;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    D  571 

STONE,  RUSSELL;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  H. 

SUMNER,  EUROTUS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

TAYLOR,  MARCUS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

TAYLOR,  WILLIAM  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

TENNEY,  ALEXANDER;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company 
June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

THOMPSON,  WESLEY  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61 ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

TOWER,  ALMON  ;  private  ;  E.  S.  Aug.  28,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

TRAVIS,  ISAAC  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  23,  '62,  3  yrs.;  missing  at 
battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  returned  to  duty;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65;  died . 

TRULSEN,  HANS;  private;  E.  S.  May  23,  '61 ;  served  as  seaman  on 
the  North  Carolina  to  July  23,  '61 ;  on  the  Rhode  Island  to  June  9,  '62, 
and  on  the  Ohio  to  June  n,  '62,  when  honorably  discharged;  enlisted 
in  Co.  D,  7th  Ohio  Inf.,  Aug.  9,  '62,  and  served  until  April  '64,  when 
ordered  to  report  to  Gen.  Steadman  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  for  trans 
fer  to  the  Mississippi  Squadron;  transferred  Aug.  12,  '64,  where  he 
served  as  gunner's  mate  on  the  General  Burnside;  discharged  Nov. 
22,  '64;  was  then  appointed  acting  master's  mate,  then  master's  mate  on 
the  General  Thomas,  until  June  I,  '65,  when  honorably  discharged. 

TUTTLE,  BINGHAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  28,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  killed  in 
battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64. 

TUTTLE,  JEROME  ;  private ;  E.  S.  July  28,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  severely 
wounded  in  jaw  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63; 
transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5, 
'6";,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

VALLEAU,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '62,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  exchanged  and  returned 
to  duty;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died  . 

VREELAND,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
from  Trinity  Church  Hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C,  Feb.  12,  '63,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

VREELAND,  RICHARD  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  10,  61,  3  yrs;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  discharged  July  23, 
'63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WAGNER,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hospital 
at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Jan.  10,  '63. 

WAKELEY,  OSCAR  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8.  '61. 

WALTERS,  REUBEN  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  15,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  promoted 
to  hos.  stwd.  March  15,  '64;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

WTEAVER,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E,  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  *6i,  3 
yrs.;  detached  as  provost  guard  May  13,  '63;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

WEBBER,  AUGUSTUS;   private;   E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 


572     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

3  yrs.;  transferred  to  Co.  F,  June  19,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler; 
died . 

WHITE,  WILLIAM  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WILSON,  BUDD  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  15,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Invalid  Corps  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died . 

WIRT,  JOHN  B.;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  14,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Feb.  19,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WOOD,  HARRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  fife 
major  June  20,  '61 ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

WOOLSEY,  HARVEY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  O.,  July  14,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WURTS,  WILLIAM  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  19,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

YOUNG,  THOMAS  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Co 
lumbus,  O.,  Sept.  20,  '62  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died . 


ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  E,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

SPRAGUE,  JOHN  W. ;  captain ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs;  taken  prisoner  at  Birch  River,  Va.,  Aug.  n,  '61 ;  exchanged 
Jan.  5,  '62 ;  promoted  to  colonel  63d  O.  V.  L,  Jan.  23,  '62 ;  promoted 
to  brig.-gen.  July  30,  '64;  brevetted  maj.-gen.  to  date  from  March  13, 
'64;  relieved  of  command  in  army  and  assigned  to  duty  by  Secretary 
of  War  as  Assistant  Commissioner  for  the  Bureau  of  Refugees,  Freed- 
men,  and  Abandoned  Lands;  resigned  Nov.,  '65;  died  Dec.  24,  '93. 

WEED,  CHARLES  A.;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  as  ist  sergt.  Co.  D,  June  17,  '61,  to  accept  ap 
pointment  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  D  in  3  years'  service;  promoted  to  captain 
and  assigned  to  Co.  E,  Feb.  5,  '62 ;  resigned  Feb.  20,  '63 ;  died,  '95. 

WILCOX,  ARTHUR  T. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  2d  lieut.  Co.  E,  June  17,  '61,  to  accept  ap 
pointment  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  E  in  3  years'  service;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  for  duty  Oct.  4,  '62 ; 
promoted  to  captain  Co.  D,  July  9,  '62 ;  assigned  to  Co.  E,  March  10, 
'63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64 ;  reentered  service  as 
colonel  I77th  O.  V.  I.,  Sept.  23,  '64;  mustered  out  with  regiment  June 
24,  '65;  died,  '04. 

DAVIS,  LLEWELLYN  R. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Co.  C. 

KETCHUM,  GEORGE  C. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  ist  sergt.  June  20,  '61 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and  returned  to  duty 
March  13,  '63;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  March  30,  '64;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64;  reentered  service  as  ist  lieut.  and  adj.  I77th 
O.  V.  L,  Sept.  27,  '64;  resigned  May  20,  '65. 

LOCKWOOD,  RALPH  ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  and  assigned  to  Co.  A,  Nov.  25,  '61 ; 
for  record  see  Co.  A. 

BRISBINE,  JAMES  P. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  Co.  H,  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    E  573 

lieut.  and  assigned  to  Co.  E,  Dec.  20,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

LOCKWOOD,  GEORGE  D. ;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Co.  D. 

BILLINGS,  ARVIN  D. ;  ist  sergt. ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
sergeant  Jan.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Jan.  I,  '63;  wounded  in 
left  arm  and  side  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

WHEELER,  SAMUEL  C. ;  ist  sergt;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  March  i,  '62; 
wounded  in  left  ankle  at  battle  of  Port  Republic  June  9,  '62;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  March  23,  '63,  for  disability  arising  from 
wounds. 

PIERCE,  HENRY  P.;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HILL,  HENRY  E. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i, 
'62;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HARLEY,  WILLIAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '63;  promoted  to  sergeant  April 
9,  '64 ;  color  bearer  from  May  3,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

SWEET,  GEORGE  W. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and  re 
turned  to  duty  March  13,  '63;  appointed  sergeant  from  private  May 
19,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

MARTIN,  MOSES;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i, 
'62;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

LOWELL,  OZRO  J. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  died  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  Feb. 
19,  '62. 

MERRIAM,  WILLIAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug. 
26,  '61 ;  left  arm  amputated;  discharged  for  wounds  Oct.  30,  '62,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

WILCOXSON,  FRANKLIN  F.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos., 
June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  20,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Oct.  23,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

FREEMAN,  WILLIAM  ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  61 ;  discharged  at  Romney, 
Va.,  Jan.  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BAILEY,  HENRY  H. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  Sept.  26,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Jan.  i,  '62,  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i,  '63;  wounded  in  head 
at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th 
O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  reappointed  sergeant  and  mustered  out  at  expi 
ration  of  term  of  service. 

LOGAN,  CHARLES  R. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 


574     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

COOK,  JONATHAN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

MEEKER,  WILLIAM  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '63;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6, 
'64 ;  died . 

HOLDEN,  WILLIAM;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  July  i,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

TURNER,  JESSE  G. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of 
Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62;  on  detached  duty 
at  Columbus,  O.,  until  Sept.  24,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

WOODWARD,  JOHN  H. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  i,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

ALEXANDER,  JAMES  K. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '62 ;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  at  New  York,  Jan.  7,  '63,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

BLANDEN,  GEORGE;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs;  appointed 
corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Winchester, 
Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  Jan.  28,  '63,  by  order  of  \Var  Depart 
ment. 

LORING,  GEORGE  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Oct.  6^  '62, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LEWIS,  CHARLES;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Charleston,  Va.,  Oct.  31,  '61,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

DAVIS,  FREDERICK  A.;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps,  Dec.  12,  '63,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

OSBORN,  OMAR;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  Jan.  i,  '62 ;  discharged  -Jan.  8,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

SMITH,  ALBERT  O. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '62;  wounded  through  hip  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  at  Harper's 
Ferry,  Va.,  Nov.  24,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BARBER,  WILLIAM  M. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  transferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

FURNISS,  WILLIAM;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Jan.  i,  '63;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville. 
Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Jan.  5,  '64,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

HILL,  HORACE  C.;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

STEELE,  HENRY  R.;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

SMITH,  HIRAM;    musician;    E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  Yrs- ;    taken  prisoner 


REGIMENTAL,   ROSTER,    CO.    E  575 

at  Winchester,  Va.,  May  25,  '62;    paroled  May  31,  '62;    discharged  at 
Columbus,  O.,  Oct.  9,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

ALLEN,  HARRISON  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62 ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ; 
returned  to  duty ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64 ;  died  . 

AMES,  HARRISON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

ANDREWS,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Columbus,  O.,  Aug.  9,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

ANDREWS,  OMAR  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Feb.  2,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

ANDRESS,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  at  York,  Pa., 
March  28,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

ANNESS,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  Jan.  9,  '63,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

ATWATER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept.  22,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Sept.  22,  '61 ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  wounded  in  right  thigh  at 
Battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O., 
Aug.  28,  '62. 

BAKER,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Sept.  i,  '62,  by  order  of  War  De 
partment. 

BARKS,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty  March  13, 
'63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BARTLETT,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  6,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty 
March  13,  '63;  wounded  in  right  ankle  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain, 
Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BARTOW,  FRANK  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

BEECHER,  JACOB  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

BEERS,  REUBEN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62 ;  no 
further  record  found. 

BELLAMY,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

BELLAMY,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out,  Aug.  22,  '61. 

BENTON,  HENRY  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  returned  to  duty  March 
13,  '63 ;  wounded  in  left  knee  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May 
3,  '63;  discharged  March  7.  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BENTON,  WILLIAM  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Williamsport,  Md.,  June  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 


576     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

BILLINGS,  EDWARD  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BLAKE,  JOSEPH;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs;  discharged  at 
Columbus,  O.,  July  6,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BLAKESLEY,  LYMAN  M. ;  private;  E,  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty 
March  13,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BLAKESLEY,  ROBERT  W. ;   private;   E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 

'61,  3  yrs. ;    taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 

returned  to  duty  March  13,  '63 ;   mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

BROOKS,  LUCIEN  H. ;    private;    E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;    mustered 

out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

BUTLER,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  in  Parish  Prison,  New 
Orleans,  La.,  Dec.  27,  '61. 

BUTTERFIELD,  LEANDER ',  private;  E.  S.  Dec.  25,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  at  Front  Royal,  Va.,  June  20,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability. 

CALL,  HENRY  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

CALL,  HUDSON;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged;  no 
date  or  place  given. 

CAPEN,  ISAAC  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

CARRINGTON,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  6 1. 

CHERRY,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62; 
discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Nov.  19,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Depart 
ment. 

CLARKE,  JOSEPH  S. ;  private;  E,  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept.  16,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Sept.  16,  '61 ;  wounded 
through  left  ankle  on  retreat  from  Romney,  Va.,  Jan.  10,  '62;  wounded 
in  left  arm  and  groin  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
wounded  in  right  side  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  dis 
charged  Aug.  26,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CLEVELAND,  JOSIAH  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

COLLINS,  ISAAC;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  enrolled  but 
never  mustered  in. 

CRANSTON,  ARTHUR;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

CRONK,  JARIUS  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CROSS,  EDSON  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61. 

CURRAN,  THOMAS  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  right  leg  amputated ;  dis 
charged  Nov.  3,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

DALE,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    K  577 

DARLING,  GEORGE  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

DARUNG,  LEWIS  A.;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  22,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  on  expiration  of  term 
of  service  by  order  of  War  Department. 

DILLINGHAM,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  enrolled 
but  never  mustered  in. 

DOUGLASS,  ANSON  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  no  record 
found. 

DOWNING,  GEORGE  K. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty 
March  13,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

EIKLER,  GEORGE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  March  4,  '63,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
right  leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  leg  amputated  above 
knee;  died  from  wounds  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Dec.  n,  '63;  body 
removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

EVERETT,  DAVID;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  22,  '6l,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  leg 
at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  died  from  wounds  in  hospital 
at  Smoketown,  Md.,  Oct.  6,  '62. 

FISHER,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

FLORO,  DANIEL  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  3,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  sent  to  hospital 
at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Dec.  13,  '63;  died  Jan.  5,  '64;  body  removed  to 
National  Cemetery  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

FLORO,  JESSE;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  3,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct. 
31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

FOWLER,  EDWIN  O. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

Fox,  ZEBAH  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62 ;  trans 
ferred  to  2d  U.  S.  Cavalry  by  order  of  War  Department. 

GIBBS,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  in  prison  Dec.,  '61. 

GILL,  BENJAMIN  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Aug.  5,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  ist  lieut.  Co.  D,  July  21,  '61 ;  reenlisted  as  pri 
vate  Co.  E,  Aug.  5,  '61 ;  wounded  in  right  knee  at  battle  of  Cross 
Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  died  from  wounds  in  hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Aug.  29, 
'62;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

GORDON,  WILSON  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Dec.  5,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

GRAHAM,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

GRAVES,  WILLIAM  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  detached  as 
nurse  in  hospital  at  Clairsville,  Md. ;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

GREEN,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  3,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Sept.  i,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

GRINNELL,  OLIVER  ;  private ;   E.  S.  Sept.  3,  '62,  3  yrs. ;   killed  at  battle 

37 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

HANN,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62;  trans 
ferred  to  5th  U.  S.  Cavalry  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HARDY,  ELI;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out  Aug. 
22,  '61. 

HARDY,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

HASBROOK,  JAMES  G. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HASKINS,  JAY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  knee  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ; 
discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Oct.  23,  '62. 

HAUGHM,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

HOPKINS,  ALVIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64 ;  died . 

HOPKINS,  MARCUS  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Field  and  Staff. 

HAWORTH,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no  record 
found. 

HUTCHINSON,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  March  4,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

INGERSON,  DANIEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

INGLES,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

JAY,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps,  Feb.  15,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

KEARNEY,  JOSEPH:  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  29,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '64,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

KEEN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

KEIZER,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  in  prison  at  Tusca- 
loosa,  Ala.,  Dec.  28,  '61. 

KEIZER,  PETER;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  at  Cumber 
land,  Md.,  Feb.  22,  '62. 

KELLEY,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left 
arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  6,  '64. 

KELLOGG,  BRADFORD  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

KENNEDY,  EDWARD  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  $  to  duty 
March  13,  '63;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 
May  3,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps,  Jan.  14,  '64,  by  order  of  War 
Department ;  was  one  of  the  returning  prisoners  on  board  the  steamer 
Sultana  at  time  of  explosion. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    E  579 

KEITH,  WILLIAM  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

KLASEN,  PETER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

LAIRD,  ORVILLE  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

LAKINS,  GEORGE  U. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

LEE,  DAVID;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Alex 
andria,  Va.,  Aug.  5,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LOWRY,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right  foot  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27, 
'63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

McDERMOTT,  EDWARD  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Camp  Dennison,  O.,  June  22,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MCMILLAN,  ANDREW;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

MANSELL,  RICHARD;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Warrenton,  Va.,  July  30,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MEARS,  NAHUM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

MEISTERS,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20.  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MELVILLE,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

MILLIMAN,  JOHN  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  July  n,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MILLIMAN,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

MORGAN,  DAVID  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

NEIGHBORING,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Invalid  Corps  Sept.  I,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

NICHOLS,  GEORGE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

O'BRIAN,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Jan. 
8,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

O'BRIAN,  RICHARD  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  no  record  found. 

OLNEY,  AVERY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

PAGE,  JOHN  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

PENNY,  SPAEFORD  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  May  7,  '62;  paroled  and  returned  to  duty 
March  13,  '63;  killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

PIERCE,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

PIERCE,  JOHN  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 


580     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

PIERCE,  JOSIAH;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

PIXLEY,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left 
thigh  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

RANDOLPH,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  at  Wes- 
ton,  Va.,  July,  '61. 

RANSOM,  ANDREW  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

RAYMOND,  ALBERT  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  left  arm 
broken  on  cars,  March  9,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Sept.  30,  '63,  by  order 
of  War  Department ;  died  . 

ROBERTS,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '6 1. 

ROBERTS,  IRVING  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  9,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th 
O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  on  expiration  of  term  of  service;  died 
April  28,  '06. 

ROSCOE,  FREDERICK  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  4,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RUGGLES,  CHARLES  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

SIMMONS,  ANTHONY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

SHELTERS,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  Sept.  i,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

SMITH,  EPHRAIM  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  April  10,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

SMITH,  ZERA  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  detached  as  nurse  in  hospital ;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  or 
der  of  War  Department. 

STEELE,  HENRY  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Recruit  Camp  June  n,  '64;  no  further  record  found. 

STILLWELL,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May  27,  '62 ; 
transferred  to  iSth  U.  S.  Inf.  by  order  of  War  Department. 

STINSON,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62 ;  discharged  for  wounds  at  Fort  McHenry,  Md.,  Oct.  22,  '62. 

STINSON,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  and 
taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled  May 
12,  '62;  enlisted  in  icist  O.  V.  I. 

VANCISE,  JAMES  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
right  thigh  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  for 
wounds  at  Columbus,  O.,  Oct.  22,  '62. 

WAGNER,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  22,  '61. 

WARD,  ELAM  :  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  Sept.  22,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  mustered  out  Aug.  22,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Sept.  22,  '61 ;  discharged 
at  Cumberland,  Md.,  Feb.  4,  '62. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    F  581 

WARREN,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  — 

WEATHERLOW,  DANIEL;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs;  wounded 
in  side  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  at  Balti 
more,  Md.,  Feb.  18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WEBBER,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  pa 
roled  Jan.,  '62;  discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  April  n,  '63,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

WEILAND,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  22,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  K,  Oct.,  '61. 

WELCH,  JONATHAN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

WELCH,,  RuFus ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  May, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WETZELL,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

WHITING,  GEORGE  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  22,  '61. 

WICKHAM,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E,  S.  Sept.  22,  '61,  3  yrs.;  severely 
wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Nov.  20,  '62. 

WILLIAMS,  BRAYTON  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  returned  to  duty 
Nov.  17,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

WILLIAMS,  WILLIAM  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  at 
Gallipolis,  O.,  Sept.  13,  '61. 

WINSLOW,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  marked  "dis 
charged"  on  roll  without  date  or  place. 

WITMER,  AMERICUS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  Feb.  24,  '63. 

WOOD,  WADE;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  17,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 


ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  F,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

MORRIS,  JOHN;  captain;  E,  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.;  resigned  May  8, 
'61,  to  accept  appointment  as  R.  Q.  M. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

STEDMAN,  WILLIAM  ;  captain ;  E.  S.  May  14,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

CLAYTON,  DESCOMD  B. ;  captain;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  resigned 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BURGESS,  ALBERT  C. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  2d  lieut.  Co.  A  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut. 
May  14,  '61 ;  promoted  to  captain  and  assigned  to  Co.  F  Nov.  25,  '61 ; 
wounded  in  ankle  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  resigned 
July  9,  '62;  died  . 

DAY,  ALFRED  H. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  sergeant  June  19,  '61,  to  accept  appointment  as 
2d  lieut.  in  3  years'  service;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  April  i,  '62;  pro 
moted  to  captain  Nov.  2,  '62;  wounded  in  neck  at  battle  of  Port  Re 
public,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  resigned  Nov.  10,  '62 ;  died  


582     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ROUSE,  JOHN  R. ;  ist.  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  resigned  Aug.  6,  '61. 

STERL,  OSCAR  W. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.^  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  see  Co.  K. 

HOPKINS,  MARCUS  S. ;  ist  lieut;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  21, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

SPENCER,  HARLOW  N. ;  ist  lieut. ;  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  commis 
sioned  as  2d  lieut.  Aug.  22,  '62;  promoted  to  ist.  lieut.  Nov.  i,  '63; 
wounded  in  right  hip  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  wounded 
over  right  eye  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64;  reentered  service  as  captain  Co.  K,  i77th 

0.  V.  I.,  Oct.  3,  '64;    mustered  out  with  company  June  24,  '65. 
JOHNSON,  FRANK,  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 

3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  April  I, 
'62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

WILCOX,  ISAAC  N. ;  2d.  lieut;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BARD,  DAVID  F. ;  ist  sergt;  E.  S.  June  2,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ser 
geant  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  April  n,  '62;  discharged  May 
30,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CARTER,  JAMES  B. ;  ist  sergt;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  June  i,  '62;  wounded  in  head  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md., 
Sept.  17,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

IREDEU,,  CHARLES;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  19,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  April  24,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  May 
29,  '61 ;  mustered  out  June  20,  '61,  on  account  of  reenlistment  in  3  yrs. 
service;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Oct. 

1,  '62;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Aug.  i,  '63. 

STRATTON,  ISAAC;  ist  sergt;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs;  transferred  from  Co.  A  June  20,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B. 
Tyler;  appointed  sergeant  from  private  Feb.  28,  '62;  promoted  to  ist 
sergeant  Nov.  i,  '63;  wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63 :  wounded  in  left  eye  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July 
3,  '63 ;  wounded  in  foot  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  killed 
in  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  had  reenlisted  as  veteran. 

CARR,  ALEXANDER  C. ;  ist  sergt;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Feb.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  July 
16,  '63;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  June  n,  '64;  transferred  as  veteran  to 
Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  reappointed  ist  sergt;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Peachtree  Creek,  July  20,  '64;  discharged  for  wounds  Dec. 
i,  '64. 

TAYLOR,  ELLISON  G. ;  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  April  I, 
'62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

HOSKINS,  CHARLES  W. ;  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Oct. 
I,  '62;  discharged  Feb.  18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RISK,  ROBERT  M. ;  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  appointed  corporal  June  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant;  wounded 
in  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged 
Jan.  3,  '64,  to  enlist  as  veteran ;  no  further  record  found. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    F  583 

TOUSLEY,  ALBERT  M. ;  sergt. ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  to 
sergeant  from  private  May  i,  '64;  missing  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63;  returned  to  duty  Nov.  17,  '63;  wounded  in  face  and 
leg  in  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64 ;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O. 
V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Feb.  23,  '65;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  26,  '65. 

NORTHROP,  ELI  C.,  JR.;  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Feb.  15, 
'63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  

BAPTIE,  JOHN;  sergt.;  E.  S.  Sept  3,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal 
Feb.  i,  '63;  promoted  to  sergeant;  wounded  in  right  knee  at  battle  of 
Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  wounded  in  right  hip  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga., 
June  16,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  promoted 
to  ist  sergt.  April  i,  '65;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

GRANGER,  EDWARD  G. ;  sergt.;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Feb.  i,  '63;  promoted  to  sergeant  May  i,  '64;  wounded  in  right 
arm  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th 
O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  for  wounds  Dec.  i,  '64. 

CHAPMAN,  ELAN  H. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

NEWBERRY,  GEORGE;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

GRIDLEY,  BENJAMIN;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61.  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va., 
March  23,  '62;  wounded  in  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  died  of  wounds  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  Oct.  20,  '62. 

DE  LONG,  CYRUS  H. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62; 
discharged  Dec.  18,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

EARLE,  WILLIAM  H. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  24,  '62;  discharged  Jan.  27,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

ELY,  JOHN;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
appointed  corporal  May  24,  '62 ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Antietam, 
Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds  April  i,  '63. 

MAXFIELD,  EUGENE;  corporal;  EX  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  i,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  no 
record  of  muster  out  found. 

HILL,  LEVI  B. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  May  i,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mus 
tered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

SPIDELL,  WILLIAM  H.;  corporal;  E.  S.  June.  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Feb.  i,  '63;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 
May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps. 

STOCKHAM,  WARNER;  corporal;  E.  S.  Sept.  2,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  i,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64; 
promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  I,  '65 ;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

THWING,  HENRY;  corporal;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  May  i,  '64;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63;  wounded  in  right  hip  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May 
25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to 


584     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Veteran  Reserve  Corps  March  i,  '65;  mustered  out  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  June  28,  '65;  died  

TWICHELL,  NATHANIEL;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal  July  16,  '63 ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  sergeant  July  i,  '65 ;  mustered  out  with  company  as  veteran 
July  26,  '65. 

POOR,  WILLIAM;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  from 
Co.  B  Jan.  22,  '64,  to  enlist  as  veteran;  appointed  corporal  May  i,  '64; 
transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
July  i,  '65 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65. 

DOOLITTLE,  CLAY;  corporal;  E,  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  Sept.  8,  '62. 

BURT,  MARK  V.;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  returned  to  duty  Sept.  15,  '62,  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

KELLER,  ISAIAH;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

CLARK,  ALBERT  D. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  Battery  A,  ist  Ohio  Light  Artillery;  ap 
pointed  sergeant;  mustered  out  Sept.  12,  '64. 

GOODSELL,  CHARLES  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BARD,  CHARLES  H. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Nov.  21,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BREWSTER,  JOHN  R. ;  musician;  E.  S.  April  21,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BREWSTER,  ANDREW  ;  musician ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps 
March  i,  '65. 

WOODARD,  JOSHUA  L. ;  drummer;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

ACKWORTH,  JAMES  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

ADAMS,  ARTHUR;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  leg  and  breast  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62 ;  no  further  record  found. 

ALDERMAN,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  died  March  26,  '63. 

ALLEN,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

AUXER,  JAMES  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at 
battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  L, 
Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  June  29,  '65. 

BABCOCK,  BENJAMIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Baltimore,  Md.,  Feb.  10,  '63. 

BARD,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BARTON,  IRA  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    F  585 

BASQUIN,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps  March 
i»  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BENNETT,  DANIEL;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
left  thigh  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  16,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O. 
V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  March  17,  '65,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability;  died  - 

BERGIN,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  10,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  through 
face  at  Battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to  detach 
ment  of  recruits  June  8,  '64;  no  further  record  found. 

BETHEL,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  discharged  for  wounds  July 
3,  '62. 

BINGHAM,  LUTHER  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BREESE,  JAMES  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Co.  D  by  order  of  Col.  Tyler. 

BREWSTER,  OSCAR;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
Kenesaw  Mountain,  June  27,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I., 
Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65;  veteran. 

BROWN,  EZRA  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  hand 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds 
Dec.  5,  '62 ;  died  . 

BROWN,  WALLACE;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hos- 
tal  June  26,  '63;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Soldiers' 
Home,  D.  C. 

BURGAN,  DAVID  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  in  hos 
pital  at  Weston,  Va.,  July  15,  6l. 

BUSHNELL,  ORVILLE;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  3,  '62,  3  yrs.;  died  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  W.  Va.,  Oct.  29,  '62. 

BUTTS,  LEWIS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  returned  to  duty;  transferred 
to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  McDougal  General 
Hospital,  New  York  Harbor,  May  29,  '65. 

CADWELL,  GEORGE  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  on 
expiration  of  term  of  service  June  23,  '64;  died  May  I,  '01. 

CAMP,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

CAMP,  HARLOW  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  21,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  died  at  Har 
per's  Ferry,  W.  Va.,  Nov.  25,  '62. 

CAMPBELL,  THEODORE;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CARRIER,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  neck  and  side  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62 ;  returned  to  duty  May  8,  '63 ;  reenlisted  as  veteran ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  sergeant  from 
private  July  i,  '65;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65. 

CASE,  HENRY  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

CHAMPNEY,  OSCAR;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  reenlisted  as  veteran  Jan.  23,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O. 


586     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  corporal  July  i,  '65;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  26,  '65 ;  died  March  31,  '06. 

CHAPMAN,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  April  25,  '63,  by  order  of  Gen.  Martindale. 

CHAPMAN,  LEROY;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
head  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62; 
discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  13,  '62,  by  order  of  War  De 
partment. 

CHAPMAN,  RUEUS  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
on  enlistment  to  Co.  D  29th  O.  V.  I.;  mustered  out  at  Cleveland,  O., 
Sept.  27,  '64. 

CLARK,  ALPHEUS  G. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  died  May 
24,  '61. 

COLE,  SAMUEL  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

CONE,  MILO  H.;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

COURTNEY,  NATHAN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Bolivar  Heights,  Va.,  Nov.  25,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability;  died  . 

CUTLER,  HARRISON;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

DARROW,  ERASTUS;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

DAVIDSON,  JAMES  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  17,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  in  hos 
pital  at  "Cumberland,  Md.,  March  16,  '62. 

DAVIS,  GEORGE  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

DOWNER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
breast  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  March 
11,  '63. 

DOWNING,  FREEMAN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  neck  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G 
5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department;  died  . 

DRUMMOND,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  June  3,  '62,  by  order  of  Gen.  Banks. 

EATINGER,  SHERMAN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  Feb.  27,  '63, 
by  order  of  Gen.  Dix. 

ELLINWOOD,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26, 
'65;  veteran. 

ELY,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62 ;  discharged  June  27,  '63,  by  order  of  Gen.  Martindale. 

EVANS,  RICHARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

FAULK,  LAWRENCE  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  24,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    F  587 

FERGUSON,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  no  record  found. 

FERRE,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

FOSTER,  PHILETUS  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Invalid  Corps  Aug.  I,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

FOWLER,  FRANKLIN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Romney,  Va.,  Dec.  30,  '61. 

FRAZIER,  JOHN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  on 
enlistment  to  Co.  C,  2Qth  O.  V.  I. ;  discharged  June  27,  '64,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

FULKERSON,  JOSEPH  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs ;  no  record  found. 

FULLER,  MARSHALL;  private;  E,  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

GOLDEN,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

GRAY,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  on  en 
listment  to  Co.  C,  2pth  O.  V.  I. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Dug  Gap,  Ga.,  May 
7,  '64. 

GRIDLEY,  TALBOT;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  29,  '63;  died  Feb. 
22,  '01. 

GRIM,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  Nov.  12,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  on  en 
listment  to  Co.  I,  29th  O.  V.  I. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June 
19,  '64. 

HAIGHT,  THERON;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

HALL,  ALBERT  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  Oct.  22,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Oct.  22,  '61,  and  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  29th  O.  V.  I.;  appointed  corporal  July  I,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  sergeant  Oct.  20,  '64;  mustered  out  Dec.  22,  '64. 

HALL,  ELIAS;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of 
Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery 
at  Winchester,  Va. 

HALL,  SYLVESTER  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

HANDSHEU,  JOHN  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at 
battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

HARPHAM,  GEORGE  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Baltimore,  Md.,  May  5,  '63. 

HARRING,  HIRAM;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  on 
enlistment  to  Co.  D,  29th  O.  V.  I. ;  mustered  out  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  Sept. 
27,  '64,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

HARTER,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

HAWN,  ALVIN  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.:  discharged 
Nov.  24,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HAZEN,  MONROE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  March  25,  '64,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at 
Marietta,  Ga. 

HOLLOWAY,  SAMUEL  R. ;    private;    E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;    trans- 


588     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ferred  on  enlistment  to  Co.  D,  29th  O.  V.  I. ;  mustered  out  June  5  '65, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

HOPKINS,  STEPHEN  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  breast  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62;  discharged  Oct.  21,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HORTON,  MARCUS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
July  6,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HOUGHTON,  MARSHALL;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  10,  '61,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  on  enlistment  to  Co.  D,  2pth  O.  V.  I. ;  mustered  out  at  Camp 
Dennison,  Ohio,  Sept.  27,  '64,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

JACKSON,  MARCUS  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

JOHNSON,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  paroled  and  re 
turned  to  duty  Oct.  9,  '62 ;  wounded  in  right  knee  at  battle  of  Ringgold, 
Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  discharged  June  24,  '64,  on  expiration  of  term  of 
service. 

JONES,  DANIEL;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  hip 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th 
O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65;  veteran. 

JONES,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.  No  record 
found. 

KELLER,  FRANKLIN  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  13,  '61,  to  reenlist  in  Battery  A,  ist  Ohio  Light  Artillery, 
for  3  years'  service;  appointed  corporal;  promoted  to  sergeant  May 
13,  '64;  mustered  out  with  battery  July  31,  '65;  veteran. 

KELSO,  WILLIAM  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

KIBBEE,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  breast  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  discharged  for 
wounds  Feb.  21,  '63. 

KING,  SAMUEL  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  reenlisted  as 
veteran  from  Co.  G,  Jan.  23,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I., 
Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  May  2,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

KISTLER,  WILLOUGHBY  F. ;  private;  E,  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  9,  '63. 

KITTERING,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Bolivar  Heights,  Va.,  Nov.  28,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

KNAPP,  HENRY  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  6,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  on 
enlistment  to  Co.  H,  29th  O.  V.  I. ;  discharged  May  18,  '65,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LOOMIS,  PERRIN  D. ;  private ;  E,  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
both  legs  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  transferred  to 
Invalid  Corps  Dec.  15,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MATTHEWS,  DAVID  ;  private ;  E,  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  bat 
tle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MATTHEWS,  SYLVESTER;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June 
9,  '62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MEAD,  HENRY  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  died  in  Gen 
eral  Field  Hospital  March  19,  '64 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery 
at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    F  589 

MELTON,  CHARLES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  18,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Invalid  Corps  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MELTON,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  severely 
wounded  over  right  eye  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63;  no 
further  record. 

MINNICK,  CHARLES  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  reen- 
listed  as  veteran;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  ap 
pointed  corporal  July  i,  '65;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65. 

MONASMITH,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Sept.  8,  '62. 

MONEMAKER,  DAVID  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged 
Oct.  27,  '62,  to  enlist  in  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

MOON,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  reenlisted  in  3  years'  service  in artillery. 

MORLEY,  ALFRED  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9, 
'62;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  trans 
ferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps  March  31,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

NEWTON,  BARTLEY;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

NICHOLAS,  ALBERT  B.;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

NICKERSON,  CORWIN  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

NIGHMAN,  GEORGE  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

NIGHMAN,  WESLEY;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  died  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  5,  '61. 

NORTHROP,  JAMES  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Feb.  18,  '63,  by  order  of  Gen.  Slocum. 

OTIS,  MILTON  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Co. 
G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department ;  died  June,  '06. 

OVIATT,  JOHN  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  for 
wounds  Nov.  28,  '62. 

OWEN,  MOSES;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  Aug.  15,  '62. 

PARKS,  CHARLES  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
right  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  June 
12,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

PAYNE,  CHARLES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
on  enlistment  to  Co.  H,  29th  O.  V.  L ;  mustered  out  Nov.  4,  '64,  on 
expiration  of  term  of  service. 

..  PEGG,  LEWIS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  twice  in 
right  arm  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '65 ;  transferred  to  Co.  G, 
5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65; 
veteran. 

PERRY,  WILLIAM  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  ankle  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62; 


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paroled  Jan.  7,  '63,  and  returned  to  duty;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

PHELPS,  JAMES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

PRITCHARD,  ANSON;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  Aug.  15,  '62. 

PRITCHARD,  SAMUEL  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  Oct.  22,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

PURRINGTON,  CHARLES  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Romney,  Va.,  Dec.  30,  '61. 

REED,  AvERiTT  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.:  wounded  in 
shoulder  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  for 
wounds  Jan.  10,  '63. 

REESE,  GEORGE  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

REESE,  JOHN  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  absent  in  hospital;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

REMMELL,  LAWRENCE;  private;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  neck  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  returned  to  duty 
March  25,  '63;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  body 
removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

REMMELL,  MARTIN;  private;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  reenlisted  as 
veteran;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  26,  '65. 

REYNOLDS,  LUNIS  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

RICHARDS,  MARSHALL  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

RICHARDSON,  HENRY  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

ROBINSON,  MARTIN  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

RODENBAUGH,  CALVIN  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  absent  in  hospital  for  injury  by  fall  from  car  Oct.  3, 
'63 ;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

ROHRR,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  i, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  accidentally  shot  through 
right  hand. 

ROUSE,  JAMES  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '6 1 ;  reenlisted  for  3  years'  service  in  artillery;  battery  not 
known. 

RUSSELL,  GIDEON  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  side  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62.  No  further  record  found. 

SCOVILLE,  MARSHALL  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  March  14,  '64,  3  yrs. ; 
wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  trans 
ferred  to  detachment  of  recruits  by  order  of  Department  of  the  Cum 
berland  June  8,  '64. 

SHIRTLIFF,  FRANK  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    F  59 1 

SHIRTUFF,  RALPH;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SMITH,  CHARLES  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  sergeant;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  26,  '65 ;  veteran. 

SMITH,  GEORGE  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20, '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio, 
June  27,  '65  ;  veteran. 

SMITH,  CHAUNCEY;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Feb.  10,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

SPAFFORD,  WILLIAM  H. ;    private;    E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;    mus 
tered  out  Aug.  13,  '61,  to  reenlist  in  Battery  A,  ist  Ohio  Light  Artillery. 
STANFORD,  WILLIAM  ;    private ;    E.  S.  March  29,  '64,  3  yrs. ;    trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;   mustered  out  with  company 
July  26,  '65. 

THOMPSON,  EDWARD;    private;    E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;    wounded 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;    discharged  for  wounds 
at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Oct.  21,  '62. 
THWING,  RuFus;    private;    E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;    discharged  at 

Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  12,  '63;   died 

TIBBOLS,  THADDEUS;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

TRACY,  EDWARD  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  10,  '62. 

TWITCHELL,  AREA;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ; 
discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Dec.  6,  '62. 

VAN  ORMER,  JOSHUA;  private;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WALKER,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.  No  record 
found. 

WARRINER,  LOREN  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
June  3,  '62,  by  order  of  Gen.  Banks. 

WEBBER,  AUGUSTUS;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  June  12,  '63,  by  order  of  Gen.  Slocum. 

WHEELER,  ALLEN  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.  No  record 
found. 

WHITNEY,  EDWARD  O. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  reenlisted  as  veteran;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V  I., 
Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65. 

WILDER,  WILLIAM  ;   private ;   E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;   discharged  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  Sept.  2,  '62. 
WING,  WARREN  G. ;    private ;    E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;    discharged 

Nov.  ii,  '62,  by  order  of  Gen.  Morris;    died  

WiNTERSTEEN,  SHANNON  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs.; 
died  in  hospital  at  Aquia  Landing,  April  29,  '63;  body  removed  to 
National  Cemetery  at  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C. 

WINZENREID,  RUDOLPH  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  25,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  left  knee  and  right  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  reenlisted  as  veteran;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31, 
'64;  appointed  corporal  July  I,  '65;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
26,  '65. 


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YONELLS,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  on 
enlistment  to  Co.  H,  29th  O.  V.  I. ;  mustered  out  Nov.  3,  '64,  on  expi 
ration  of  term  of  service. 


ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  G,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

SEYMOUR,  FREDERICK  A.;  captain;  E.  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
14,  '61,  3  yrs.  See  Field  and  Staff. 

BRADEN,  WILLIAM  D. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  private  Co.  H,  June  20,  '61,  on  account  of 
reenlistment  in  3  years'  service;  appointed  ist  sergt.  Co.  H,  Dec.  24, 
'61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  April  14,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  March 
8,  '63 ;  promoted  to  captain  and  assigned  to  Co.  G,  July  9,  '63 ; 
wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
wounded  in  left  ankle  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

ROBINSON,  WILLIAM  H. ;  ist  lieut;  E.  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
14,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Oct.  8,  '61 ;  body  removed 
to  National  Cemetery  at  Grafton,  W.  Va. 

QUAY,  ELLIOTT  S. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  23,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  June  19,  '61,  to  accept  appointment  as  2d  lieut. 
in  3  ydars'  service;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Nov.  30,  '61 ;  promoted  to 
captain  and  asst.  adj.  gen.,  May  21,  '62,  and  assigned  to  staff  of  Brig.- 
Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler;  died  1863. 

DEAN,  HARRY  M. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Nov. 
25,  '62;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  March  7,  '63;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Nov. 
i,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64;  reentered  service  as 
ist  lieut.  and  adjutant  I74th  O.  V.  I.  Sept.  21,  '64;  promoted  to  captain 
and  detached  on  staff  of  Gen.  John  S.  Jones  as  A.  A.  A.  G. ;  mustered 
out  with  regiment  June  28,  '65. 

REED,  SEYMOUR  S. ;  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  B,  Nov.  2,  '62.  See  Co.  B. 

KING,  CHARLES  L. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  corporal  June  20,  '61,  on  account  of  reen 
listment  in  3  years'  service ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted 
to  sergeant  Jan.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  March  7,  '63;  wounded 
in  face  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  wounded  in  right 
hand  in  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  July  7,  '64, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

BARRETT,  GEORGE  W. ;  ist  sergt. ;  E.  S.  April  2=;,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61  ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
Dec.  15,  '61 ;  severely  wounded  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  leg  amputated;  discharged  for  wounds  Oct.  24, 
'62. 

AUSTIN,  EUSEBIUS  S. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

LAZARUS,  EDWARD  M. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Dec.  i,  '62; 
wounded  in  knee  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

FURRY,  GEORGE  A. ;    sergeant;   E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 


REGIMENTAL    ROSTER,    CO.    G  593 

3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Dec.  I, 
'62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

CALLOW,  WILLIAM  T. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal  Jan.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  March  i,  '63;  wounded  in 
shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  at 
battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
7,  '64. 

LAUCKS,  JAMES  R. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant;  severely  wounded  in  right  thigh  and 
left  on  field  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  died  from 
wounds  at  Staunton,  Va.,  Nov.  i,  '62. 

ELDRIDGE,  FRANKLIN  ;  sergeant ;  E,  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Dec.  i,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant; 
wounded  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62; 
wounded  in  right  side  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63; 
discharged  March  24,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HUME,  JOHN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  ser 
geant;  discharged  Nov.  26,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RAMEY,  LEWIS  R. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HARTZELL,  JAMES  N. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Dec.  i,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

MAY,  ALFRED  E. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  May  i,  '64;  wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept. 
17,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BERTHOLPH,  GILBERT  D. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  ap 
pointed  corporal  May  i,  '64;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SMITH,  ZENO  K. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  i,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HOLTON,  HIRAM  M. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Sept.  i,  '62;  taken  prisoner  at  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  paroled  Sept.  14,  '62 ;  mustered  out 
July  7,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BULL,  AUSTIN;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Jan.  i,  '62 ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle,  of 
Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec. 
27,  '62. 

WRIGHT,  DANIEL  H. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

HUTTON,  WARREN  B. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal;  died  at  Charleston,  Va.,  Nov.  2,  '61. 

BRYAN,  JAMES  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  April  20,  '62;  severely  wounded  in  thigh  at  battle  of  Antie 
tam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  at  Smoketown,  Md.,  Dec.  20,  '62; 
died 

BROSIUS,  CHALKLEY;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  i,  '62;  discharged  July  16,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability. 

PITTMAN,  WILLIAM  E. ;    corporal;    E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos,  June 

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594    SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  'INFANTRY 

20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal;  discharged  Feb.  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

REED,  LOREN  ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  cor 
poral  May  9,  '63 ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  June  25,  '64,  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

RUOFE,  JULIUS  (or  THOMAS)  ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos., 
June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Yra.,  June  9,  '62 ;  discharged  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  June  24,  '62. 

OWEN,  HUMPHREY  B. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Dec.  I,  '62;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Chancellors- 
ville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  wounded  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64 ; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64;  reenlisted  in  Battery  L,  2d 
Illinois  Light  Artillery ;  discharged  at  close  of  war. 

CLARK,  SCRIPTURE;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

POLHAMUS,  NATHANIEL  F. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.; 
mustered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BENSON,  JAMES  N. ;  musician;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded 
in  right  shoulder  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HUNTOON,  HORACE;  musician;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  July  10,  '61.  See  Co.  D  for  3  years'  service. 

ABBOTT,  LEMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BARBER,  HENRY  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BARNARD,  CLARK  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  absent  in  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  mustered  out  July 
7,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BARTON,  IRA  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BAXTER,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  4,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  twice 
in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  discharged 
April  27,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BEACON,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BEARDSLEY,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  n,  '61,  ?  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
26,  '65. 

BECKWITH,  PERRY  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BEERS,  JOEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  no  record  found. 

BERRY,  LYMAN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BOLES,  LEMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and  transferred  to 
2d  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

BOND,  WILLIAM  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BOYINGTON,  LEWIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va., 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    G  595 

June  9,  '62;  paroled  and  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Feb.  27,  '63, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BUNCE,  HARMON  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Baltimore,  Md.,  Feb.  10,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BUTLER,  RUFUS  A.;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  died  at 
Charleston,  Va.,  Oct.  10,  '61. 

CARL,  GEORGE  K. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  23,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
right  arm  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  transferred  to 
recruit  camp  June  n,  '64;  no  further  record  found. 

CARL,  THOMAS  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

CLARK,  GEORGE  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  13,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Vet.  Res.  Corps  Aug.  15,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

CLOUD,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  20,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Jan. 
5,  '64,  by  order  cf  War  Department ;  died 

COE,  ADDISON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  mortally  wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept. 
17,  '62;  died  from  wounds  Sept.  21,  '62;  body  removed  to  National 
Cemetery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

COOPER,  EPHRAIM  ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  died  at 
Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  June  5,  '61. 

COOPER,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CRAMWELL,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  21,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  leg  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  May  28,  '63, 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CURRAN,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L, 
Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department; 
died ,  '02. 

DANEORTH,  TUNIS  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  July  29,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  June  16,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

DAY,  EDWARD  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61  3  yrs. ;  mortally 
wounded  in  arm  and  lung  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ; 
died  of  wounds  Aug.  18,  '62. 

DINGES,  HENRY  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

DONALDSON,  ARTHUR  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  Sept.  8,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

DOUTHITT,  ENOCH  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs.;  died  of 
typhoid  fever  at  Dumfries,  Va.,  March  4,  '63. 

DOUTHITT,  JOHN  H.;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mortally 
wounded  in  arm  and  side  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  died  from  wounds  Aug.  21,  '62. 

EATINGER,  SOL.  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

FEATHERSTONE,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  on  surgeon's  cer 
tificate  of  disability. 

FIELD,  LYMAN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  29,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  March  14,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 


596     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

FISHER,  SAMUEL  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  18,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  recruit  camp  June  n,  '64,  by  order  of  Department  of  the  Cumber 
land;  mustered  out  as  sergeant  Oct.  29,  '64. 

FLEMING,  SIDNEY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

FLICKINGER,  EPHRAIM;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Invalid  Corps  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died . 

FRAM,  JOHN;  private;  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of  Win 
chester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  body  moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Win 
chester,  Va. 

FREEMAN,  STEPHEN  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61.  ^ 

FUIRY,  JOHN  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

FULLER,  SAMUEL  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

GAREE,  JOHN  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  by 
ramrod  through  right  hand  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9, 
'62;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Oct.  28,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certifi 
cate  of  disability. 

GARRISON,  JAMES  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  8,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
shoulder  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

GEYELIN,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  forehead  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9, 
'62 ;  discharged  Nov.  26,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

GIBBONS,  WILLIAM  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  In  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64;  died  April  4,  '02. 

GILLETT,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

GREEN,  ISAIAH  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Dec.  18,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HALL,  JOSEPH  N. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  foot  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co.  G, 
5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

HALL,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Dumfries,  Va.,  April  2,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HANSEN,  HORATIO  N. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ; 
paroled  Sept.  16,  '62 ;  missing  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May 

2,  '63;  returned  to  duty ;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov. 

27,  '63;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

HARSH,  FRANKLIN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  bowels  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3, 
'63;  discharged  April  28,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
died . 

HERRICK,  IRA;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right 
hand  at  battle  of  Port  Republic.  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  Oct.  8, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    G  597 

HETUCK,  MICHAEL  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  no  further  record  found. 

HOLCOMB,  JARVIN  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  side  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3, 
'63 ;  discharged  April  29,  '64,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HORNER,  ANTHONY  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HORNER,  WILLIAM  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  no  record 
found. 

HOUCK,  GEORGE  W.;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
leg  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany,  July  7,  '64. 

HOWARD,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61. 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

HUDSON,  AUSTIN;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Oct.  8,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

HUDSON,  HERBERT  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HUGHES,  MORRIS  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  "61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  hos.  stwd.  June  14,  '62;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

HUGHES,  TODD;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  exchanged  Sept.  4,  '62; 
wounded  in  groin  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

JUDD,  WATSON  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Feb.  5,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

KELLER,  CASPER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  March  25,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

KING,  IRA  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  promoted  to  hos.  stwd.  Jan.  10,  '62 ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

KING,  SAMUEL  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  F,  Jan.  23,  '64,  as  veteran ;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O,  V.  I.,  Oct. 
31,  '64;  mustered  out  May  2,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

KING,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Battery  I,  ist  O.  L.  Art,  Dec.  I,  '61,  by  order  of  Col.  E.  B.  Tyler. 

LAZARUS,  MARTIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  ?6i,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at 
battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62. 

LINDSEY,  JOHN  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Dec.  24,  '6 1,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LOGUE,  LLOYD  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  exchanged  and  returned 
to  duty  June  26,  '64 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

MCFARLAND,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

McKiNNEY,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MERRILL,  BENTON;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  paroled  Sept.  14,  '62 ; 
discharged  at  Columbus,  O.,  March  10,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disabilitv. 


SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

MERRILI,,  MARTIN;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  U.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department;  died  June  28,  '05. 

MILLS,  ENDS  T.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

MINARD,  MILO;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MOORE,  JAMES  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

MOULTON,  JOSEPH  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

OAKLEY,  JOHN  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

OHL,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
discharged  Sept.  18,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

ORVIS,  RECELLUS  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

OWEN,  LEWIS;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  18,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  both 
legs  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  in  right 
arm  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63;  transferred 
to  recruit  camp  June  n,  '64,  by  order  of  Department  of  the  Cumber 
land;  no  further  record  found;  died  . 

PARKER,  DAVID;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

PIDGIN,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  i,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Invalid  Corps,  Jan.  16,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

POTTS,  ISRAEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  Manassas  Junction,  Va.,  Sept.  i,  '62;  exchanged 
and  returned  to  duty  Jan.  14,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July 

7,  '64- 

POWNALL,  HORACE  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  exchanged  Dec.  4, 
'62 ;  returned  to  duty  Jan.  2,  '63 ;  wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Ring- 
gold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

POWELL,  OWEN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

REITER,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Jan. 
18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

REYNOLDS,  VINCENT;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
back  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  7,  '64. 

RIPPLE,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered 
out  with  companv  July  7,  '64. 

ROBINSON,  JAMES  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

RODGERS,  WILLIAM  K. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va.,  June  23,  '62;  exchanged 
and  returned  to  duty  March  20,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
7,  '64- 

RODGERS,  WILLIAM  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mortally 
wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  died  of 
wounds  June  29.,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Soldiers' 
Home,  D.  C. 


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ROOL,  ALEXANDER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

RUSSELL,  EDWARD  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at 
home  while  on  furlough  Feb.  24,  '62. 

SEARS,  HENRY  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SHAW,  STANLEY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SIMS,  GEORGE  B. ;  private ;  E,  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  in  hospital 
at  Cumberland,  Md.,  March  14,  '62. 

SMITH,  FRANKLIN  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  6,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

SMITH,  PHILIP;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3, 
'63;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SPERA,  EZRA;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

SPROAT,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  18,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at  home 
while  on  furlough  Jan.  24,  '62. 

STANLEY,  FRANK  A.;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  n,  '62,  3  yrs;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  McDougal 
General  Hospital,  New  York,  May  25,  '65. 

STEADMAN,  ALBERT  ;  private ;  E.  S.  March  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.3  June  9,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Chan 
cellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

STEADMAN,  ARTHUR  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62; 
paroled  Sept.  14,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May 

2,  '63. 

STEVENSON,  V.  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

STRONG,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  severely 
wounded  in  leg  and  foot  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
discharged  Nov.  14,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SULLIVAN,  JOHN  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  3,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

TAYLOR,  WALLACE  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

THOMPSON,  JOHN  A.;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  I, 
'64 ;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died . 

THOMPSON,  MYRON;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

TULLER,  SAMUEL  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62 ;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3, 
'63;  died  of  wounds  May  u,  '63;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery 
at  Fredericksburg,  Va. 


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TUPPER,  HOWARD  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

VAN  WAGNER,  ORLANDO  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Feb.  i,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  dis 
ability. 

WALLER,  SILAS  P.;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  at  York, 
Pa.,  March  14,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WHEELER,  CHARLES  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WHITE,  ALONZO  V.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WHITMAN,  THOMAS  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

WHITNEY,  EDWARD  O. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63; 
transferred  to  Co.  F,  as  veteran,  Jan.  23,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G, 
5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

WICKS,  JERRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WILCOX,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  severely  wounded  in  side  and  arm  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md., 
Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  4,  '63,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WILL  YARD,  SYLVESTER;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  Jan.  14,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Depart 
ment  ;  mustered  out  as  private  92d  Co.,  2d  Battalion  Vet.  Res.  Corps ; 
died  Feb.  28,  '04. 

WINTERS,  HARRISON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

WISE,  WATSON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  neck  and  face  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27, 
'63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64;  died  . 

WITHERELL,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  31,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

WOLE,  ISAAC;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

WOOLE,  ADAM;  private;  E,  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  '63;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WOOLF,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
neck  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 

7,  '64- 

YOXTHIMER,  PETER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    H  6OI 

ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  H,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

ASPER,  JOEL  F. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  3,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  May  20,  '62 ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

MCCLELLAND,  SAMUEL;  captain;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  Dec.  i,  '63;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

NESPER,  CHRISTIAN;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Co.  K,  Nov.  i,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ser 
geant  July  19,  '62;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  July  25,  '62;  promoted  to  ist 
lieut.  Nov.  i,  '63;  "promoted  to  captain  and  assigned  to  Co.  H,  March 

19,  '64;   wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
wounded  in  right  hip  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;   mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64;    died  Sept.  i,  '81. 

WOOD,  GEORGE  Lv;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  3,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  D,  Nov.  25,  '61 ;  see  Co.  D. 

CASE,  HALBERT  B. ;  ist  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  June 
8,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Nov.  25,  '61 ;  resigned  Feb.  i,  '62;  com 
missioned  as  captain  Co.  C,  84th  O.  V.  I.,  May  31,  '62;  mustered  out 
with  company  Sept.  29,  '62. 

EATON,  HENRY  Z. ;  ist  lieut.  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  18,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  private  Co.  B,  June  18,  '61 ;  appointed  2d  lieut. 
Co.  B,  June  18,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  and  assigned  to  Co.  H,  Feb. 

20,  '62;    detached  as  acting  aide-de-camp  on  staff  of  Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler; 
wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;    resigned 
by  reason  of  disability  Nov.  23,  '62. 

BRADEN,  WILLIAM  D. ;  ist  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  G,  July  9,  '63;  see  Co.  G. 

BAXTER,  MORRIS  ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

BRISBINE,  JAMES  P. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  see  Co.  E. 

CLEVELAND,  JAMES  B. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  resigned 
June  8,  '6 1. 

POLLOCK,  JOSEPH;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  May  10,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  Feb. 
16,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BROOKS,  CHARLES  A.;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  May  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  promoted 
to  ist  lieut.  and  adj.;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

BOWER,  ROBERT  S. ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  April  29,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant; 
promoted  to  ist  sergt.,  June,  '63;  discharged  Feb.  15,  '64,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

DAVIS,  JOHN  L. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.,  '62;  wounded  in  right 
arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  7,  '64. 

Fox,  ELLIS  ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant ;  detached  as 
provost  guard;  returned  to  company  for  duty;  wounded  in  left  arm 
and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  discharged 
July  6,  '64. 

CHAFEEE,  JOHN;   sergeant;    E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;   appointed  cor- 


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poral;    promoted  to  sergeant;    mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

POLLOCK,  JOHN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal;  promoted  to  sergeant  Feb.  15,  '64;  wounded 
in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64;  died  Aug.  2,  '05. 

CASPER,  STANLEY  M. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'6ij  3  yrs- ;  appointed  sergeant  April  20,  '61 ;  discharged  at  New  Mar 
ket,  Va.,  May  10,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department 

MOORE,  GEORGE  W. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  in  head  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  at  Alexandria,  Va., 
June  18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

VAN  WYE,  WILLIAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  'pi;  promoted  to  sergeant; 
wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63;  killed 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63. 

ROBERTS,  FREDERICK  H.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  March  I,  '62 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
July  i,  '62;  discharged  Feb.  12,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility;  died  Sept.  22,  '01. 

OWEN,  DANIEL  D. ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  years ;  promoted  to  com.  sergt.,  Nov.  30,  '61 ;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

WILKIN,  JOHN,  JR.;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  appointed 
sergeant  April  29,  '61 ;  mustered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

PIERCE,  HENRY  H.;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63; 
returned  to  duty ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HUNT,  DAVID  L. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Aug.  i,  '62;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at  bat 
tle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Chancel 
lorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

VANCE,  SAMUEL  M. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

GLENDENING,  CHARLES;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal ;  wounded  in  arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  returned  to  duty;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Ring- 
gold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  mustered  out  July  7,  '64,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

KINCAID,  JOSEPH;  corporal;  E,  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal ;  wounded  in  arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62 ;  missing  in  action  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63 ; 
returned  to  duty ;  wounded  in  both  arms  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga., 
Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WINTERSTEEN,  DAVIS;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  May  i,  '64;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  7,  '64. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM  H. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga., 
Nov.  27,  '63;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga, 
Tenn. 

TRIMMER,  AMBROSE  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  wounded  in  left  shoulder  at  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    H  603 

Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;    killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 
May  3,  '63. 

BELL,  HIRAM  J.;  corporal;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  Dec.  24,  '61 ;  wounded  in  groin  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept. 
17,  '62;  discharged  at  Cleveland,  O.,  May  24,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certifi 
cate  of  disability. 

GATES,  LORENZO  D. ;  corporal;  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  ;  wounded  in  right  thigh  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ; 
transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  promoted  to  sergeant 
Nov.  i,  '64;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department; 
died,  1905. 

WATERS,  DARWIN  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  sergeant  April  6,  '65;  mustered  out  June  5,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

PALMER,  ERASTUS  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross 
Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty  March  20,  '63 ;  wounded  in 
right  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

STARLIN,  SELBY  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  Sept.  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
3  yrs. ;  died  at  Charleston,  Va.,  Nov.  4,  '61. 

BEEBE,  JAMES  O. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

COON,  SETH;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  detached  in  corps  of  sappers  and  miners  April  20,  '62;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64;  died  Feb.  18,  '01. 

BROCKWAY,  MARCUS;  musician;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  drummer  in  Co.  A  in  3  years'  service;  transferred  to  regi 
mental  band  July  10,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  band  at  Washington,  D. 
C.,  July  5,  '62. 

McQuisTON,  HIRAM;  musician;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Oct.  20,  '62,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

WOODS,  EDWIN;  musician;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  breast  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9, 
'62;  discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  March  10,  '63. 

SCOTT,  CHAUNCEY  B. ;  musician ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  "Dec.  28,  '62;  died  . 

MOSIER,  JAMES;  wagoner;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BACON,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62. 

BAKER,  RUSSELL;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
battle  before  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  June  27,  '64;  left  arm  ampu 
tated;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  June 
21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BALDWIN,  WILLIAM  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  20,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility. 

BANNISTER,  WILLIAM  H.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 


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May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Feb.  u,  '64,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

BARNUM,  AMOS  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  20,  '62,  3  yrs;  died  at  Har 
per's  Ferry,  Va.,  Feb.  12,  '63. 

BARNUM,  SAMUEL  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  20,  '62,  3  yrs;  severely 
wounded  in  bowels  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  died 
of  wounds  May  17,  '63. 

BISHOP,  STEPHEN  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  July  14,  '62. 

BOUGH,  JOSEPH  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  died  at  Gauley  Bridge,  Va.,  Sept.  19,  '61. 

BOWER,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Dec.  6,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BOWER,  HARRISON  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at  Middlefield,  O.,  Jan.  29,  '62. 

BOWER,  REUBEN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  64. 

BOWMAN,  WILLIAM  ;  private ;  E,  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at 
Charleston,  Va.,  Sept.  18,  '61. 

BROBST,  SOLOMON  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  6,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

BROCKWAY,  RICHARD  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BROOKS,  JAMES  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
right  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

BROWN,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E-.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
left  hand  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

BUELL,  CHARLES  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  ?  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

BUNDY,  THOMAS  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

BURROWS,  STEPHEN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

CAMPBELL,  CHARLES  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Dec.  21,  '62. 

CARIHER,  ALBERT  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

CARNAGEY,  BENJAMIN  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CAVANNAH,  ARTHUR  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ; 
discharged  on  account  of  disability  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  26,  '62, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

CHAFEEE,  MYRON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Sept.  30,  '62,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    H  605 

CHAEEEE,  NELSON;  private;  E.  S.  June  4,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Romney,  Va.,  Dec.  21,  '61,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

CLARK,  LEWIS  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25  ,'6i,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  no  record  found. 

COBURN,  WALLACE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Co.  C. 

COMBS,  ALFRED;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  detailed  as  teamster  July  25,  '62;  discharged  iNlov.  14,  '62,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

CORLISS,  DANIEL  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

COVERT,  FRANKLIN  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  23,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department 

CRAMTON,  RINALDO  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CRITTENDEN,  HENRY  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  dis 
charged  June  10,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

CROOKS,  SHELDON;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CROSBY,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  13,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

CURTISS,  HORACE  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

CURTISS,  STUART  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

DOWNS,  HORACE  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  21,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  O.,  July  20,  '62. 

ECHENRHOAD,  MALCOM ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June 
9,  '62 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

ECHENRHOAD,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

EVANS,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

FORD,  HARVEY;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

FOULK,  SAMUEL  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out.  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

FOWLER,  WHEELER  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.:  dis 
charged  Sept.  30,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

Fox,  JOHN  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  wounded  in  both  legs  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  discharged  for  wounds  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Nov.  u,  '62. 

Fox,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  26,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  discharged  for 
wounds  Nov.  20,  "63. 

FURROWS,  ADDISON;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Camp  Dennison, 
O.,  May  22,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

GARRARD,  CHARLES  T. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  5,  '61.  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Nov.  22,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department,  to 


606     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

enlist  in  6th  U.  S.  Cavalry ;  promoted  to  regt.  Q.  M.  sergt. ;  mustered 
out  at  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

GRANT,  WESLEY  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

GREGG,  ISRAEL  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63 ; 
discharged  for  wounds  Feb.  22,  '64. 

GREGORY,  OWEN;  private;  £.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  died  of 
wounds  April  12,  '62 ;  body  moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Winches 
ter,  Va. 

GROTH,  FREDERICK  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  bat 
tle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  body  moved  to  National  Ceme 
tery  at  Winchester,  Va. 

HARDMAN,  PETER  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

HARKELRODE,  WESLEY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at 
Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Jan.  3,  '63. 

HESCOCK,  HENRY  W. ;  private  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
April  13,  '63  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died  . 

HINE,  REUBEN  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  July  17,  '62,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

HOLCOMB,  RICHARD  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

HUNT,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  died  of  wounds  April  5,  '62. 

HUNT,  JOHN  ;  private :  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Co. 
G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  May  29, 
'65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HUNTER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

HUNTER,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2, 
'63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

INSKEEP,  ALONZO;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  arm 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds 
at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Oct.  2,  '62. 

JOHNSON,  WEBSTER  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  hio  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  G, 
5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

JONES,  HUGH;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  left 
hand  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63;  transferred  to  In 
valid  Corps  June  5,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

KING,  LEICESTER;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  promoted  to  sergt-maj.;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

LENTZ,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  groin 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds 
at  Bolivar  Heights,  Va.,  Nov.  25,  '62. 

LEVENS,  WILLIAM  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    H  607 

'61,  3  yrs. ;  detached  as  wagon  master ;  mustered  out  with  company  July 
7,  '64. 

LOVELESS,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  28,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  14,  '65, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

LUDWICK,  DANIEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

McCLURG,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

McMuLLEN,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no  record 
found. 

Me  WILLIAMS,  JAMES  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  June  21,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MARTIN,  OTIS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  returned  to  duty ;  wounded 
in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to  Co. 
G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

MERRILL,  JAMES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  body  removed 
to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

MILLER,  CALVERT  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  bat 
tle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MILLER,  JAMES  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6l. 

MILLER,  MONROE  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
July  14,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MOHLER,  JACOB  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  re 
turned  to  duty  March  23,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64; 
died . 

MONASMITH,  SAMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  leg  and  arm  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  died  upon  the  battlefield. 

MOORE,  JONATHAN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  28,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  discharged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  7, 
'65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MOORE,  JOSEPH  V.,  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

MORSE,  DAVID;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Sept. 
30,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MOVER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  Oct.  28,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
mustered  out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Oct.  28,  '61 ;  discharged  June  5, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability;  died . 

MURRAY,  ROBERT  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  severely  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Nov.  29,  '62;  re- 
enlisted  as  private  Co.  G  I2th  O.  V.  C.,  Sept.  9,  '63;  promoted  to  Q. 
M.  sergt. ;  severely  wounded  in  action  and  discharged  by  reason  thereof, 
July  10,  '65 ;  commissioned  as  surgeon,  U.  S.  Marine  Hospital  Ser 
vice  in  '71,  and  recognized  as  an  expert  in  the  treatment  of  yellow  fever; 
died  from  injuries  received  in  run-away  accident  Nov.  22,  '03. 

O'CONNOR,  DANIEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 


6c8     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  July  16,  '62,  by  order  of  Capt.  A.  B.  Dodd. 

OLIVER,  GEORGE  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  wounded  at  battle  of  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Ga.,  June  27,  1864;  right  leg  amputated;  mustered  out  June 
21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

OSBORN,  JOHN  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  May  10,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

OSBORN,  MORRIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  face  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62; 
discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  March  10,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certifi 
cate  of  disability. 

OVERMIRE,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain, 
Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  no  further  record  found. 

OWREY,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out  Aug. 
18,  '61. 

PACKARD,  ALPHEUS  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Sept.  10,  '61,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

PARKER,  GEORGE  W. ;  private ;  E  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9, 
'62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

PELTON,  CHARLES  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  18,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  sth  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  transferred  to  Vet.  Res.  Corps, 
March  i,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

PELTON,  SALMON  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

PERKEY,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  New  Market,  Va.,  May  10,  '62,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

PERKEY,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Bolivar  Heights,  Va.,  Nov.  25,  '62,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

PHIPPS,  Louis  T. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  no  record  found. 

QUACKENBUSH,  JAMES ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

RAMALER,  ABRAHAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  22,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  L,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department ;  died . 

RAYNOR,  HOMER  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  died  at  Cumberland,  Md.,  Feb.  5,  '62. 

REED,  WILLIAM  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Feb. 
I,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

REITER,  ISAAC;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
July  2,  '61,  on  account  of  reenlistment  for  3  yrs.  service  in  Co.  G  26th 
O.  V.  I. ;  missing  at  battle  of  Stone  River,  Tenn.,  Dec.  31,  '62;  no  fur 
ther  record  found. 

ROBBINS,  FRANCIS;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

ROBINSON,  JAMES  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SHAFFER,  HIRAM  ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '6r,  3  yrs ;  wounded  in  foot 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    H  609 

at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  in  hospital  at  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. ;  mustered  out  July  7,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

SHAFFER,  HARRISON  P.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  nios.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  died  at  Champion,  Ohio,  June  6,  '62. 

SIMONS,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

SMITH,  THOMAS  J.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

SNYDER,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SouLE,  WARREN  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SPERRY,  HESAKIAH;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  missing  at 
battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  discharged  Sept.  3,  '63. 

STONE,  RUSSELL;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  as  private  Co.  D  June  19,  '61,  on  account  of  re- 
enlistment  in  3  yrs.  service ;  discharged  Oct.  i,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certifi 
cate  of  disability;  reenlisted  Aug.  30,  '62;  missing  since  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  returned  to  duty;  transferred  to  Co. 
G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  sergeant  April  i,  '65;  mustered 
out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  War  Department. 

SUMMERVILLE,  DAVID  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aprif  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Williamsport,  Md.,  June  4,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

SWISHER,  FREDERICK  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached 
as  clerk  for  Gen.  E.  B.  Tyler;  discharged  at  Falmouth,  Va.,  Dec.  31, 
'62,  by  order  of  Gen.  Wool. 

SWISHER,  GEORGE  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  bat 
tle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

TENNEY,  CHARLES  N. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  died  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  June  14,  '63. 

TRACY,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  31,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

VAN  GORDER,  JOHN  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

VAN  WYE,  JOHN  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Nov.  22,  '62,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

WALDEN,  HUBBARD  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Providence,  R.  I.,  Nov.  3,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died 

WEBSTER,  ALFRED;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detailed  as 
teamster ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WEIR,  HENRY  A.;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WHITE,  ADDISON;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  hip 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  7,  '64;  died  May  9,  '01. 

WHITE,  DANIEL  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
Aug.  i,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WHITE,  RiLEY ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at  Boli- 

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var  Heights,  Va.,  Nov.  25,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  reenlisted 
Feb.  7,  '65,  in  Co.  H,  i&tfh  O.  V.  I.;  discharged  Sept.  19,  '65. 

WHITE,  SAMUEL  S.;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred 
to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

WILLIAMS,  EDWIN;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

WILLIAMS,  JOHN  S. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  New  Market,  Va.,  May  10,  '62,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

WILSON,  BENJAMIN;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
head  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  7,  '64;  died  . 

WILSON,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

WISE,  ARCHIBALD;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Williamsport,  Md.,  June  4,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

WISE,  SAMUEL  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  May  30,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no  record  found. 

WOODS,  LYMAN  N. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

WRIGHT,  HARRY;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right 
arm  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  wounded  in  left  leg  at 
battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I., 
Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

WYNANS,  ALONZO;  private;  E.  S.  Sept.  n,  '62,  3  yrs.;  no  record 
found. 

ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  I,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

STERLING,  WILLIAM  R. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  detached  on  staff  of  Gen.  Butterfield  Sept.  17,  '62;  taken 
prisoner  while  on  a  scouting  expedition  near  Aldie,  Va.,  about  June 
i7>  '63;  escaped  and  returned  to  duty;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64;  died  . 

MCCLELLAND,  SAMUEL;  ist  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  promoted  to  lieut-col.  Dec.  i,  '63;  see  Field  and  Staff. 

REED,  SEYMOUR  S. ;  ist  jieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  B,  Nov.  2,  '62 ;  see  Co.  B. 

KING,  LEICESTER;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  for  record  see  Field  and  Staff. 

FITCH,  EDWARD  F.,  2d  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  resigned  Nov.  23,  '61. 

CRYNE,  JOSEPH  ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  private  Co.  B  June  17,  '61,  on  account  of  re- 
enlistment  in  3  yrs.  service;  appointed  sergeant;  promoted  tc  2d  lieut. 
July  23,  '62;  assigned  to  Co.  I  May  25,  '63;  killed  at  battle  of  Ring- 
gold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63. 

Ross,  JOSEPH  H. ;  ist  sergt. ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Co.  C  March  i,  '62;  see  Co.  C. 

MCCLELLAND,  ROBERT;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  April  30,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
March  i,  '62;  killed  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64. 

COUCH,  EDWARD  J. ;  ist  sergt.';  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Dec, 


REGIMENTAL,   ROSTER,    CO.    I  6ll 

25,  '62;  promoted  to   ist  sergt,  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

CHRISTY,  WILLIAM  ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  April  30,  '61 ;  detailed  as  sergeant  for  ambu 
lance  corps  Nov.  4,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

CROWLEY,  WILLIAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  19,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  April 
30,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

DEEDS,  HIRAM  B. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  July  I,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  March  I, 
'64;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
wounded  in  right  hand  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 :  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HOUCK,  WILLIAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  Dec.  14,  '61.,  3  yrs;  mustered  as 
private;  appointed  sergeant  Jan.  I,  '62;  died  at  Georgetown,  D.  C, 
June  25,  '62. 

KELLEY,  ANDREW  J. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va., 
March  23,  '62;  died  of  wounds  March  27,  '62;  body  removed  to  Na 
tional  Cemetery  at  Winchester,  Va. 

HousEL,  JAMES;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral;  promoted  to  sergeant  May  I,  '62;  wounded  in  hand  at  battle 
of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  April  6,  '63,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

MosiER,  STEPHEN  ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  Feb.  10,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  ser 
geant  May  26,  '64;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  pro 
moted  to  ist  sergt. ;  discharged  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

RUBY,  AUGUSTUS;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

RAY,  JOHN  S. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Oct.  10,  '62 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

JONES,  WILLIAM  J. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Oct.  18,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

WILLICK,  JOHN  STEPHEN;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Oct.  18,  '62 ;  wounded  in  ankle  at  battle  of  Dumfries, 
Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

COWDEN,  REYNOLDS  S. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  6,  '64. 

SEIBOLD,  GEBHARD;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SMITH,  CHARLES;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  May  25,  '64;  wounded  in  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug. 
9,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

COWDEN,  CHARLES  L. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal  May  25,  '64;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at  battle  of  Chancellors- 
ville,  Va  May  2,  '63;  wounded  in  right  thigh  at  battle  near  Dallas, 
Ua. ;  died  from  wounds  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  June  14,  '64;  body  removed 
to  National  Cemetery  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

DICKS  JOHN  D.;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  ;  drowned  in  Kanawha  River,  Nov.  4,  '61. 

J  ACT.  ION,  ALFRED;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor- 


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poral ;  severely  wounded  in  knee  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  died  of  wounds  in  hospital  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Oct.  n,  '62; 
body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

McKENZiE,  JOHN;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  no  record 
found. 

BERSETT,  CHARLES;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  captured  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  26,  '61 ;  no  further  record  found. 

BELL,  JAMES  A.;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal ;  wounded  in  foot  at  battle  of  Cedar  Moun 
tain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  from  hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
Nov.  n,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

JACKSON,  JOHN  C. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  July  i,  '62;  discharged  Oct.  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Depart 
ment  to  enlist  in  United  States  regular  service. 

MANNING,  JOHN  J. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed 
corporal ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  dis 
charged  May  12,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

KNOX,  CLARK;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Dec.  25,  '61 ;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  discharged  Sept.  14,  '62,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

PRATT,  THEODORE  W. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  Dec.  17,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  April  i,  '62;  transferred  to  Co.  G  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64; 
mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

McFADDEN,  JOHN;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  died  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Oct.  30,  '62;  body  removed  to  National 
Cemetery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

POLLOCK,  LEWIS  N. ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HAMILTON,  JESSE;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

PREDMORE,  CHARLES  F. ;  corporal ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

FAIRGRIEVE,  WILLIAM  ;  musician ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transfer 
red  to  regimental  band  July  10,  '61 ;  mustered  out  with  band  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  July  5,  '62. 

ANDREWS,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no  record 
found. 

BASINE,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  no  further  record  found. 

BEILER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  missing  in  action  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.  27,  '62;  returned 
to  duty;  transferred  to  Co.  B  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out 
June  5,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BIRCH,  ANDREW  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

BIRCH,  ANSON  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BIRCH,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  O.,  Sept.  29,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility. 


R£GIME}NTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    I  613 

BISP,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  body  removed  to  Na 
tional  Cemetery  at  Winchester,  Va. 

BISPHAM,  MARKED;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
right  eye  and  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  dis 
charged  April  i,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BRISTER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BROTHERS,  JOHN  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BROWN,  JOHN  V.;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  accidentally 
wounded  in  right  hand;  discharged  April  i,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

BRYANT,  CALEB  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  shoulder  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ; 
no  further  record  found. 

BURTON,  ALONZO  H. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Dec.  14,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  bat 
tle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

BYERS,  W.  S. ,  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

CAMPBELL,  MICHAEL;  private;  E,  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va., 
June  9,  '62 ;  no  further  record  found. 

CECIL,  LEMUEL  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  died  at  Charleston,  Va.,  Oct.  20,  '61. 

CLEMENS,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by 
order  of  War  Department. 

COEFMAN,  JOSEPH;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no  record 
found. 

COLLIER,  GILSON;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

CONNELLER,  ALERED;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  transferred  to  Invalid  Corps  Sept.  26,  '63,  by  order  of  War  De 
partment. 

COOK,  SYLVESTER;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

COOPER,  DANIEL;  private;  E,  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

^  CROOKS,  ABRAHAM  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  left  in  hos 
pital  at  Camp  Dennison,  Ohio,  June  27,  '61 ;  died  at  Youngstown,  Ohio, 
Nov.  20,  '61. 

DAILY,  DAVID  M. ;  private;  E,  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged 
May  9,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

DAVIS,  BENJAMIN;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Providence,  R.  I.,  Dec.  12,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

DEBOLD,  JOHN  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  Jan.  31,  '01. 

DECKER,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ; 
wounded  in  right  knee  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 


614   S£V£NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

DEEDS,  JOSEPH  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  died' of 
wounds  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  June  13,  '64;  body  removed  to  National 
Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

DEEMER,  CHARLES  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

DORAN,  THOMAS  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  transferred  to  Vet.  Res. 
Corps,  March  16,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department ;  died  — 

DUNCAN,  WILLIAM  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

EARL,  GEORGE  A. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  wounded  in  both  legs  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

EARL,  WILLIAM  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Oct.  n,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist  in  6th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

EDWARDS,  HENRY  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  mos.  No  record 
found. 

ELLIOTT,  RICHARD  W. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

EVANS,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.,  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  Dec.  6,  '05. 

EVANS,  WILLIAM  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached  to 
Pioneer  Corps  April  n,  '62;  returned  to  company  for  duty;  wounded 
in  left  shoulder  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

FERGUSON,  ROBERT  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in 
arm  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  sent  home  by  surgeon 
in  hospital  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Sept.  15,  '61 ;  no  further  record  found. 

FIELD,  THOMAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

FISHCORN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  bat 
tle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ;  discharged  for  wounds  at 
hospital  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Dec.  22,  '62. 

FITCH,  CHRISTIAN  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  June  19,  '61,  to  enlist  in  3  years'  service  in  Co.  E,  23d  O.  V.  I. ;  ap 
pointed  corporal  Aug.  2,  '64 ;  promoted  to  sergeant ;  mustered  out  as 
veteran  July  26,  '65. 

FOWLER,  RALPH  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

Fox,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ; 
killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

FRAHER,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
back  and  shoulder  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64 ;  died . 

FREDENBERG,  JOHN  N.;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  April 
n,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

FREEMAN,  RICHARD  M. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  right  thigh  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

GALE,  CHRISTOPHER  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  Juno  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  detached  as  nurse  and  sent  with  wounded  from  battle  of 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    I  615 

Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62,  to  Clifton  Hospital  at  Washington,  D. 
C. ;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

GARLO,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Feb. 
i,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability ;  died  

GORDON,  ANTHONY;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
left  arm  at  battle  of  Lookout  Mountain,  Tenn.,  Nov.  24,  '63 ;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

GRAHAM,  ELIJAH  J. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  July  7,  '61,  to  reenlist  in  Co.  G,  26th  O.  V.  I.;  mustered  out  Oct. 
21,  '65,  as  veteran. 

GREER,  JAMES  R. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  thigh  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
discharged  at  Romney,  Va.,  Dec.  22,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of 
disability. 

HALL,  FREDERICK  R. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  detached  as  ambulance  driver  at  Alexandria,  Va.,  July,  '62 ; 
returned  to  duty ;  wounded  in  right  ankle  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga., 
Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HEDINGTON,  OUVER;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HEISLEY,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  detached  as 
guard  to  ammunition  train ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

HUDSON,  STEPHEN  S. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

JACK,  GARVIN;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  discharged  Oct.  14,  '62,  to  enlist  in  6th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

JOHNSON,  DANIEL  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Colum 
bus,  Ohio,  Nov.  18,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

JOHNSON,  JAMES;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  dis 
charged  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Oct.  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

KELLEY,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
right  shoulder  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

KEMP,  SAMUEL  P. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  knee  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9.  '62; 
discharged  Oct.  20,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

LALLY,  MICHAEL  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.  No  record 
found. 

LARKIN,  FERDY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61.  No  further  record  found. 

LEWIS,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  both 
hands  and  right  arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  2,  '63; 
mustered  out  from  hospital  July  6,  '64,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

LLEWELLYN,  MORGAN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61.  No  further  record 
found. 

MCCARTIN,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

McKEE,  EDWIN  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

METCALF,  GEORGE;    private;    E.   S.  Dec.   17,  '61,  3  yrs.;    detailed  as 


6l6     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

musician  in  regimental  band;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct. 
31,  '64;  discharged  on  expiration  of  term  of  service. 

MOORE,  ASHMA;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

MOORE,  HUGH,  JR.;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  Aug.  27,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

MORGAN,  REYNOLDS;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  July  25,  '61,  to  reenlist  in  Co.  G,  26th  O.  V.  I. ;  mustered  out  July 
25,  '64,  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

MULLETT,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  died  in  hospital  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  Oct.  23,  '63. 

NENEY,  THOMAS;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

NEVILLE,  PATRICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

NEWMAN,  HENRY  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

OWREY,  MARTIN  V.;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sent  home 
on  sick  furlough  Aug.  4,  '61 ;  discharged  Oct.  24,  '62,  on  surgeon's  cer 
tificate  of  disability. 

PALMER,  RANDALL  B. ;  private;  E.  S.  Dec.  17,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
from  hospital  at  Georgetown,  D.  C.,  July  22,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability. 

PATTON,  ROBERT  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died  . 

PHILLIPS,  RICHARD;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  discharged  July  15,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

PIERCE,  SAMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sent  homo  on 
sick  furlough  Aug.  4,  '61.  No  further  record  found. 

POWERS,  JOHN  E. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

RAY,  JAMES  P.;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of 
Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

RICE,  CHARLES  E. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  4,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  sent  to  hospital 
at  Alexandria,  Va.,  July  u,  '62;  mustered  out  July  6,  '64,  by  order  of 
War  Department ;  died  June  25,  '98. 

SCHNEIDER,  ADAM;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  missing  in 
action  at  battle  of  Dumfries,  Va.,  Dec.,  27,  '62;  returned  to  duty;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64;  died 

SCHAAF,  JAMES  C. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  died  at  Charleston,  Va.,  Oct.  21,  '61. 

SHANNON,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  sent  home  on 
sick  furlough  Dec.  2,  '61 ;  died  at  Girard,  Ohio,  Feb.  21,  '62. 

SIMS,  BUSTAMENTS;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 

SMITH,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  head 
at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  mustered  out  with  com 
pany  July  6,  '64. 

SNYDER,  JAMES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  June  19,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  re 
turned  to  duty ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  6,  '64. 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    I  617 

SOUER,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  June 
28,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SOUER,  MICHAEL;  private';  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  discharged  June  28,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SPOTBURY,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

STEPHENSON,  JAMES  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

STEWART,  CHAUNCEY;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  1 8,  '61. 

STIGLEMAN,  WILLIAM  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

TAGG,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out  June 
25,  '61,  to  reenlist  in  Co.  G,  26th  O.  V.  I.;  killed  at  battle  of  Stone 
River,  Tenn.,  Dec.  31,  '62. 

THQMAS,  WILLIAM  M. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

THOMPSON,  GEORGE  V.  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  no  further  record 
found. 

VAIL,  HIRAM  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

VAN  AMBURGH,  FRANK  L. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  no 
further  record  found. 

WALDORF,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

WALKER,  ALLEN;  private,  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64;  died 

WALLACE,  SAMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WHITE,  PAUL  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  Nov. 
3,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WiER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  19,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  9, 
'62,  by  order  of  War  Department  to  enlist  in  6th  U.  S.  Cavalry. 

WILLIAMS,  ANTHONY;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June 
9,  '62;  discharged  Jan.  20,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WILLIAMS,  DAVID;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  Feb.  i,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability; 
died 

WILLIAMS,  THOMAS  D. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  24,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  19, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  side  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9, 
'62;  transferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  cor 
poral  ;  mustered  out  as  veteran  July  26,  '65. 

WILLIAMS,  THOMAS  J. ;  private;  E.  S.  Nov.  ip,  '63,  3  yrs.;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  B,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  appointed  corporal;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  26,  '65. 

WILSON,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  6,  '64. 

WILSON,  WILLIAM  G. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
Sept.  15,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

WOOD,  LEWIS;  private;  E.  S.  Dec.  4,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  May  9, 
'62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 


6l8     S£VE}NTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

ROSTER  OF  COMPANY  K,  SEVENTH  REGIMENT  O.  V.  I. 

SCHUTTE,  JOHN  F. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  ist  lieut.  June  17,  '61,  to  accept  promotion  to 
captain  in  3  years'  service;  killed  in  a  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 
Aug.  20,  '61. 

CROSS,  JUDSON  N. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  29,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs.  For  record  see  Co.  C. 

KRIEGER,  ERNST  J. ;  captain;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  ist  sergt.  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  April 
13,  '62;  promoted  to  captain  Feb.  9,  '63;  wounded  in  right  arm  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  wounded  "in  head  at  battle  of 
Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64; 
reentered  service  as  major  I77th  O.  V.  I.,  Sept.  23,  '64;  mustered  out 
with  regiment  June  24,  '65;  died  March  14,  '81. 

WISEMAN,  JOHN  J. ;  captain ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '6l,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  June  20,  '61 ;  appointed  lieut.-col.  41  st  O.  V.  I.,  Aug.  7,  '61 ;  re 
signed  March  i,  '62 ;  appointed  lieut.-col.  84th  O.  V.  I.,  June  7,  '62,  and 
detached  on  duty  at  Washington,  D.  C. ;  mustered  out  with  regiment 
Sept.  20,  '62;  appointed  captain  Co.  D,  isoth  O.  V.  L,  May  2,  '64; 
mustered  out  with  company  Aug.  23,  '64;  died 

NITSCHELM,  CHARGES  F. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
T7>  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  as  sergeant  June  17,  '6i3  to  accept  promo 
tion  to  ist  lieut.  in  3  years'  service;  resigned  April  12,  '62;  reenlisted 
in  2Oth  Ohio  Independent  Battery  Aug.  28,  '62 ;  appointed  sergeant ; 
promoted  to  ist  sergt.  May,  '63;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  May  22,  '63; 
promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Nov.  25,  '63;  died  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Aug. 
15,  '64- 

NESPER,  CHRISTIAN  W. ;  ist  lieut.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  promoted  to  captain  Co.  H,  March  19,  '64.  See  Co  H. 

STERL,  OSCAR  W. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  20,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  17,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Feb.  5,  '62,  and  assigned  to  Co.  F;  re 
signed  April  18,  '62;  appointed  captain  Co.  A,  iO4th  O~.  V.  L,  July  n, 
'62;  promoted  to  major  Dec.  9,  '62;  promoted  to  lieut.-col.  Jan.  2,  '63; 
promoted  to  colonel  Aug.  n,  '64;  mustered  out  with  regiment  June 
17,  '65. 

HOPKINS,  MARCUS  S. ;  2d  lieut. ;  E.  S.  April  25,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.  See  Field  and  Staff. 

HINKSTON,  ELMER;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal;  promoted  to  sergeant  Aug.  9,  '62;  promoted  to  ist  sergt. 
Feb.  18,  '63 ;  wounded  in  right  ear  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va., 
May  3,  '63;  mortally  wounded  in  right  leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga., 
Nov.  27,  '63;  died  of  wounds  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  Jan.  21,  '64;  body 
removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

LAUTERWASSER,  WILUAM  ;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos., 
June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant;  promoted  to  ist  sergt.  and 
detailed  as  color  sergeant;  wounded  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va., 
June  9,  '62;  right  arm  amputated  and  died  at  Clifton  hospital,  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  July  30,  '62 ;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Sol 
diers'  Home,  D.  C. 

LUDWIG,  CHARLES;  ist  sergt.;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  Aug.  9,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i,  '63;  promoted  to 
ist  sergt.  Feb.  i,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 


R£GIM£NTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    K  619 

VOCES,  WIUJAM;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Repub 
lic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

KOHLMANN,  ADOLPH;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  or,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61  ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  Nov.  13, 
'61. 

GREBE,  JAMES;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  July 

1,  '62;    wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;    wounded 
in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;    died  of  wounds 
at  Alexandria,  Va.,  Aug.  27,  '62;    body  removed  to  National  Cemetery 
at  Alexandria,  Va. 

SCHINKEI,,  FREDERICK;  seigeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant 
May  i,  '62;  missing  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62; 
no  further  record  found. 

BOHM,  EDWARD  H. ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  2d  lieut.  Nov. 

2,  '62,  and  assigned  to  Co.  D;    promoted  to  ist  lieut.  Nov.  i,  '63,  and 
assigned  to  Co.  B ;  detached  to  command  of  Co.  I.     On  Aug.  20,  '61, 
Bohm  was  detailed  in  command  of  a  reconnoitering  expedition  to  find 
and  observe  the  movements  of  the   enemy  near  Carnifax  Ferry,   and 
came  in  contact  with  two  companies  of  rebel  cavalry,  in  which  several 
of  his  men  were  wounded,  including  Capt.  John  F.  Schutte,  who  accom 
panied  the  expedition  in  citizen's  clothes,  and  was  mortally  wounded. 
At  the  request  of  Capt.  Schutte  to  leave  him  and  save  themselves  many 
escaped.      Sergt.    Bohm    and    Private    Henry    Weisenbach    refused    to 
leave  their  captain,  and  both  were  taken  prisoner  and   sent   to  Libby 
Prison  at  Richmond.     About  the  middle  of  October,  '61,  Bohm  and  all 
of  the  Seventh  Regiment  prisoners  who  were  captured  at  the  battle  of 
Cross  Lanes,  Aug.  26,  '61,  \rith  others  sufficient  to  make  510  were  sent 
to  New  Orleans  as  hostages  for  51  privateers  captured  off  Charleston 
and  held  as  pirates.     On  Feb.  7,  '62,  all  of  the  New  Orleans  prisoners 
were  sent  to  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  and  confined  in  an  old  cotton  mill.     On 
May  26,  '62,  Bohm  and  about  1,800  other  prisoners  were  paroled  and 
sent  north,  arriving  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  June  5,  '62.     About  June  20, 
'62,  Bohm  mustered  nearly  all  of  the  paroled  prisoners  of  the  Seventh 
Regiment  for  their  first  pay  at  Columbus,  Ohio.     On  July  20,  '62,  he 
was  entrusted  by  Capt.  A.  B.  Dodd,  I5th  U.  S.  Infantry,  military  com 
mander  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  with  the  duty  of  organizing  the  paroled 
prisoners  at  Camp  Chase  into  a  company  for  service  as  provost  guards, 
which  command  he  held  until   Feb.,   '63.     Having  been  exchanged  he 
was  placed  in  command  of  120  other  exchanged  men  of  the  Seventh  and 
started  to  join  the  regiment,  arriving  March  17,  '63.     He  was  wounded 
in  the  left  arm  at  the  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;    mustered 
out  with  company  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  July  7,  '64. 

ROCHOTTE,  HENRY;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  promoted  to  sergeant  May  i,  '62;  discharged  July  19,  '62,  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

BUTZMANN,  WILUAM  ;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  25,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  Aug. 
i,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  dis- 


62O     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

charged  at  Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  18,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility. 

STRAEHEE,  HENRY  ;  sergeant ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  promoted  to  sergeant  and  de 
tailed  as  color  sergeant;  discharged  Nov.  26,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certifi 
cate  of  disability ;  subsequently  entered  U.  S.  Navy  and  served  one 
year  in  Mississippi  River  squadron;  reenlisted  as  private  in  Co.  I,  I77th 
O.  V.  I.,  Sept.  28,  '64;  appointed  color  sergeant;  mustered  out  with 
company  June  24,  '65. 

SOHE,  GEORGE;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  appointed  sergeant  April  3,  '63 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  wounded  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May 
25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HAEFELE,  JOHN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20.  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  sergeant  April  10,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  7,  '64. 

SCHAUB,  HERMANN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
sergeant  Nov.  i,  '62;  discharged  at  Dumfries,  Va.,  April  3,  '63,  on  sur 
geon's  certificate  of  disability. 

KURZ,  JACOB;  sergeant;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  Aug.  9,  '62;  promoted  to  sergeant  Jan.  i,  '63;  wounded  in  side 
at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds  at 
Baltimore,  Md.,  April  10,  '63. 

KICK,  ANDREW;  sergeant;  E.  S.  Oct.  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed  cor 
poral  April  i,  '63;  promoted  to  sergeant;  transferred  to  detachment 
of  recruits  and  assigned  to  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64. 

HAI/TNORTH,  FREDERICK;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

PFAHE,  CHRISTIAN;  sergeant;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SOMMER,  CONRAD;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Nov.  I,  '62;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle 
of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62 ;  wounded  at  battle  near  Dallas,  Ga., 
May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64;  died 

SCHOTT,  JOHN;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  March  i,  '63;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  7,  '64. 

LEHR,  WIUJAM  ;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  appointed  corporal  Feb.  i,  '62 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester, 
Va.,  March  23,  '62;  left  leg  amputated;  discharged  for  wounds  July 
3,  '62. 

DENZEE,  GEORGE;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal  Feb.  i,,  '62;  wounded  in  skirmish  near 
Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va., 
March  23,  '62:  discharged  for  wounds  July  21,  '62. 

REISSE,  CHRISTIAN;  corporal;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  appointed 
corporal  June  20,  '61 ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23, 
'62;  discharged  for  wounds  July  21,  '62. 

HUMMEL,^  JOHN;  corporal;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  appointed  corporal;  wounded  in  hip  at  battle  of  Port  Republic, 
Va.,  June  9,  '62;  wounded  in  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  discharged  for  wounds  Oct.  27,  '62;  died  

WEBER,  WIEUAM  ;    corporal ;    E.   S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;    appointed 


REGIMENTAL  ROSTER,  CO.  K.  621 

corporal  April  i,  '63;  transferred  to  detachment  of  recruits  and  as 
signed  to  5th  O.  V.  I.  Oct.  31,  '64. 

DORN,  JOHN;  musician;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  61,  3 
yrs.  No  record  found. 

KIND,  PETER;  musician ;  .  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  2,  '61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

ACKERMANN,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 :  returned  to  duty 
March  17,  '63 ;  killed  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

AMBRUSTER,  CONSTANTINE;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  Dis 
charged  at  York,  Pa.,  Feb.  19,  '63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

ANTHONY,  PHILIP;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
right  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  discharged  for 
wounds  Sept.  I,  '62. 

BAUER,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  7,  '64. 

BAUER,  NICHOLAS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  leg 
at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  7,  '64. 

BEIL,  SIGMUND;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ; 
paroled;  discharged  July  28,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BOCK,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

BOEDEKER,  AUGUST;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

BOTT,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
no  record  found. 

BREIDENBACH,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  .April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  head  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62; 
discharged  for  wounds  at  Smoketown,  Md.,  Dec.  16,  '62. 

BROWN,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

BROWN,  PHILIP;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  r6i. 

BRUCKELMAYER,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  in  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ;  paroled ;  dis 
charged  July  26,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

BUCHMANN,  CONRAD;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  27,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disa 
bility;  reenlisted  Dec.  28,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct. 
31,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65. 

BURGER,  ALBERT;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  bat 
tle  near  Dallas,  Ga.,  May  25,  '64;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7, 
'64. 

CLIEE,  EDWARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

COLBRUN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  right  arm  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9, 
'62 ;  discharged  July  19,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

DEHMEL,  Louis;    private;    E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;    discharged. 

DIETRICH,  FRANK;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 


622     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

DiETz,  CONEY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  back 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O. 
V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  July  26,  '65. 

Dow,,  JOHN  W. ;  private  ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  at  battle 
of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  of  wounds  Sept.  10,  '61. 

DORR,  DAVID  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  head 
at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  transferred  to  detachment  of 
recruits  and  assigned  to  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64. 

DUNTON,  EDWIN  ;    private ;    E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;    discharged. 

FAUBEL,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ; 
returned  to  duty  March  17,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

FENZ,  ENGELBERT;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty 
March  17,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

FETZER,  HERMAN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  March  28,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
in  leg  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  wounded  in  left 
leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  leg  amputated ;  discharged 
for  wounds  June  14,  '64;  died . 

FRANK,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

FURST,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

GEISSLER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died  of 
wounds  Aug.  28,  '61. 

GLASER,  EMIL;   private;   E.  S.  June  3, '61,  3  yrs. ;   discharged. 

GRAETER,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
leg  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62;  leg  amputated;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  Dec.  19,  '62. 

GREINER,  CHARLES  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

GREVE,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

GRUENWALD,  GOTTLIEB;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled;  dis 
charged  July  26,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

HAHN,  CHRISTIAN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HOEHN,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61 ;  died . 

HAHN,  SEBASTIAN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

HAPPIG,  TOBIAS;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61  ;  returned  to  duty  March 
I7>  '63 ;  wTounded  in  right  hand  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

HASKEL,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ; 
transferred  to  Mississippi  Marine  Brigade  by  order  of  War  Depart 
ment. 

HEGE,  JACOB  H. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  discharged  July  21,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 


REGIMENTAL,   ROSTER,    CO.    K  623 

HOFFMAN,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  absent  sick ;  mustered  out  July  7,  '64,  by  order  of  War  De 
partment. 

HOFFMAN,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
head  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63 ;  transferred  to  de 
tachment  of  recruits. and  assigned  to  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  died 

JASSAUD,  FREDERICK  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged 
at  Columbus,  O.,  July  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department;  subse 
quently  reentered  service  in  a  regiment  of  U.  S.  Col.  Cavalry,  became 
adjutant  of  the  regiment  and  mustered  out  at  end  of  war. 

KARBACHER,  FRANZ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

KASTLEN,  JOSEPH  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

KASTLEN,  SAMUEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

KRAUS,  CHRISTIAN  F. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  died . 

KULLMER,  MICHAEL;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

LAHR,  HENRY  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at 
Winchester,  Va., ;  paroled;  discharged  June  27,  '62,  by  order  of  War 
Department. 

LINIGER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

LORENZ,  FRANK;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  8,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle 
of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

LUETKE,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  5,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in  head 
and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62;  no 
record  of  muster  out  found. 

MAEDER,  VINCENT;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61 ;  killed  at  battle  of 
Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

MALCHUS,  ANDREW;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ; 
discharged  for  wounds  Oct.  14,  '61. 

MERKEL,  MATHIAS;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  pris 
oner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  at  Colum 
bus.  O.,  Feb.  28,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

MICHAEL,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
shoulder  and  leg  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  dis 
charged  for  wounds  at  Washington,  D.  C,  Nov.  26,  '62. 

MILLER,  JOHN  G. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled ;  no  further  record 
found. 

MILLER,  THEODORE  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  discharged  at 
Columbus,  O. 

MUELLER,  FRANK  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  o,  '62;  returned  to  duty  Oct., 
'62;  mustered  out  with  company,  July  7,  '64. 

MUELLER,  JACOB  ;  private ;  E."  S.  April  22,  '61.,  3  mps,  j  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

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624     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

MUNZ,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  8.  '61,  3  yrs. ;  died  in  hospital  at 
Cumberland,  Md.,  Feb.  24,  '62. 

NOCK,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62;  died  from 
wounds  April  2,  '62;  body  removed  to  National  Cemetery  at  Win 
chester,  Va. 

NOVAK,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

OBACHT,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

OETTINGER,  CHRISTIAN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  sent  to  hospital  April  25, 
'65;  mustered  out  at  McDougal  Hospital,  New  York,  May  31,  '65; 
wounded  at  battle  of  Kenesaw  Mountain,  June  27,  '64. 

OSWALD,  CONRAD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

PERLEY,  VICTOR;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62;  killed  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63. 

PEAHL,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  arm  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62 ; 
killed  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63;  body  removed  to  Na 
tional  Cemetery  at  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 

POPP,  GOTLIEB;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  Oct.  2, 
'61,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

RAEBER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  killed  at  battle  of 
Port  Republic,  Va.}  June  9,  '62. 

RAQUETT,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  Bristow  Station,  Va.,  Sept.,  '62 ;  paroled  and  exchanged ;  wounded 
in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered  out  with 
company  July  7,  '64 ;  died . 

REED,  HENRY  L. ;  private ;  E.  S.  Sept.  27,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  no  record 
found. 

REILEY,  JOHN  ;   private ;    E.  S.  Aug.  30,  '62,  3  yrs. ;    no  record  found. 

RENNER,  JOHN  C. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

RENZ,  SOLOMON;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  returned  to  duty  March  17, 
'63;  wounded  in  right  thigh  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3, 
'63 ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

RICH,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  and 
taken  prisoner  at  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  '61 ;  dis 
charged  July  26,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

RITCHIE,  WILLIAM;  private;'  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs;  wounded  at 
battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  for  wounds  Feb. 
2,  '62. 

RosEL,  WILLIAM;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62 ;  died 
from  wounds  in  hospital  at  Frederick  City,  Md.,  June  I,  '62;  body  re 
moved  to  National  Cemetery  at  Sharpsburg,  Md. 

ROTTMAN,  HENRY  B. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '6 1. 

ROWE,  JOSEPH;    private;    E,  S.  Aug.  21,  '62,  3  yrs.;    wounded  in  left 


REGIMENTAL   ROSTER,    CO.    K  625 

foot  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  transferred  to  Co.  G,  5th 
O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Washington.  D.  C,  Aug.  3,  '65. 

RUECKLER,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mus 
tered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SAISER,  MARTIN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  3,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  right 
arm  at  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3,  '63;  transferred  to  Co. 
G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department. 

SCHAEDLER,  FRANZ  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  7,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  Columbus,  O.,  Jan. 
25,  '65,  by  order  of  War  Department 

SCHAEMBS,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62. 

SCHERK,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SCHLATMEYER,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged 
on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SCHLEGEI,,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SCHMIDT,  H.  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61, 
and  returned  to  company ;  mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SCHMIDT,  HENRY;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
abdomen  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SCHMIDT,  MICHAEL;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  27,  '62,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  at  McDougal  Gen 
eral  Hospital,  New  York,  July  2,  '65. 

SCHNEEBERGER,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  Oct.  7,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  mustered  out  Aug.  18,  '61 ;  reenlisted  Oct.  7,  '61 ;  transferred 
to  detachment  of  recruits  and  assigned  to  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64. 

SCHRAMM,  ADOLPH  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22, '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SCHUESSLER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  transferred 
to  Invalid  Corps  Sept.  30,  '63,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

SCHWARTZ,  CHRISTIAN  F. ;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June 
20,  '61,  3  yrs.;  became  insane  and  left  regiment  Aug.  19,  '61. 

SCHWEITZER,  RICHARD;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mus 
tered  out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

SCHWINK,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  wounded  in  left  arm  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63; 
mustered  out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

SEIPEL,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Winchester,  Va.,  March  23,  '62. 

SELBACH,  FRED;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

SEPUNG,  MARTIN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  'oi. 

SMITH,  JOHN;    private;   E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;   taken  prisoner  at 

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626     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  July  30,  '62.  on 
surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

SPATHOLZ,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

STAHL,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  pa 
roled  ;  no  further  record  found. 

STEGMAYER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs.;  discharged  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Nov.  27,  '62,  on  surgeon's 
certificate  of  disability. 

STEINBAUER,  FRED.  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  20,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  wounded 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  discharged  for  wounds 
Feb.  2,  '62. 

STERN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  killed  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

TYROLER,  SIGO  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  25,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.,  G,  $th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order 
of  War  Department. 

VOELKER,  JOHN  T. ;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  wounded  in 
breast  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Port  Republic,  Va.,  June  9,  '62; 
returned  to  duty  Sept.  14,  '62;  discharged  at  Dumfries,  Va.,  Feb.  18, 
'63,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

VOELKER,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  Oct.  7,  '61,  3  yrs.;  discharged  at 
Falls  Church,  Va.,  July  7,  '62,  on  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability. 

VOGEL,  JOHN  W.;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

WALLEY,  CHARLES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Aug.  9,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  transferred  to 
Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65,  by  order  of 
War  Department ;  died . 

WALTER,  CHARLES  ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  1 8,  '6 1. 

WANDEL,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  wounded  in  foot  at  battle  of  Antietam,  Md.,  Sept.  17,  '62 ; 
wounded  in  left  leg  at  battle  of  Ringgold,  Ga.,  Nov.  27,  '63 ;  mustered 
out  with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WEBER,  FRANZ  W. ;  private ;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61, 
3  yrs. ;  died  at  hospital  at  Gallipolis,  O.,  Sept.  26,  '62. 

WEILAND,  JOHN  ;  private ;  E.  S.  Oct.  17,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  killed  at  battle 
of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va.,  Aug.  9,  '62. 

WEISSENBACH,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20, 
'61,  3  yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20, 
'61 ;  paroled ;  discharged  July  24,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 

WENNER,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  mustered  out 
with  company  July  7,  '64. 

WERNER,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

WIGAND,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs. ;  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  died 
Sept.  L3,  '61,  while  prisoner  of  war. 

WOLF,  JULIUS;  private;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs.;  taken  prisoner 
at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled ;  discharged  July 
30,  '62 ;  by  order  of  War  Department. 


ROSTER,    CO.    K  627 

WORM,  JACOB;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos. ;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

ZAHN,  JOHN;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered  out 
Aug.  18,  '61. 

ZEIDLER,  FREDERICK;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.;  mustered 
out  Aug.  18,  '61. 

ZIMMERMAN,  CHARLES;  private;  E.  S.  Aug.  2,  '62,  3  yrs. ;  trans 
ferred  to  Co.  G,  5th  O.  V.  I.,  Oct.  31,  '64;  mustered  out  June  21,  '65, 
by  order  of  War  Department. 

ZIPP,  GEORGE;  private;  E.  S.  April  22,  '61,  3  mos.,  June  20,  '61,  3 
yrs.;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  at  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  Va., 
Aug.  9,  '62;  returned  to  duty  Nov.,  '62;  mustered  out  with  company 
July  7,  '64. 

ZITZMANN,  ANTHONASIUS  ;  private ;  E.  S.  June  3,  '61,  3  yrs. ;  taken 
prisoner  at  battle  of  Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  26,  '61 ;  paroled ;  dis 
charged  July  30,  '62,  by  order  of  War  Department. 


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List  of  Casualties 


BATTU;  OF  CROSS  LANES,  VA.,  AUG.  26,  1861. 

FIEU>  AND  STAFF. 
Wood,  Harry;    fife  major;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  A. 

McKay,  Geo.  A.;    sergt. ;   wounded. 

Williams,  Francis;    corpl.;    taken  prisoner. 

Button,  Frank;    corpl.;   wounded. 

Holly,  Morris  J. ;   private ;   wounded. 

Burroughs,  Carlos  A.;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Bandel,  John ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Burt,  Theodore;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Burns,  John  G. ;   private;   taken  prisoner. 

Evans,  Evan;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

Shepley,  Thomas;    private;    wounded,  died  Sept.  2,  1861. 

Scoville,  Andrew;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Scpville,  Thos.  C. ;   private;    wounded. 

Wilsden,  Richard  L,. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Whaley,  Myron  H. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  B. 

Boyle,  Daniel  T. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Chapman,  Chas.  L,. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Hime,  Jacob  E. ;   private ;   wounded. 
McCabe,  James;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Robinson,  Geo.  C. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Williams,  Geo.  W. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  c. 

Shurtleff,  Giles  W. ;   capt. ;   taken  prisoner. 

Cross,  Judson  N.;   ist.  lieut. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Halbert,  Addison  M. ;    sergt. ;   taken  prisoner. 

Parmenter,  Wm.  W. ;    sergt. ;    taken  prisoner,  died  in  prison  at  New 

Orleans  Nov.  18,  1861. 

Mprey,  Elias  W. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  head  and  taken  prisoner. 
Stiles,  Root;    sergt.;   taken  prisoner. 
Orton,  Hobart  G. ;    sergt. ;   wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Cole,  Stephen  M. ;   corpl. ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Mack,  Isaac  F. ;    corpl. ;   taken  prisoner. 
Biggs,  Wm. ;    private;    taken  prisoner,  died  at  New  Orleans  Oct.  17, 

1861. 

Bodle,  Foster;   private;   taken  prisoner. 
Burns,  John  M. ;    private ;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Claghorn,  Henry  D. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 


630     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Collins,  Jos.;  private;   wounded,  died  of  wounds  Aug.  27,  1861. 

Curtiss,  Edward  F. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Finch,  John  B. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 

Howard,  Henry;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

Hubbell,  Albert;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Jeakins,  Burford;    private;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner,  died   Sept. 

20,  1861. 

Jones,  Lewis  J. ;    private;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Kingsbury,  Selden  B. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Massa,  Jas.  A. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Myers,  Elam  B. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Newton,  Emory  C. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Noble,  Irving  A. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Osborn,  Albert;   private;   taken  prisoner. 
Parker,  Alex. ;   private ;  taken  prisoner. 
Root,  Edward  C.;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Scott,  Wm.  H.;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Sheldon,  Henry  G. ;   private ;   wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Smith,  Edwin  R. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Thompson,  David  J. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Tuttle,  Lucius  V. ;    private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Warren,  Leroy ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Wheeler,  Wm.  W. ;  private;   taken  prisoner. 


COMPANY  D. 


Dyer,  John  N. ;   capt. ;    killed. 
Hubbard,  Newton  K. ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Carroll,  Charles  ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Gill,  Seymour ;   corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Dodge,  Alex. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Huntoon,  Horace  H. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Jenkins,  Benj.;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
McGraw,  Chas. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Quinn,  Christ.  C. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Rubicon,  Jas.  A. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Shelby,  John;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Smith,  Alfred  E. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Smith,  John;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Smith,  Perry  H. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  £. 

Wilcox,  Arthur  T. ;    istlieut. ;   taken  prisoner. 

Kitchum,  Geo.  C. ;    ist  sergt. ;   taken  prisoner. 

Sweet,  Geo.  W. ;   sergt. ;    taken  prisoner. 

Merriam,  Wm. ;    sergt;    wounded,  left  arm  amputated. 

Wilcoxson,  Franklin  F. ;    sergt.;    taken  prisoner. 

Turner,  Jesse  G. ;    corpl. ;   taken  prisoner. 

Barks,  John;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Bartlitt,  Wm.  F. ;   private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Beers,  Reuben;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Blakesley,  LymanM.;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

Blakesley,  Robt.  W. ;   private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Butler,  Jas.;   private;   taken  prisoner,  died  in  prison  Dec.  27,  1861, 


CASUAI/TY  LIST  63! 


Cherry,  Wm. ;   private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Cross,  Edson  B. ;   private;    killed. 

Curran,  Thos.  S. ;   private ;   wounded,  right  leg  amputated. 

Downing,  Geo.  K.  j   private ;   taken  prisoner. 

Fox,  Zebah;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Gill,  Benj.  F. ;    private;    wounded  in  right  knee. 

Hann,  John ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Hutchinson,  Wm. ;    private ;   wounded  in  right  arm. 

Keiser,  Henry;    private;    taken  prisoner,  died  in  prison  Dec.  28,  1861. 

Kennedy,  Edward;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Shelters,  John ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Stillwell,  Francis;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Stinson,  James ;  private ;   wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Webber,  Chas. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  G. 

Boles,  Lemuel ;  private  ;  taken  prisoner. 
Hetlick,  Michael ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Logue,  Lloyd  G. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 


COMPANY   H. 

Palmer,  Erastus  C. ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Mohler,  Jacob ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY   I. 

Bersett,  Chas. ;    corpl. ;   taken  prisoner. 
Basine,  Chas. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Daily,  David  M. ;    private ;    wounded. 
Ferguson,  Robt.  I.;   private;    wounded  in  arm. 
Fredenberg,  John  N. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Greer,  James  R. ;  private ;  wounded  in  thigh. 
Johnson,  Daniel  H. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Johnson,  James;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Larkin,  Ferdy;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Llewellyn,  Morgan;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Snyder,  James  ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Thompson,  Geo.  V.  W. ;   private ;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  K. 

Krieger,  Ernst.  J. ;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Kohlman,  Adolph;    sergt.;    taken  prisoner,  died  at  New  Orleans,  La. 

Nov.  13,  1861. 

Grebe,  James ;   corpl. ;    wounded. 
Ackermann,  Henry ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Doll,  John  W. ;   private;   wounded,  died  of  wounds  Sept.  10,  1861. 
Geissler,  John;    private;    wounded,  died  of  wounds  Aug.  28,  1861. 
Gruenwald,  Gottlieb;   private;   taken  prisoner. 
Happig,  Tobias  ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Haskel,  Chas. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Merkel,  Mathias;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Miller,  John  G. ;   private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Oettinger,  Christian ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Renz,  Solomon;    private;    taken  prisoner. 


632     S£V£NTH  RDGIMKNT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Ritchie,  Wm. ;   private;  wounded. 

Stahl,  Chas. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Steinbauer,  Fred  W. ;    private ;    wounded. 

Wigand,  John;   private;   taken  prisoner,  died  in  prison  Sept.  13,  1861. 

Wolf,  Julius ;   private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Zitzmann,  Anthonasius ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Killed,  2;  wounded,  29;  prisoners,  no  (9  of  them  wounded)     Total 
loss,  132. 

BATTLE;  OF  WINCHESTER,  VA.,  MARCH  23,  1862. 

FIEIJ)  AND  STAFF. 
Webb,  Joseph  P.;    sergt.  major;   killed. 

COMPANY  A. 

McKay,  Geo.  A. ;   sergt. ;  wounded. 

Sadler,  Wm. ;    corpl. ;    wounded. 

Kelley,  Edward  F. ;    corpl. ;    wounded,  died  April  2,  1862. 

Sweet,  Samuel;   corpl.;    wounded. 

Clancey,  Daniel  W. ;    private;    wounded. 

Campbell,  Leander  H. ;    private;    wounded. 

Gardner,  Hampton  F. ;    private ;   wounded. 

Hoffman,  Fred  W. ;    private  ;   wounded. 

Kehl,  Wm. ;   private ;    missing,  supposed  killed. 

Lappin,  Arthur ;   private ;   wounded. 

Miller,  Joseph ;    private ;   wounded. 

Stearns,  Chas.  H. ;   private;   killed.  , 

COMPANY  B. 

Fitch,  Asa  H. ;   sergt. ;    wounded. 

Smith,  Wm.  F. ;    corpl. ;    wounded. 

Carroll,  Jas. ;    private;   killed. 

Creglow,  Joshua;   private;    killed. 

Fagan,  Chas.;   private;   wounded. 

Gasser,  Joseph  M. ;    private;    wounded. 

Lamb,  Allen  C. ;    private ;    killed. 

Reid,  Duncan;   private;    wounded  in  right  shoulder. 

Reese,  James;    private;    wounded. 

Rice,  Stephen  W. ;   private ;   killed. 

Smith,  James ;    private ;    wounded  in.  right  leg. 

Withers,  Albert  E. ;    private ;   wounded  in  left  leg.  , 

Worlitzer,  Anthony;    private;    wounded  in  eye. 

COMPANY  c. 

Danforth,  Arthur  C. ;    ist  sergt.;   killed. 

Gardner,  John ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Day,  Seldon  A. ;    sergt. ;    wounded. 

Kellogg,  Jason  S. ;    corpl. ;    wounded. 

Coburn,  Wallace;    private;    wounded,  died  March  29,  1862. 

Kellogg,  Stephen ;    private ;    wounded. 

Kingsbury,  Daniel  D. ;    private ;    wounded. 


CASUALTY  UST  633 

Palmers,  Frederick  M. ;    private;    wounded,  died  of  wounds  April  7, 

1862. 
Sackett,  Edward  G. ;    private;    wounded,  died  of  wounds   March  24, 

1862. 

Walworth,  Warren  F. ;    private;   wounded. 
Warner,  Fred'k  A. ;    private ;    wounded. 
Winsor,  Richard;   private;   wounded. 
Worcester,  Orlando  H. ;    private;    wounded,  died  of  wounds  April  15, 

1862. 

COMPANY   D. 

Griswold,  Abraham  C. ;  cprpl. ;  killed. 
Burnham,  Reuben  H. ;  private;  killed. 
Carvin,  Lewis  C. ;  private ;  killed. 

COMPANY  E. 

Blanden,  Geo. ;  corpl.;   wounded  in  left  arm. 
Anness,  Geo.;    private;    wounded. 
Atwater,  John;    private;    wounded. 
Milliman,  John  L,. ;    private;    wounded. 

COMPANY   F. 

Burgess,  Albert  C. ;   capt. ;   wounded  in  ankle. 
Gridley,  Benj.;    corpl.;  wounded. 
Bethel,  Frederick;    private;    wounded. 
Hall,  Sylvester  S.;   private;   killed. 
Hall,  EHas;    private;    killed. 
Owen,  Moses;    private;    wounded. 
Pritchard,  Anson;    private;    wounded. 
Tracy,  Edward  E. ;    private;    wounded. 
Twitchell,  Arba;    private;    wounded  in  hand. 

COMPANY   G. 

Fram,  John;   private;  killed. 

COMPANY   H. 

Asper,  Joel  F. ;   capt. ;   wounded  in  leg. 

Bishop,  Stephen  E. ;   private;   wounded. 

Cavannah,  Arthur  A.;    private;    wounded. 

Gregory,  Owen ;  private ;   wounded,  died  of  wounds  April  12,  1862. 

Groth,  Fred'k;   private;   killed. 

Hunt,  James;   private;   wounded,  died  of  wounds  April  5,  1862. 

O'Connor,  Daniel;    private;    wounded. 

COMPANY    I. 

McClelland,  Samuel;    1st  lieut. ;   wounded  in  head. 

Kelley,  Andrew  J. ;    sergt. ;    wounded,  died  of  wounds  March  27,  1862. 

Birch,  Wm. ;   private;   wounded. 

Bisp,  James;   private;   killed. 

Clemens,  Henry ;   private ;   wounded. 

Doran,  Thos.  B.;   private;   wounded. 

Phillips,  Richard;    private;    wounded. 


634     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

COMPANY   K. 

Butzmann,  Wm. ;    sergt. ;   wounded. 

Lehr,  Wm. ;   corpl. ;    wounded. 

Denzel,  George;    corpl.;    wounded. 

Reusse,  Christian;    corpl.;    wounded. 

Dietrich,  Frank ;    private ;    killed. 

Karbacher,  Franz  ;    private ;    killed. 

Lorenz,  Frank ;    private ;    killed. 

Nook,  Jacob ;    private ;    wounded,  died  of  wound  April  2,  1862. 

Rasel,  Wm. ;   private ;    wounded,  died  of  wound  June  i,  1862. 

Seipel,  John;    private;    killed. 

Killed,  20;  wounded,  60.    Total,  80. 
BATIXE  OF  PORT  REPUBUC,  VA.,  June  9,  1862. 

COMPANY   A. 

McKay,  Geo.  A. ;    sergt. ;   wounded. 

Gillett,  Townley ;   corpl. ;   killed. 

Lovett,  Aaron  C. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  thigh. 

Burton,  John  H. ;    private ;    wounded  in  jaw,  neck  and  shoulder. 

Buchanan,  Samuel  K. ;   private  ;   wounded  in  mouth. 

Keller,  Chas.  A. ;    private ;    wounded  above  ankle. 

Keller,  Fred'k;    private;    wounded  in  arm. 

Maxfield,  Isaac ;    private ;    wounded  in  shin. 

Snider,  Adolph;    private;    killed. 

COMPANY  c. 

Fry,  Holland  B. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  left  knee. 

Day,  Seldon  A. ;    sergt. ;   wounded. 

Gates,  Lewis  K. ;    corpl. ;    killed. 

Magary,  Geo.  R. ;    corpl. ;    killed. 

Atwater,  Edwin  B. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 

Hamilton,  Cyrus  P. ;  private ;  wounded  in  left  thigh  and  taken  pris 
oner,  died  in  prison. 

Judson,  Daniel  S. ;  private;  wounded  in  right  thigh  and  taken  pris 
oner,  died  in  prison  June  14,  1862. 

Kingsbury,  Romain  J. ;   private ;   killed. 

Pelton,  Wm.  H. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  ankle. 

COMPANY   D. 

Wood,  Geo.  L,. ;   capt. ;   wounded  in  right  leg. 
Lapham,  James  M. ;    sergt. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Smalley,  Virgil  E. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  thigh. 
Hendrickson,  Simeon  E. ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Hawkins,  Benj.  F. ;  private;    wounded  in  neck. 
Hibbard,  Lawson;    private;    killed. 
Mulligan,  John;    private;    killed. 

COMPANY  E. 

Wheeler,  Samuel  C. ;    ist  sergt;  wounded  in  left  ankle. 
Woodward,  John  H.;   corpl.;   killed.  .. 


CASUALTY  LIST  635 

Andress,  Wm.  H. ;    private;    wounded. 
Atwater,  John ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  thigh. 
Haskins,  Jay ;   private ;    wounded  in  left  knee. 
Vancise,  James  L. ;    private;    wounded  in  right  thigh. 

COMPANY  F. 

Day,  Alfred  H. ;    ist  lieut. ;    wounded  in  neck. 

DeLong,  Cyrus  H. ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  leg. 

Burt,  Mark  V. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Chapman,  Leroy ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  head  and  taken  prisoner. 

Johnson,  Wm.  H. ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 

Matthews,  Sylvester ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Morley,  Alfred  W. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Remmell,  Lawrence ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  neck. 

COMPANY   G. 

King,  Chas.  L. ;   sergt. ;    wounded  in  face. 

Laucks,  James  R. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  thigh  and  taken  prisoner, 

died  of  wounds  at  Staunton,  Va.,  Nov.  i,  1862. 
Eldridge,  Franklin ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 
Holton,  Hiram  M. ;    corpl;    taken  prisoner. 
Ruoff,  Julius  ;    corpl. ;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Boyington,  Lewis ;  private ;  wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 
Carl,  Geo.  K. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 
Garee,  John  F. ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  hand. 
Geyelin,  Geo.;    private;    wounded  in  forehead. 
Hansen,  Horatio  N. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Herrick,  Ira ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  hand. 
Hughes,  Todd ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Merrill,  Benton ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Pownall,  Horace  B. ;    private  ;    taken  prisoner. 
Rogers,  Wm.  W. ;  private;  wounded  in  head,  died  of  wound  June  29, 

1862. 

Steadman,  Albert;    private;    wounded. 
Steadman,  Arthur  C. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY    H. 

Hunt,  David  L. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 
Trimmer,  Ambrose  C. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  shoulder. 
Woods,  Edwin ;    musician ;    wounded  in  left  breast. 
Echenrhoad,  Malcom ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 
Osborn,  Morris;    private;    wounded  in  face. 
Parker,  Geo.  W. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY    I. 

Knox,  Clark ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Campbell,  Michael;    private;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Decker,  James;    private;    wounded  in  left  leg. 

Fraher,  Wm. ;    private ;    wounded  in  back  and  shoulder. 

Smith,  John;    private;    wounded  in  head. 

Williams,  Anthony;    private;    wounded  in  left  leg. 


636     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

COMPANY   K. 

Lauterwasser,  Wm. ;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded,  right  arm  amputated,  died 

of  wound  July  30,  1862. 
Voges,  Wm.;    sergt.;   killed. 
Sommer,  Conrad ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  left  arm. 
Hummell,  John ;   corpl. ;  wounded  in  hip. 
Anthony,  Philip ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 
Colbrun,  John;    private;    wounded  in  right  arm. 
Feizer,  Herman;    private;   wounded  in  leg. 
Luetke,  John;   private;   wounded  in  head  and  taken  prisoner. 
Raeber,  John;   private;    killed. 
Schaembs,  John ;   private ;   killed. 
Voelker,  John  T. ;   private ;   wounded  in  breast  uid  taken  prisoner. 

Killed,  ii ;  wounded,  59;  prisoners,  18  (9  of  them  wounded).    Total 
loss,  79. 

BATTLE  OF  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN,  VA.,  Aug.  9,  1862. 

FIEI4)  AND   STAFF. 

Creighton,  Wm.  R. ;   colonel ;   wounded  in  left  arm  and  side. 
Crane,  Orrin  J. ;    lieut.  col. ;   wounded  in  foot. 

Molyneaux,  J.   B. ;     ist   lieut.   and  adj.;    wounded   in   head,   shoulder 
and  leg. 

COMPANY  A. 

McKay,  Geo.  A. ;   sergt. ;  wounded. 
Davis,  Zebulan  P.;    sergt.;   wounded  in  face. 
Brown,  Henry  J. ;   corpl. ;   wounded,  died  Aug.  26,  1862. 
Werz,  Francis  I. ;  corp. ;  wounded  in  thigh. 
Holmes,  Milton  D. ;    corpl. ;    wounded. 
Brand,  Fred'k  W. ;  private;    wounded  in  bowels. 
Blackwell,  Jos. ;   private ;   wounded,  died  Aug.  10,  1862. 
Crippen,  Andrew  J. ;   private ;    wounded  in  shoulder. 
Creque,  Ferdinand;  private;   wounded  in  foot. 
Clinton,  Alex.  M. ;    private;    wounded  in  leg. 
Calvin,  John  H. ;   private;    wounded. 
Ginter,  Abraham ;    private ;    wounded  in  shoulder. 
Gillson,  Wm.  F. ;   private;    wounded. 
Gazeley,  Jabez  C. ;   private ;   wounded  in  leg. 
Hatfield,  Benjamin;    private;    wounded  in  hand. 
Hammond,  Theo.  F. ;  private;  wounded  in  bowels. 
Kelley,  Philip ;  private ;  wounded  in  thigh. 
Lappin,  Arthur;   private;    wounded  in  hand  and  arm. 
Preble,  Chas.  E- ;   private ;   wounded  in  hip. 
Parsons,  John  G. ;    private ;    wounded. 
Sherwood,  Thos.  C. ;   private ;   wounded  in  bowels. 
St.  Lawrence,  Edward ;   private ;   wounded  in  leg  and  taken  prisoner. 
Towne,  Ephraim  M. ;  private ;   wounded  in  hand. 

Wacker,  Leonard;    private;    wounded  in  leg,  left  on  field,   supposed 
died  or  prisoner. 


CASUALTY  LIST  637 


COMPANY    B. 

Trotier,  Joseph;    sergt. ;    wounded. 

Gaskill,  Franklin  R. ;    sergt.;    wounded. 

Hardesty,  Jesse ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 

Marks,  Jacob ;  corpl. ;  wounded  in  right  arm. 

Gordon,  Samuel  E. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  right  lung. 

Brown,  Thos.  C. ;    corpl.;   killed. 

Wilson,  Clark  L. ;   corpl. ;   killed. 

Smith,  Wm.  E. ;   corpl.;   wounded. 

Adams,  William;   private;   killed. 

Cannell,  Wm. ;   private ;    wounded  in  left  elbow. 

Conant,  Edward;    private;    killed. 

Coyle,  John;   private;   wounded. 

Dixon,  James  ;    private ;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Hashfield,  Benj.;    private;    wounded  in  right  eye. 

Hill,  Pliney  E. ;    private ;    wounded. 

Henrickle,  Frank;   private;   wounded. 

Hime,  Jacob  E. ;   private;    wounded. 

Latch,  Wm.  F. ;    private ;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Meekins,  Edgar  G. ;   private ;  killed. 

Riddle,  Thos.  C. ;    private ;    wounded. 

Stone,  John;    private;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 

Williams,  Benj.  T. ;    private;    taken  prisoner  in  hospital  at  Culpeper. 

Williams,  Daniel  F. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner  in  hospital  at  Culpeper. 

Zwicker,  Ernest  A. ;    private ;    wounded  in  leg,  amputated. 

COMPANY   C. 

Ross,  Joseph  H. ;   2d  lieut. ;   killed. 

Jones,  Isaac  C. ;   2d  lieut. ;   wounded  in  left  groin  and  right  cheek. 

Andrews,  Martin  M. ;    ist  sergt.;   wounded  in  left  hand. 

Bowler,  Chas.  P.;    sergt;   killed. 

Cooper,  John  S. ;    sergt.;    wounded. 

Fairchilds,  Henry ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  breast. 

Buxton,  Chas.  H. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  arm  and  shoulder. 

Evers,  John  J. ;    corpl.;    killed. 

Goodsell,  Edward  W. ;   corpl.;    wounded. 

Badger,  Nathaniel  L. ;    private;    wounded. 

Carrothers,  Geo. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  ankle. 

Dickson,  Thos.  P. ;   private ;   wounded  in  shoulder  and  thigh. 

Rappleye,  James  M. ;   private ;   killed. 

Richmond,  Warren  F. ;   private ;    killed. 

Rogers,  Geo. ;  private ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Sheppard,  Edward  P.;   private;   killed. 

Wilder,  Theo. ;   private ;   wounded  in  abdomen. 

Wise,  Oliver;  private;  wounded  in  ear  and  thigh. 

COMPANY   D. 

Wilson,  Lawrence ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  left  arm,  breast  and  right  foot. 
Norris,  Norman  L. ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  shoulder,  died  Sept.  4,  1862. 
Colwell,  Albert  C. ;   private ;    wounded  in  arm. 
Franke,  John  A. ;    private ;    wounded  in  neck. 
Gardner,  Wm.  L. ;   private ;   wounded  in  face. 


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Harmer,  John;    private;    wounded  in  hand. 

Hettinger,  Chas.  G. ;    private ;   mortally  wounded,  died  Aug.  10,  1862. 

Hobday,  Edward ;    private ;    wounded  in  hand. 

Holcomb,  Norton  B. ;    private;    wounded  in  foot. 

Lapham,  Wallace  W. ;    private;    mortally  wounded,  died  Aug.  13,  1862. 

McAdams,  John;    private;    wounded  in  thigh. 

Manley,  Frank ;    private ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Rhodes,  Henry  E. ;  private ;  wounded. 

COMPANY  E. 

Brisbine,  Jas.  P. ;  2d  lieut. ;  killed. 

Billings,  Arvin  D. ;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded  in  left  arm  and  side. 

Martin,  Moses ;    sergt. ;   killed. 

Meeker,  William  W. ;  corpl. ;    wounded. 

Alexander,  James  K. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  left  leg. 

Davis,  Frederick  A.;    corpl.;    wounded  left  thigh. 

Smith,  Albert  O. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  hip. 

Allen,  Harrison  L. ;  private ;  wounded  in  left  leg. 

Clarke,  Joseph  S. ;   private ;    wounded  in  left  arm  and  groin. 

Gill,  Benj.  F. ;   private;   wounded,  died  from  wounds  Aug.  29,  1862. 

Kelley,  James ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Meisters,  Chas. ;   private  ;    killed. 

Roberts,  Irving  G. ;    private ;    wounded. 

Stinson,  Chas.;    private;    wounded  in  left  leg. 

Wickham,  John  W. ;    private ;    wounded  in  leg. 

COMPANY  F. 

Johnson,  Frank;    2d  lieut.;   killed. 

Carter,  James  B. ;    ist  sergt.;    wounded  in  head. 

Taylor,  Ellison  G.;    sergt;    killed. 

Risk,  Robert  M. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  thigh. 

Gridley,  Benj.;    corpl.;    wounded  in  thigh,  died  of  wound  Oct.  20,  1862. 

Twitchell,  Nathaniel;    corpl.;    wounded  in  hand. 

Adams,  Arthur ;  private ;  wounded  in  leg  and  breast. 

Barton,  Ira  M. ;    private ;    wounded  in  shoulder. 

Brown,  Ezra ;    private ;   wounded  in  hand. 

Cadwell,  Geo.  M. ;   private ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Carrier,  Geo.  W. ;    private ;    wounded  in  neck  and  side. 

Hass,  Henry  C. ;    private ;    killed. 

Downer,  John ;    private ;    wounded  in  breast. 

Eatinger,  Sherman;    private;    wounded. 

Ely,  Thos. ;    private ;    wounded  in  shoulder. 

Haight,  Theron;    private;    killed. 

Handshen,  John  J. ;    private ;    killed. 

Hopkins,  Stephen  A. ;    private ;    wounded  in  breast. 

Jones,  Daniel ;   private  ;    wounded  in  hip. 

Loomis,  Perrin  D. ;  private ;   wounded  in  both  legs. 

Mathews,  David;   private;    killed. 

Matthews,  Sylvester;    private;    killed. 

Monemaker,  David  C. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Oviatt,  John  F. ;   private ;    wounded  in  hand. 

Russell,  Gideon  T. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  side  and  taken  prisoner. 


CASUALTY  UST  639 

Thompson  Edward;    private;    wounded. 
Winzenreid,  Rudolph ;    private ;   wounded  in  ankle. 

COMPANY   G. 

Braden,  Wm.  D. ;    capt. ;    wounded  in  left  leg. 

Barrett,  Geo.  W. ;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded,  right  leg  amputated. 

Lazarus,  Edward  M. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  knee. 

Callow,  Wm.  F. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  shoulder. 

Bertholph,  Gilbert  D. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Wright,  Daniel  H. ;    corpl. ;    killed. 

Reed,  Loren ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  hand. 

Day,  Edward  E. ;   private ;    wounded  in  arm  and  lung,  died  of  wounds 

Aug.  18,  1862. 

Dinges,  Henry  F. ;   private;   killed. 
Douthitt,  John  H. ;   private ;   wounded  in  arm  and  side,  died  of  wounds 

Aug.  21,  1862. 

Gibbons,  Wm.  S. ;  private ;    wounded  in  leg. 
Green,  Isaiah  B. ;    private ;    wounded  in  head. 
Howard,  Henry ;    private ;    killed. 
Minard,  Milo  ;    private ;   killed. 
Owen,  Lewis;    private;   wounded  in  both  legs. 
Tuller,  Samuel  A.;    private;    wounded  in  shoulder. 
Waller,  Silas 'P.;    private;    wounded  in  leg. 
Whitmore,  Thos.  H.;    private;    killed. 

COMPANY   H. 

Eaton,  Henry  Z. ;    ist  lieut. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Brooks,  Chas.  A.;  ist  sergt.;    wounded  in  hand. 

Pollock,  John;    sergt.;   wounded  in  leg. 

Moore,  Geo.  W. ;    sergt. ;   wounded  in  head. 

Glendening,  Chas. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  arm. 

Kincaid,  Joseph  ;  corpl. ;    wounded  in  arm. 

Trimmer,  Ambrose  C. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Echenrhoad,  Malcom  ;    private ;    killed. 

Fox,  John  C. ;   private ;    wounded  in  both  legs. 

Inskeep,  Alonzo  ;   private ;   wounded  in  arm. 

Lentz,  John;    private;    wounded  in  groin. 

McClurg,  Wm.  H.j   private;   killed. 

Miller,  Calvert  C. ;   private ;   killed. 

Murray,  Robert  D. ;    private ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Overmire,  Wm.  H. ;    private ;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Shaffer,  Hiram;    private;   wounded  in  foot. 

Swisher,  Geo.  B. ;   private;    killed. 

COMPANY    I. 

Sterling,  Wm.  R. ;    capt. ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Reed,  Seymour  S. ;    ist  lieut.;    wounded  in  side  and  leg. 

Deeds,  Hiram  B. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Ray,  John  S. ;    corpl. ;   wounded. 

Smith,  Chas. ;    corpl. ;    wounded. 

Jackson,  Alfred;   corpl.;   wounded  in  knee,  died  of  wound  Oct.  n,  1862. 

Bell,  James  A. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  foot. 

Manning,  John  I. :    corpl. ;    wounded. 


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Bispham,  Markell;   private;    wounded  in  right  eye  and  leg. 

Burton,  Alonzo  H. ;   private;   killed. 

Earl,  Ceo.  A.;    private;    wounded  in  both  legs. 

Fishcorn,  John;    private;    wounded. 

Fox,  Geo. ;   private ;   killed. 

Freeman,  Richard  M. ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  thigh. 

Kelley,  Wm. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  shoulder. 

Kamp,  Samuel  P.;    private;    wounded  in  knee. 

Ray,  James  P. ;   private ;   killed. 

Stephenson,  Jas.  D.,  private;    killed. 

Waldorf,  Wm. ;   private ;   killed. 

Williams,  Thos.  D. ;   private ;   wounded  in  side. 

COMPANY    K. 

Hopkins,  Marcus  L. ;   2d  lieut. ;    wounded  in  face. 

Nesper,  Christian  W. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

Grebe,  James ;   sergt. ;   wounded  in  leg,  died  of  wounds  Aug.  27,  1862. 

Schinkel,  Fred'k;    sergt;    missing. 

Sohl,  George;    sergt.;    wounded. 

Hummell,  John ;    corpl. ;   wounded  in  leg. 

Frank,  Henry;   private;   killed. 

Maeder,  Vincent;   private;    killed. 

Michel,  Fred'k;    private;    wounded  in  shoulder  and  leg. 

Mueller,  Frank;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

Pfahl,  Wm. ;    private ;    wounded  in  arm. 

Rueckler,  Geo.;  private;    wounded. 

Schmidt,  Henry;   private;    wounded  in  abdomen. 

Stern,  John;    private;    killed. 

Weiland,  John ;    private ;    killed. 

Zipp,  George;    private;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Killed,  39;   wounded,   151;  prisoners,    (7  of  them  wounded),    n; 
missing,  i.    Total  loss,  195. 

Number  engaged,  commissioned  officers,  14;  enlisted  men,  293.    To 
tal,  307. 

Loss — 63+%  of  total  number  engaged. 

BATTLE  OF  ANTIETAM,  MD.,  Sept.  17,  1862. 

COMPANY  A. 

Claflin,  Jeremiah  G. ;    ist  sergt.;    wounded  in  right  leg. 
McKay,  Geo.  A.;    sergt;    wounded. 

COMPANY   B. 

Lamphear,  Laurin  K. ;   corpl.;   wounded  in  side. 
Hill,  Pliney  E. ;   private ;   wounded  in  foot. 
Kubler,  Joseph;    private;    wounded  in  side. 
Meacham,  Elbridge;    private;    killed. 
Sherrick,  Geo.  O. ;    private;    killed. 
Steinberger,  Geo. ;   private ;    wounded  in  shoulder. 
Wood,  Geo.  W. ;   private ;   wounded  in  side. 


CASUALTY  LIST  64! 


COMPANY    C. 

Jones,  Isaac  C. ;    2d  lieut. ;    wounded  in  thigh. 
Goodsell,  Edward  W. ;    corpl. ;    killed. 

COMPANY    D. 

Miller,  Ephraim  C. ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  shoulder  and  arm. 

COMPANY  E. 

Bailey,  Henry  H. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  head. 
Clarke,  Joseph  S. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  side. 
Everett,  David;  private;  wounded  in  leg,  died  Oct.  6,  1862. 
Mears,  Nahum;    private;    wounded. 
Weatherlow,  Daniel ;    private ;    wounded  in  side. 

COMPANY   F. 

Carter,  James  B. ;    ist  sergt.;    killed. 
Ely,  John ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  hand. 
Morley,  Alfred  W. ;    private ;    wounded  in  leg. 
Reed,  Averitt  C. ;    private ;    wounded  Jn  shoulder. 

COMPANY   G. 

May,  Alfred  E. ;    corpl.;    wounded  in  head. 

Bull,  Austin;   corpl.;    wounded  in  hand. 

Bryan,  James  C. ;    corpl. ;  wounded  in  thigh. 

Coe,  Addison;    private;    wounded  in  shoulder,  died  of  wound  Sept.  21, 

1862. 

Cromwell,  Wm. ;   private ;   wounded  in  leg. 
Houck,  Geo.  W.;   private;   wounded  in  leg. 
Lazarus,  Martin ;    private  ;    killed. 
Wilcox,  Henry;    private;    wounded  in  side  and  arm. 
Woolf,  Thos. ;    private;    wounded  in  neck. 

COMPANY  H. 

Bell,  Hiram  J. :    corpl. ;    wounded  in  groin. 
Bacon,  Henry;    private;    killed. 

•COMPANY    I. 

Hausel,  James ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  hand. 
Bryant,  Caleb  L. ;    private;    wounded  in  shoulder. 

COMPANY  K. 

Krieger,  Ernst  J. ;    ist  lieut.;    wounded  in  head. 
Kurz,  Jacob ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  side. 
Bauer,  Nicholas;    private;    wounded  in  leg. 
Breidenbach,  Chas. ;    private ;   wounded  in  head. 
Graeter,  Chas.;    private;    wounded,  leg  amputated. 
Wandel,  George;   private;   wounded  in  foot. 

Killed,  6;    wounded,  34.     Total,  40. 
41 


642     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 
BATTLE  OF  DUMFRIES,  VA.,  Dec.  27,  1862. 

COMPANY    A. 

Bradley,  Chester  W. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  B. 

Atloff,  Andrew;   private;    taken  prisoner. 
Carter,  Sylvester;    private;    wounded  in  head. 
Gordon,  John  F. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  c. 

Condit,  Edgar  M. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  left  leg. 
Grigsby,  Philip;    private;    wounded  in  left  leg. 

COMPANY  D. 

Pomeroy,  Douglas  F. ;    private;    taken  prisoner. 
Roff,  Thos. ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  leg. 
Root,  Wm.  P. ;   private ;   wounded  in  shoulder. 
Vreeland,  Richard  M. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  E. 
Benton,  Henry  F. ;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY    F. 

Alderman,  Henry ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

Butts,  Lewis;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Kibbee,  Wm.  H.;   private;    wounded  in  breast. 

Perry,  Wm.  M. ;    private;    wounded  in  ankle  and  taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  G. 
Bull,  Austin;    corpl. ;    killed. 

COMPANY    I. 

Willock,  John  $. ;   corpl.;   wounded  in  ankle. 
Beiler,  John;   private;   missing. 
Schneider,  Adam ;   private ;    missing. 

Killed,  i;  wounded,  8;  prisoners,  9  (i  of  them  wounded)  ;  missing, 
2.    Total  loss,  19. 

BATTLE  OF  CHANCELLORSVIIJ^E,  VA.,  May  3,  1863. 

COMPANY   A. 

Austin,  Alfred ;  corpl. ;   wounded. 

Craig,  John  D. ;   corpl.;   killed. 

Smalley,  Herbert  L. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Wood,  Chas.  A. ;   corpl. ;    wounded  in  neck. 

Bandel,  John;   private;    killed. 

Cheney,  Chas.  H. ;    private;    killed. 

Chelsey,  Simon  J. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Jackson,  Orvis  F. ;    private;    wounded,  right  arm  amputated. 


CASUALTY  LIST  643 

Knoble,  Leonard;   private;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Pratt,  Henry  A.;    private;    killed. 

Rockefeller,  Frank;    private;    wounded  in  head. 

Randall,  Frank;    private;    wounded  in  shoulder  and  taken  prisoner. 

Smith,  Chas.  W. ;   private;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Sperry,  Edward  A. ;   private ;    wounded. 

Towne,  Ephraim ;    private ;    killed. 

COMPANY  B. 

Boyle,  Daniel  T. ;   private ;    wounded  in  hand. 
Dixon,  James;   private;    wounded  in  arm. 
Kubler,  Joseph;   private;   wounded  in  hand. 
St.  Onge,  Mitchell ;    private ;    wounded  in  arm. 

COMPANY  c. 

Gardner,  John ;    sergt. ;   wounded  in  shoulder. 
Kellogg,  Jason  S. ;  corpl. ;  wounded  in  head. 
Cole,  Stephen  M. ;    corpl.;    wounded  in  leg. 
Wise,  Oliver ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  hand. 

COMPANY    D. 

Whiting,  Henry;    ist  sergt.;    killed. 

Lapham,  James  M. ;    sergt. ;    taken  prisoner. 

Nash,  Edwin  V.;    corpl.;   taken  prisoner. 

Brakeman,  Gerry;    private;    wounded  in  thigh. 

Cone,  Sylvanus  G. ;  private ;   wounded  in  thigh. 

Copeland,  Andrew ;    private ;    wounded  in  leg,  died  June  13,  1863. 

Dawse,  John  W. ;    private ;   taken  prisoner. 

Ferron,  James  O. ;   private;   wounded  in  knee. 

Franke,  John  A.;  private;    taken  prisoner. 

Herrick,  George;   private;    taken  prisoner. 

Hunt,  Westel  W. ;    private ;    wounded  in  foot. 

Jenkins,  Benj.;    private;    wounded  in  hand. 

Lee,  John;   private;    killed. 

Miller,  Ephraim  C. ;  private;   taken  prisoner. 

Shelby,  John ;  private ;  wounded  in  leg,  died  of  wound  May  10,  1863. 

Tower,  Almon;    private;   killed. 

Valleau,  George ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  E. 

Bailey,  Henry  H. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 
Furniss,  Wm. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 
Allen,  Harrison  L. ;    private ;    taken  prisoner. 
Benton,  Henry  F. ;   private ;   wounded  in  left  knee. 
Kennedy,  Edward ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  leg. 
Penny,  Spafford  A. ;   private ;   killed. 
Raymond,  Albert  G. ;  private ;   wounded. 
Williams,  Brayton  B. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 

COMPANY  F. 

Stratton,  Isaac;    ist  sergt.;   wounded  in  head. 
Spidell,  Wm.  H. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  leg. 


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Thwing,  Henry ;   corpl. ;   wounded  in  left  arm. 
Parks,  Chas.  A. ;   private ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

COMPANY  G. 

Eldridge,  Franklin ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  side. 

Owen,  Humphrey ;   corpl. ;    wounded  in  hand. 

Benson,  Hames  N. ;    musician ;    wounded  in  right  shoulder. 

Baxter,  James ;   private ;   wounded  twice  in  right  leg. 

Carl,  Thos.  C. ;   private;    killed. 

Cloud,  John;    private;    wounded. 

Hansen,  Horatio  N. ;    private ;    missing. 

Harsh,  Franklin;    private;    wounded  in  bowels. 

Holcomb,  Jarvin  M. ;    private ;    wounded  in  side. 

Hughes,  Todd ;    private  ;   wounded  in  groin. 

Smith,  Philip ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Steadman,  Albert;    private;    killed. 

Steadman,  Arthur  C. ;    private ;    killed. 

Tuller,  Samuel  A. ;   private ;   wounded  in  left  leg,  died  of  wounds  May 

11,  1863. 

Whitney,  Edward  O. ;    private  ;    wounded. 
Woolf,  Thomas;   private;   wounded. 

COMPANY  H. 

Davis,  John  L. ;    sergt. ;   wounded  in  right  arm. 

Van  Wye,  Wm. ;    sergt.;    wounded  in  head. 

Pierce,  Henry  H. ;    corpl. ;    taken  prisoner. 

Hunt,  David  L. ;   corpl. ;  wounded. 

Kincaid,  Joseph ;    corpl. ;    missing. 

Trimmer,  Ambrose  C. ;    corpl. ;   killed. 

Waters,  Darwin  W. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Palmer,  Erastus  C. ;    corpl.;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Bannister,  Wm.  H.;    private;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 

Barnum,  Samuel  H. ;    private ;    wounded  in  bowels. 

Brooks,  James  C. ;    private;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Brown,  Geo.  W. ;    private ;   wounded  in  left  hand. 

Fox,  Wm.  H.;    private;    wounded  in  arm. 

Grigg,  Israel  H. ;    private ;    wounded  in  hand. 

Hunter,  Wm. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  arm. 

Jones,  Hugh ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  hand. 

Martin,  Otis;    private;    taken  prisoner. 

Monasmith,    Samuel ;    private ;    wounded   in   leg   and   arm  and   taken 

prisoner. 

Pelton,  Salmon  S. ;   private ;    wounded  in  leg. 
Sperry,  Hesakiah  ;    private ;    missing. 
Stone,  Russell ;    private  ;    missing. 
Wilson,  Benj.;    private;    wounded  in  head. 

COMPANY   I. 

Cowden.  Chas.  L. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 

Evans,  Wm.  J. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  shoulder. 

Lewis,  Henry ;    private ;    wounded  in  both  hands  and  right  arm. 


CASUALTY  LIST  645 

COMPANY   K. 

Hinkston,  Elmer;    ist  sergt.;   wounded  in  right  ear. 

Ackerman,  Henry ;    private ;    killed. 

Hoffman,  Henry;    private;   wounded  in  head. 

Perley,  Victor ;  private ;   killed. 

Renz,  Solomon;   private;    wounded  in  right  thigh. 

Saiser,  Martin;   private;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Killed,  15;  wounded,  68;  prisoners,  13  (2  of  them  wounded)  ;  miss 
ing,  4.    Total  loss,  98. 

BATTLE  OF  GETTYSBURG,  PA.,  JULY  1-3,  1863. 

COMPANY  A. 

Claflin,  Jeremiah  G. ;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded  in  neck. 
Hatfield,  Benj.;   private;   wounded  in  hand. 

COMPANY  B. 

Hardesty,  Jesse;    corpl. ;    wounded. 

Carson,  Jacob  W. ;   private  ;   wounded  in  left  breast. 

Gordon,  John  F. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  thigh. 

COMPANY  C. 

Fairchilds,  Henry ;  sergt. ;  wounded. 
Burns,  John  M. ;  private ;  wounded. 
Finneran,  John;  private;  wounded. 
McCarran,  Joseph ;  private ;  wounded,  died  from  wounds  July  22,  1863. 

COMPANY  D. 

Tisdel,  Willard  P.;  ist  sergt.;  wounded  in  head. 
Carroll,  Charles;  corpl.;  killed. 

COMPANY  E. 
Hill,  Henry  E. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY   E. 

Stratton,  Isaac;    ist  sergt;    wounded  in  left  eye. 
Melton,  James ;   private ;   wounded  over  right  eye. 

COMPANY   G. 

Woolf,  Adam;   private;   wounded. 

Killed,  i ;   wounded,  14.     Total,  15. 

BATTLE  OF  LOOKOUT  MOUNTAIN,  TENN.,  Nov.  24,  1863. 

COMPANY  A. 
Galvin,  John  H. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  leg. 

COMPANY  C. 

Stone,  Marvin  C. ;    private;    wounded  in  side. 


646     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

COMPANY  D. 

Tuttle,  Jerome;   private;    wounded  in  jaw. 

COMPANY  E. 

Bartlett,  Wm.  F. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  ankle. 

COMPANY  G. 

Garrison,  Jas.  A. ;   private ;   wounded  in  shoulder. 
Owen,  Lewis;    private;   wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY   I. 

Gordon,  Anthony ;   private ;   wounded  in  left  arm. 

Wounded,  7. 

BATTLE  OF  RINGGOLD,  GA.,  Nov.  27,  1863. 

FIELD  AND   STAFF. 

Creighton,  Wm.  R. ;   colonel ;   killed. 
Crane,  Orrin  J. ;   lieut.-col. ;   killed. 

Baxter,  Morris;    ist  lieut.  and  adj.;    mortally  wounded,  died  Nov.  30, 
1863. 

COMPANY  A.' 

McKay,  Geq.  A.;    ist  lieut.;   wounded  through  both  legs. 

Brown,  Dwight  H. ;  2nd  lieut. ;   wounded  twice  in  right  leg. 

Austin,  Alfred ;    corpl. ;    killed. 

Collett,  John  C. ;    corpl.;    killed. 

Dowse,  Thos. ;   private ;   wounded  in  left  ankle,  died  Dec.  19,  1863. 

Spencer,  Geo.  A.;   private;    wounded  in  left  leg,  amputated,  died  Dec. 

21,  1863. 
Seufert,  Wm. ;  private ;  wounded  in  left  leg. 

COMPANY  B. 

Bohm,  Edward  H. ;    ist  lieut.;    wounded  in  left  arm. 
Cutler,  Marcus  M. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  leg. 
Hime,  Jacob  E. ;  private ;   wounded  in  knee. 

COMPANY  c. 

Jones,  Isaac  C. ;   2nd  lieut.;    mortallv  wounded,  died  Nov.  30,  1863. 

Gardner.  John;    sergt.;   wounded  in  right  groin,  died  Dec.  IQ,  1863. 

Raymond,  James  W. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 

Barnes,  Wm.  O. ;   private;   wounded  in  left  elbow. 

Claghorn,  Henry  D. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  leg. 

Cleverdon,  Joseph  S. ;   private ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Fish,  Joseph  L. ;   private;    killed. 

King,  Chas.  F. ;   private;   killed. 

Pelton,  Wm.  H. ;   private ;    wounded,  left  arm  amputated. 

Phillips,  John  B. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  ankle. 

Sheldon.  Mitchell  H. ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

Sweet,  Thos.;    private;    mortally  wounded,  died  Nov.  30,  1863. 


CASUALTY  LIST  647 


Wall,  Chas.  E. ;   private ;   killed. 
Wood,  Daniel  P.;   private;   killed. 

COMPANY  D. 

Lockwood,  Geo.  D. ;  ist  lieut. ;  wounded  in  chin. 
Wilson,  Lawrence;    ist  sergt. ;   wounded  in  right  hand. 
Nash,  Edwin  V. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  foot. 
Fitzgerald,  Michael ;   private ;   wounded  in  breast. 

COMPANY  E. 

Eikler,  Geo.;    private;    wounded,  right  leg  amputated,  died  Dec.   n, 

1863. 

Grinnell,  Oliver;    private;    killed. 
Lowry,  William  F. ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  foot. 
Pixley,  Henry ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  thigh. 

COMPANY  F. 

Spencer,  Harlow  N. ;    ist  lieut.;    wounded  in  right  hip. 
Stratton,  Isaac;    ist  sergt.;    wounded  in  foot. 
Baptie,  John ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  knee. 
Bergin,  John ;    private ;    wounded  in  face. 
Johnson,  Wm.  H. ;   private;   wounded  in  right  knee. 
Remmell,  Lawrence ;    private ;    killed. 

COMPANY  G. 

Braden,  Wm.  D. ;   capt. ;   wounded  in  left  ankle. 
Hall,  Joseph  N. ;    private ;    wounded  in  left  foot. 
Hansen,  Horatio  N. ;    private;    killed. 
Pownall,  Horace  B. ;    private ;    wounded  in  head. 
Reynolds,  Vincent ;    private ;    wounded  in  back. 
Wise,  Watson;    private;   wounded  in  neck  and  face. 

COMPANY  H. 

McClelland,  Samuel ;   capt. ;   wounded  in  face  and  arm. 

Fox,  Ellis;    sergt.;   wounded  in  left  arm  and  taken  prisoner. 

Van  Wye,  Wm. ;    sergt. ;    killed. 

Glendening,  Chas. ;    corpl. ;    wounded  in  left  leg. 

Kincaid,  Joseph;   corpl.;   wounded  in  both  arms. 

Bennett,  Wm.  H. ;   corpl.;   killed. 

Johnson,  Webster  A.;    private;    wounded  in  hip. 

Martin,  Otis;    private;    wounded  in  left  leg. 

Merrill,  James  H. ;   private  ;   killed. 

White,  Addison ;    private ;    wounded  in  hip. 

Wright,  Harry;   private;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY   I. 

Cryne,  Joseph ;  2nd  lieut. ;  killed. 
Deeds,  Hiram  B. ;    sergt. ;    wounded  in  right  hand. 
Decker,  James ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  knee. 
Hall,  Fred'k  R. ;    private;    wounded  in  right  ankle. 


648     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

COMPANY   K. 

Nesper,  Christ.  W. ;    ist  lieut. ;    wounded  in  hip. 

Hinkston,  Elmer;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded  in  leg,  died  of  wounds  Jan. 

21,  1864. 

Dietz,  Coney ;   private ;   wounded  in  back. 
Dorn,  David  F. ;    private ;    wounded  in  head. 
Fetzer,  Herman;    private;    wounded  in  left  leg. 
Happig,  Tobias ;    private ;    wounded  in  right  hand. 
Pfahl,  Wm. ;  private;   killed. 
Raquett,  Geo. ;  private ;  wounded  in  left  leg. 
Rowe,  Joseph ;    private ;    wounded  in  foot. 
Schwink,  John;   private;    wounded  in  left  arm. 
Wandel,  Geo. ;  private ;   wounded  in  left  leg. 

Killed,  16;  wounded,  57;  prisoner,  i  (wounded).    Total  loss,  73. 

BATTLE  OF  RESACA,  GA.,  MAY  15,  1864. 

COMPANY  B. 
Grimes,  Ira ;    private ;    wounded  in  head. 

COMPANY  C. 

Andrews,  Martin  M. ;    i st  sergt. ;   wounded. 

Wounded,  2. 

BATTLE  OF  DALLAS,  GA.,  MAY  25  TO  JUNE  i,  1864. 

COMPANY  A. 

Johnston,  Robert  B. ;   private ;   wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY   B. 

Gaskill,  Franklin  R. ;   sergt. ;   wounded  in  hand. 
Marks,  Jacob;    corpl. ;   wounded  in  left  ankle. 
Harbaugh,  John ;   private ;   wounded  in  left  ankle. 
Wood,  Star  B. ;   private ;   wounded  in  left  ankle. 

COMPANY  c. 

Davis,  Llewellyn  R. ;    capt. ;    taken  prisoner. 
Burns,  John  M. ;   private ;    wounded. 
Rand,  True;    private;    wounded. 
Wilf ord,  John ;   private ;   wounded. 

COMPANY  D. 

Miller,  Ephraim  C. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Travis,  Isaac  S. ;  private ;   taken  prisoner. 
Turtle,  Bingham;    private;    killed. 

COMPANY  E. 
Floro,  Jesse;  private;   wounded. 


CASUALTY  LIST  649 

COMPANY   F. 

Spencer,  Harlow  N. ;   istlieut;   wounded  over  right  eye. 

Stratton,  Isaac;    istsergt. ;   killed. 

Tousley,  Albert  M. ;    sergt. ;   wounded  in  face. 

Granger,  Edward  G. ;    sergt. ;   wounded  in  right  arm. 

Thwing,  Henry;    corpl.;    wounded  in  right  hip. 

Auxer,  James  B. ;   private ;   wounded. 

Downing,  Freeman;   private;    wounded  in  neck. 

Hazen,  Monroe;    private;    killed. 

Pegg,  Lewis ;   private ;   wounded  twice  in  right  arm. 

Scovill,  Marshall  L. ;    private;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY  G. 

King,  Chas.  L. ;    ist  sergt;    wounded  in  right  hand. 

Callow,  Wm.  F. ;    sergt. ;   wounded. 

Owen,  Humphrey;   corpl.;   wounded. 

Curran,  James  ;   private ;   wounded. 

Smith,  Philip;   private;    wounded  in  right  arm. 

COMPANY  H. 
Wright,  Harry;   private;   wounded  in  left  leg. 

COMPANY   I. 

McClelland,  Robert;    istsergt;   killed. 

Cowden,  Chas.  L. ;    corpl.;    wounded  in  right  thigh,  died  of  wounds 

June  14,  1864. 
Deeds,  Jos.  B. ;   private;    wounded,  died  of  wounds  June  13,  1864. 

COMPANY  K. 

Sohl,  George;    sergt.;    wounded. 
Sommer,  Conrad ;    corpl. ;    wounded. 
Burger,  Albert;   private;    wounded. 

Killed,  4;  wounded,  28;  prisoners,  3.    Total  loss,  35. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Brooks,  Chas.  A.;  ist  lieut  and  adj.;  killed  in  R.  R.  accident  at  Cleve 
land,  O.,  Aug.  13,  1863. 

Hughes,  Morris  R. ;  hosp.  steward ;  leg  broken  at  Loudoun  Mountain, 
Va. 

King,  Ira  S. ;  hosp.  steward ;  taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va.,  May 
24,  1862. 

COMPANY  A. 

Holly,  Morris  J. ;    sergt;    taken  prisoner  at  Snickers  Gap,  Va.,  July 

22,  1863. 
Baker,   Chas.;    private;     wounded   at   Kenesaw   Mountain,    Ga.,   June 

27,  1864.' 

Bower,  John  H. ;  private;  taken  prisoner  May  27,  1862. 
Forbey,    Albert    A.;    private;    wounded    at    Kenesaw    Mountain,    Ga., 

June  27,  1864. 


650     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

McCain,  Willis  F. ;  private;  accidentally  shot  and  died  at  Gauley 
Bridge,  Va.,  Sept.  27,  1861. 

McCanna,  Michael;  private;  accidentally  shot  at  Cotton  Hill,  Va.,  and 
died  at  Charleston,  Va.,  Nov.  18,  1861. 

Schroeder,  Louis;  private;  drowned  in  Rappahannock  River  at  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Va.,  May  24,  1862. 

Stein,  David  G. ;  private ;  accidentally  wounded  with  bayonet  at  Alex 
andria,  Va. 

Thompson,  Wm.  N. ;  private;  taken  prisoner  in  Shenandoah  Valley, 
during  Jackson  raid. 

Wright,  Edwin  L. ;  private ;  wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  16, 
1864. 

COMPANY  B. 

Carmody,   Martin;   private;   taken   prisoner  in   hospital   at   Strasburg, 

Va.,  May  24,  1862. 
Carson,    Jacob    W. ;    private;    wounded    at    Kenesaw    Mountain,    Ga., 

June  19,  1864. 
Cowan.  Chas.;    private;    wounded  at  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Ga.,  July  20, 

1864. 
Guellow,    Milton;    private;    taken   prisoner    in    hospital    at    Strasburg, 

Va.,  May  24,  1862. 
St.    Onge,    Mitchell;     private;     leg   crushed    in    railroad   accident    at 

Graf  ton,  W.  Va.,  on  way  to  Army  of  Cumberland,  Sept.  29,  1863. 
Walker,  Thos. ;    private;    taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va.,  May  24, 

1862. 

COMPANY  C. 

Trembly,  Oliver  C. :   sergt. ;  drowned  in  Ohio  River  June  24,  1864. 
Adams,  Theron  E.  W.;    corpl. ;    wounded  at  Glenville,  Va.,  July  21, 

1861. 

Cochran,  Harlon  B. ;  corpl. ;  taken  prisoner  at  Strasburg,  Va. 
Baird,  Wm.  H. ;  private;  taken  prisoner  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  Nov. 

25,  1862. 

Collins,  Howard;   private;   wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  16,  1864. 
Rand,  True;    private;    mortally  wounded  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga., 

June  27,  1864. 
Wise,  Oliver;    private;    taken  prisoner  at  Bristow  Sta.,  Va.,  Aug.  31, 

1862. 

COMPANY  D. 

Baker,  Schuyler  J. ;    private;    taken  prisoner  at  Culpeper,  Va.     Nurse 

in  hospital. 

Brakeman,  Gerry;    private;    killed  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  15,  1864. 
Bryant,   Demas   W. ;    private;    taken  prisoner   at   Manassas  Junction, 

Va.,  Sept.  4, 1862. 
Johnson,  Chas.  H. ;    private;    accidentally  shot  on  July  26,  and  died  at 

Sutton,  Va.,  Aug.  20, 1861. 
Shepherd,  Richard  K.;   private;   wounded  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June  16, 

1864. 

COMPANY  E. 

Sprague,  John  W.,  capt. ;   taken  prisoner  at  Birch  River,  Va.,  Aug.  II, 


CASUALTY  LIST  651 

Smith,  Hiram;    musician;  taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va.,  May  25, 

1862. 
Clarke,  Jos.   S. ;    private;    wounded  in  left  ankle  near  Romney,  Va., 

Jan.  10,  1862. 

Penny,  Spafford  A. ;   private ;   taken  prisoner  May  7,  1862. 
Raymond,  Albert  G. ;   private ;   left  arm  broken  on  cars  March  9,  1862. 

COMPANY  F. 

Carr,  Alexander  C. ;    ist  sergt. ;    wounded  at  Peach  Tree  Creek,  July 

20,  1864. 
Baptie,  John;    sergt;    wounded  in  left  thigh  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga.,  June 

1 6,  1864. 
Bennett,  Daniel;  private;  wounded  in  left  thigh  at  Pine  Knob,  Ga., 

June  16,  1864. 
Brewster,  Oscar;  private;  wounded  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ga.,  June 

27,  1864. 

COMPANY  G. 

Pitts,  Israel;   private;  taken  prisoner  at  Manassas  Junction,  Va.,  Sept. 

i,  1862. 
Rodgers,  Wm.  K. ;    private;    taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va.,  June 

23,  1862. 

COMPANY  H. 

Baker,   Russell;   private;   wounded  at   Kenesaw   Mountain,   Ga.,  June 

27,  1864.    Left  arm  amputated. 
Oliver,   George  W. ;    private;    wounded   at  Kenesaw   Mountain,   Ga., 

June  27,  1864.    Right  leg  amputated. 

COMPANY  I. 

Sterling,  Wm.  R. ;    capt. ;    taken  prisoner  while  scouting  near  Aldie, 

Va.,  June  17,  1863. 

Dicks,  John  D. ;    corpl.;    drowned  in  Kanawha  River,  Nov.  4,  1861. 
Brown,  John  V. ;    private ;    accidentally  shot  in  right  hand. 

COMPANY  K. 

Schutte,  John  F. ;    capt.;    killed  in  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes,  Va., 

Aug.  20,  1861. 
Denzel,  George;    corpl.  and  sergt.;    wounded  in  skirmish  near  Cross 

Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Beil,  Sigmund ;   private ;   taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes, 

Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Bruckelmayer,  Fred'k;   private;   taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near  Cross 

Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Faubel,  Henry;   private;   taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes, 

Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Fenz,    Engelbert;     private;     taken   prisoner   in    skirmish   near    Cross 

Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 

Lehr,  Henry;   private;   taken  prisoner  at  Winchester,  Va. 
Malchus,  Andrew;    private;    wounded  at  skirmish  near  Cross  Lanes, 

Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Oettinger,    Christian;    private;    wounded   at   Kenesaw   Mountain,   Ga., 

June  27,  1864. 


652     SEVENTH  REGIMENT  OHIO  VOLUNTEER  INFANTRY 

Raquett,   George;    private;    taken  prisoner   at   Bristow    Station,   Va., 

Sept,  1862. 
Rich,  Chas. ;    private;    wounded  and  taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near 

Cross  Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Weisenbach,   Geo. ;    private;    taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near   Cross 

Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861. 
Bohm,   Edward   H. ;    sergt. ;    taken  prisoner  in  skirmish  near   Cross 

Lanes,  Va.,  Aug.  20,  1861,  while  caring  for  body  of  his  captain. 

Killed  by  accident,   i ;    killed  in  action,  2 ;    wounded  in 
action,  20;  wounded  by  accident,  8;  prisoners,  27; 
drowned,  3.    Total,  61. 


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